We had a great discussion with Travis Goulter for the October 3, 2021 episode of Just a Teacher Podcast. You can listen to it here or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Bill’s essay, “In Defense of Defending the Literary Canon,” was published at The Educator’s Room. If you’d like, you can read it here.

An excerpt from our book, A Sea of Troubles: Pairing Literary and Informational Texts to Address Social Inequality, appeared in the September 2021 issue of California English, the journal of the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE).

The excerpt is from our chapter on The Handmaid’s Tale, and you can read a pdf of the issue here.

We had a great conversation with Scott Titsworth for the September 27th episode of NPR’s “Teaching Matters” podcast. Listen to it here or wherever you listen to podcasts.

The 2021 MSELA Summit (The Virtual Conference for Middle School ELA Teachers) runs from July 19-23, 2021.

The conference is free, with optional bundle upgrades, and each day there is a different theme.

We will be appearing on July 21st (Day 3) to discuss our new book, A Sea of Troubles: Pairing Literary and Informational Texts to Address Social Inequality.

The theme for Day 3 is Simple, Effective Reading Strategies. You can claim a free ticket to any and all days of the MSELA Summit by clicking here.

We are happy to announce that our new book, A Sea of Troubles: Pairing Literary and Informational Texts to Address Social Inequality, is available now from all major booksellers, including Amazon and Barnes and Noble.

The book was published by Rowman & Littlefield and is designed for classroom teachers struggling to address the overwhelming issues facing our world today.