tjesse2 Literature, Teaching, YA Lit

NCTE 2018: Critical Literacy Resources

Though certainly not an exhaustive list, the following sources (published 2012-2018) have been instrumental in shaping our NCTE 2018 panel presentation, “Raising (Critical) Voices: Preparing Teachers for Critical Pedagogies in the ELA Classroom.” By sharing this list, we hope these resources also might help others think through the challenges of teaching critically in the 21st … Continue reading NCTE 2018: Critical Literacy Resources

tjesse2 Literature, Teaching

NCTE 2016: Teaching Speculative Fiction

Part One: Imagining New Worlds When teaching speculative fiction in the high school or undergrad classroom, it can be difficult to get students to “transfer” the experiences of fictional characters off the page and into the real-world contexts of their own lived experiences—especially with a novel as complex as China Mieville’s The City & The … Continue reading NCTE 2016: Teaching Speculative Fiction