January 2013
Theme: Keep Calm and Read On
Artist of this issue: Julie Anderson
Contents
Holding on Tight to All That is Common in Our Core
Penny Kittle
Keep Calm Read On
René MacVay
The Courage to Teach
James T. Cross
Getting Past ‘No’: Acknowledging Student Resistance to Reading
Claire Ortalda
Critical Thinking and Media Literacy: Not Just a PowerPoint Presentation
Sheila Benson and Meadow Graham
Looking for Loveliness: Success and Failure in the Inner-City School
Thomas Roddy
Wordsworth Lights the Way
Brandy Price
Clinging to Shakespeare: A Desperate Parent’s Reading of Romeo and Juliet
Kate Flowers
The Turtle and the Hare
Jenny Lambert
Features and Columns
President’s Perspective
Editor’s Column
Call for MSS
2013-14 Professional Writing Contest
CATE2013 Details and Program
Creative Writing Contest Winners
Oh Freedom! On-line Conference
CATE2013
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Call for Manuscripts
Next Issue: May 2013
Theme: FEEDBACK THAT MATTERS
Teachers sacrifice swathes of their lives to grading papers yet student writing often doesn’t seem to improve. What kind of feedback do you employ that actually makes a difference in terms of student performance? What kinds of responses or procedures help students reflect upon their work and revise effectively? Let’s put our heads together as professionals and share best practices for feedback that matters.
Due Date: April 1, 2013