Research in the Teaching of English by Jennifer Ervin https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao en-us 2020-10-14 22:55:58 UTC 2025-02-23 19:45:04 UTC hello@padlet.com Toward a Restorative English Education jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/830454821 2020-10-14 22:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/830454821 "Nobody Knows the...Amount of a Person" jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/830466338 2020-10-14 23:06:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/830466338 Where Do We Go From Here? jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/830468247 2020-10-14 23:07:37 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/830468247 jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/830486956 2020-10-14 23:20:59 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/830486956 RTE background jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855576656 - RTE is the flagship research journal of NCTE

- refereed, scholarly journal publishing empirical articles

- Scope includes articles relevant to all grade levels, and teaching both literacy and language

- "composed of original research articles and short scholarly essays on a wide range of topics significant to those concerned with the teaching and learning of languages and literacies around the world"]]> 2020-10-23 12:48:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855576656 Publishing Guidelines jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855590310 "Along with longstanding considerations of race, gender, class, and colonialism in the teaching of English, the editorial vision encompasses current critical perspectives on ethnicity, sexuality, religion, dis/ability, and research ethics. Committed to issues of equity across the educational life span, RTE examines these and other topics, as consistent with the realities of our increasingly globalized society..."]]> 2020-10-23 12:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855590310 Most recent issue jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855619569 2020-10-23 13:02:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855619569 Discussion questions for "Nobody Knows" jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855921658 1. Did you have any experiences in school where you were asked to question the text, or the author, in a critical way? 
2. Did you ever want to question a text, or an author, about the way that something was represented or misrepresented (or left out entirely) from a story? 
3. How do you think your experience with a book might have changed if you had taken a more critical look at that book?
4. What kind of classroom climate do we need to create to get students to engage in thinking critically about what they are reading?]]> 2020-10-23 14:19:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855921658 Abstract jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855946637 2020-10-23 14:25:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855946637 Meaningful Quotes jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855981708 "...there is no neutral point of interpretation; rather, all our understandings are mediated by factors including our cultural or social experiences..."

From one of the students: "Nobody Knows the average amount of a person."]]> 2020-10-23 14:34:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/855981708 Abstract jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856027822 2020-10-23 14:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856027822 Meaningful Quotes jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856033399 "Circles are catalysts for blending communities in which facilitators are committed to eliminating hierarchies based on academic prowess or social and cultural capital. There is a particular kind of power-sharing in circle processes that is undeniable and necessary for establishing consensus."

The quote that inspired this piece is a question from another educator (Ihab Hassan): "How do we teach English in such a way that people stop killing each other?"]]> 2020-10-23 14:47:44 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856033399 Discussion Questions for Restorative English jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856050037 1. Why teach? Why now?
2. Who were you as a student? Describe a time when you were at your worst- what did you need from your teachers in that time?
3. Share about a piece of literature that has influenced you.
4. How can we use the language arts curricular space - through reading, writing, research, poetry, media analysis- to create a more supportive school community?
5. Did you feel safe and supported in your own school? What would you have needed, if you did not?]]> 2020-10-23 14:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856050037 Discussion Questions for "Where do we go" jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856133808 1. How can we show unconditional love for the lives of our students? How does this particularly apply to the content of ELA?
2. How are teachers implicated in the struggle for racial justice? What responsibilities do we have to address social justice movements in the classroom?
2. How are Black lives mattering in classrooms? 
3. How are we using Black youth life histories and experiences to inform our mindset, curriculum, and pedagogical practices in the classroom?
]]> 2020-10-23 15:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856133808 Meaningful Quotes jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856142684 "Racism is etched within ELA classrooms and explicitly and implicitly influences the academic and social experiences of Black children and youth. As such, in order to disrupt racism, the structures, policies, and procedures that uphold racism must be named and unveiled."

"This requires teachers who aren’t afraid to resist the school-sanctioned language, literacy, and writing curriculum."

"...humanization should be at the nexus of ELA classrooms."

"This particular component of CREE counters anti-blackness by showcasing an unapologetic, unashamed, and unconditional love for Blackness and for Black lives."]]> 2020-10-23 15:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856142684 Abstract jenniferervin1 https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856166798 2020-10-23 15:20:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jenniferervin1/fj2pth1dwvimajao/wish/856166798