.@Irene_Latham Charles Waters the ripple effects of your work…your writing speaks to kids in so many ways. Listen for the shout outs in our latest podcast episode about our new principal, Lauren Dressback anchor.fm/highlighting-h…

"If we value children, we need to respect them – all of them – equally. We need to embrace and celebrate children of all genders, races, ethnicities and religions." Padma Venkatraman #TheBridgeHome #BornBehindBars, Banned Voices: Padma Venkatraman an interview w/ @EdiCottonQuilts buff.ly/35Uxhs7 #DiverseVoices

.The Intellectual Freedom/Anti-Censorship office at NCTE has been strong for decades For those looking for resources, NCTE's position statements, guidelines, handbooks and the Standing Committee Against Censorship are all so valuable.

This is a Teacher Talk Tuesday not to miss! I always learn so much from Leslie Burkins !

Trisha Powell Crain I would love to know how many actual classroom teachers, who teach readers every day, were invited to participate in the Alabama Reading Summit….not principals, not literacy coaches, not instructional specialists, not nonprofit execs, not inspirational speakers….teachers.

Advocate for readers' choice and identities. "Books of choice are a requirement for becoming a reader." Regie Routman Learn more here via #BMABPD Toolkits: bringmeabook.org/wp-content/upl…

Crafting our refutations/rebuttals for 5th Grade Great Debate next week! ⁦Ann Marie Corgill⁩ ⁦Kate Patrick⁩ VH CahabaHeights⁩ ⁦Vestavia Hills City Schools⁩

The "Science of Reading" Multiverse radicalscholarship.com/2022/03/10/the… via Paul Thomas

Final debate practice and preparation for TOMORROW’s Great Debate! ⁦VH CahabaHeights⁩ ⁦Vestavia Hills City Schools⁩

Ready to debate why Books Should NOT Be Banned in Elementary School!

Scenes from our upcoming episode. We can’t wait to share these stories of heroes with you!

Notes of encouragement through this challenging debate process! #kidvoicesmatter Kate Patrick

An up close look at podcast audio editing…11 years old and making it happen! ⁦VH CahabaHeights⁩ ⁦Vestavia Hills City Schools⁩ Episode 2 dropping soon!

100% Kid Created! 10 and 11 year old podcasters. Please listen and subscribe!

Valerie Kinloch, Dean of Pitt School of Education & President of National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) asks us: “If we are not working for students, with students on, or on behalf of students...what are we doing?” #CarnegieSummit2022

A little poetry is good for the soul. #kidvoices #fifthgradewriters VH CahabaHeights Ann Marie Corgill

WOW! So many great Bookelicious events scheduled for this fall! bookelicious.com/events/

Follow TextSets on Instagram this week for picture books that support notebook writing/launching the writer's notebook. A new book in this Text Set shared each day!

Governor Kay Ivey We had a great summer reading great books! Vestavia Hills City Schools VH CahabaHeights #GovernorIveysReadingChallenge #fifthgrade Dayna Lorentz Lindsey Stoddard

Yep, mind boggling. (And pst: You're going to definitely want to tune in to Monday's episode of To the Classroom.) Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts: jenniferserravallo.com/blog/conradi-s…