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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
CLA and UGA are excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for our Online Research Conference on research in Children's Literature.
Submission deadline: Friday, September 27
Submit here: tinyurl.com/CLAconf
#KidLitAssembly #NCTE24 #NCTE2024 #ELAchat
Megan Van Deventer retweeted
“People who love books will always love books more than people who hate books will.” - @jeffzentner, on the book banning epidemic in the United States. He thinks this will pass.
Megan Van Deventer retweeted
We are excited to announce the fall issue of the Journal of Children's Literature has been published on our CLA Website. Access to the journal is one of the privileges of CLA membership, so please navigate to our members-only content page.
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
Tis the season! Weber Undergraduates, get your submissions into the Metaphor Literary Journal!
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❤️📚 Love Books? Want to Serve?📚 ❤️
We are accepting applications for CLA Members to join the Notable Children's Books in Language Arts (NBCLA) Award Committee. #kidlit
Applications are due January 31, 2024.
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
I’m so excited to share this product after a long period of work. It’s a beautiful, engaging, rich, and critical study for 9-12th graders across the U.S. We did it! @juliaerin80 @cicelythegreat Ronnell and Morgan. Share w the leaders at your school!
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
Thinking about researching the crazy rise in censorship? Wondering where to begin or what resources to might help? @watersenglish & @LiteracyRocks have curated two annotated bibliographies filled studies and resources. @ncte_elate @ALANorg
journals.shareok.org/studyan…
Megan Van Deventer retweeted
ACE and @NCTE are hosting another #digitalliteracy webinar: Oct. 11 at 5:00pm Eastern. @teachKHT and Jill Stedronsky will lead a workshop on digital book creation using @BookCreatorApp with secondary English students. Register at the link below! #ELAchat
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
The CLA 2023 Board of Directors election is currently underway. We invite you to visit our Elections page on the CLA website to learn about the candidates and vote for three new board members.
Elections are open until October 12 at 5:00pm.
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
🎓Grad Info Session🎓
Our CLA Student Committee is hosting a webinar titled
*Navigating the Academic Job Market* with Dr. Alex Berglund. #NCTE23 #phdlife #phdchat #academicjobs
When: Tuesday, September 19 at 7:00pm ET via Zoom
RSVP: forms.gle/2s1FHNRgudjussya6
Everyone is welcome!
Megan Van Deventer retweeted
#ResearchThursday is a great day to consider a critical study focused on the narrative of deficit that often surrounds characters who have mental illness in young adult literary novels (YAL) by @ElsieOlan and @kiajanerichmond.
@ncte_elate @ALANorg
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
#ThinkingTuesday. Let's thinking about @DrRosaNam's research on teacher use of diverse literature in secondary classrooms across three districts in a metropolitan city in Texas. (1/2)
@ncte_elate @ALANorg
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
Happy #AViewfromMonday! While not an interview or book review, @danikachorsky gives a bird's eye view to to this incredible issue on Censorship and YAL. Follow the link to read Dr. Kachorsky's Introduction. @ncteElate @ALANorg
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
S&S Issue 6.1: Censorshhip and Young Adult Literature begins, at the very, very, very beginning, with a poem. R. Joseph Rodríguez @escribescribe provides all of us with some important "Instructions:" journals.shareok.org/studyan… @ncteElate @ALANorg
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🗓Reminder: the deadline to nominate colleagues to the CLA board is this Thursday, August 31. 🗓
To nominate, email Ruth Lowery at [email protected]
Open Call for CLA Board Member Nominations
Nominate candidates for the CLA Board fall election. Elected board members will serve a three-year term from January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2026.
To nominate colleagues, email Ruth Lowery at [email protected] by Thursday, August 31.
Megan Van Deventer retweeted
With thanks to guest editor @danikachorsky, S&S proudly presents Issue 6.1: Censorship & Young Adult Literature. journals.shareok.org/studyan…
@ALANReview @ncte_elate
Megan Van Deventer retweeted
Open Call for CLA Board Member Nominations
Nominate candidates for the CLA Board fall election. Elected board members will serve a three-year term from January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2026.
To nominate colleagues, email Ruth Lowery at [email protected] by Thursday, August 31.
Megan Van Deventer retweeted
The Digital Public Library of America has launched The Banned Book Club, offering free access to e-books and audiobooks in areas where the titles have been restricted or banned.
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
We brainstorm names of anyone in the learning community who helped them get through the year/how and put on board. Then I model how to craft an evidence based thank you notes 📝! I deliver last day of school. We did 62 last week.
Megan Van Deventer retweeted
In celebration of #PrideMonth, check out an #IESFunded study from Paul Poteat (@bclynchschool) on how high school Gay-Straight Alliances may serve as a resource to support the well-being of LGBTQ+ students: ies.ed.gov/funding/grantsear…
ALT A group of students, some with rainbow flags, smile together while standing against a wall.