September 2014

Theme: Fostering Creativity in a Time of Standards

Artist of this issue: Jerry Harste

California English September 2014

Contents

Snails on the Classroom Racetrack
Callie Kitchen

What is the Purpose of Literacy Instruction in the 21st-Century Classroom? Listening to the Voices of High School English Teachers
Nicole Mirra

The Fine Art of the Work Around
Stephanie Paterson

Idita-Read: Lace up Your Winter Boots for Hair-Raising Reading Program!
Sherry Shahan

Embracing the Journey
Barbara McBride Steinberg

Beyond Error Correction: Modeling Strategies for Writing Instruction
Valerie Beltran and Jessica Decker

Common Core and Fostering Creativity: Make Room for Narratives
Maria Shreve

Student Voice, Classroom Democracy, and Writing that Matters
Ryan Dippre and Felicia Hellman

“Putting Poetry in Its CCSS Place”
Glenda Funk

Features and Columns

President’s Perspective

Editor’s Column

Call for Manuscripts

CATE 2015

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