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Media education is fundamental to teaching and learning in ELA education. This NCTE award is presented to an individual, team, or department that has implemented and refined exemplary media literacy practices. NCTE members can submit a portfolio to apply: ncte.org/awards/ncte-me…

Jama's 9 Cool Things is THE COOLEST poetry roundup you'll find anywhere — so I'm thrilled to see MY KOOKY COMPENDIUM included!!! jamarattigan.com/2025/04/01/nin…

Happy Poetry Month!!!

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SUPER fun writing exercise!!!

A great resource for #NationalPoetryMonth, Hop to It is a #kidlit poetry anthology edited by janetwong & Sylvia Vardell that inspires movement (and social movements!) with the rhythms of poetry. Here’s a poem I love from the book by Bob Schechter, THE RED EAR BLOWS ITS NOSE 💚

Happy National Poetry Month! Anthology for young minds, bursting with fun & inspiring images! One of my poems is nestled between its pages. I tapped out rhythms with a pencil and chopstick on a tuna can until the poem's beat felt just right. janetwong Sylvia Vardell 🤩

There's still time to celebrate #PoetryMonth! In today's TeachingAuthors post, Carmela Martino shares 3 Books to help you do so. Grant Snider Chronicle Books #PoetryFriday #kidlit teachingauthors.com/2025/04/3-book…

Joseph Bruchac joins today's POEM SHARE, free poetry videos by award-winning poets all National Poetry Month Long. A great way to weave some poetry into your day! poetryboost.com/2025/04/joseph… National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) scbwi julian

Please join me, Sylvia Vardell, Padma Venkatraman, Chris Baron, Renée M. LaTulippe, and Allan Wolf for a FREE online webinar this Thurs 4/24 at 7pm Eastern! Register here: ncte.org/using-poetry/

For those of us on Pacific time . . . poetry makes a PERFECT 4pm SNACK, too!

"I hope people will thank their librarian and also realize that we can’t take them for granted anymore."—Dawn Logsdon, codirector of the Independent Lens documentary Free for All: The Public Library. americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2025/04/23/new…

This Saturday is #IndieBookstoreDay! Did you know WNDB has an extensive directory of diverse-owned bookstores on our website? Here are all the stores we currently have listed! 🧵 💻 bit.ly/DiverseBooksto…

As we leave National Poetry Month and enter #AANHPI Month, here's a poem from A Suitcase of Seaweed & MORE for you to share with your students! (read about the "& MORE" editions: janet-wong.com/f/new-more-edi…)

Big win for teachers! 50 K–8 educators will attend #NCTE2025 in Denver—thanks to a new grant supported by the Rise Up Foundation! They’ll get full registration + exclusive access to workshops, luncheons, and more. ncte.org/blog/2025/05/r… #TeacherLeaders #LiteracyChampions

As the school year comes to an end and kids think about how to spend their free time this summer, let's remind them that there are many ways to be creative! The "Poetry from Daily Life" series features children's authors talking about our creative work: youtube.com/watch?v=d-GNkp…

Summers are for filling up the well . . . with poetry! writenowcoach.com/writerswork-th…

In our latest #TeachingAuthors post, April Halprin Wayland continues our series about questions we often receive and shares a terrific article on #writing #picturebooks. See I HAVE A GREAT PICTURE BOOK IDEA FOR YOU teachingauthors.com/2025/07/i-have…