CATE Conference 2023
In March of 2023, we led two workshops at the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) Conference in Monterey. The titles of the workshops were “What Are We Doing Here, Anyway? Rethinking and Reaffirming Our Job as English Teachers” and “Weird Lit: Teaching the Postmodern, the Absurd, the Avant-Garde to Engage Reluctant (Or Just Bored) Readers.” Read more about the presentations here.
CATE Conference 2022
In February of 2022, we led a workshop at the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) Conference in Long Beach. The title of the workshop was “Reimagining Iconic Texts: New Angles on Old Books.” Read more about it here.
Franklin High School, November 2021
In November of 2021, we led a two-day professional development workshop titled, “Intertextuality to Promote Critical Thinking.” Feel free to check out the presentation here.
CATE Conference 2020
In February of 2020, we led two workshops at the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) Conference in Los Angeles. The titles of the workshops were “Investigating Otherness and Social Injustice with Originally Paired Texts” and “Everything We Need to Teach (English) We Learned from Aristotle.” Read more about the presentations here.
CATE Conference 2019
In February of 2019, we led a workshop at the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) Conference in San Francisco. The title of the workshop was “Rigorous and Authentic Interdisciplinary Novel Units.” Read more about it here.
Stockton Unified, October 2018
In October 0f 2018, we led a full-day professional development workshop at Stockton Unified School District’s PD Day. The topic of the workshop was rigorously and authentically pairing literary and informational text standards.
CATE Conference 2018
On March 9th, 2018, we attended the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) Conference in San Diego, CA, where we led a workshop on teaching contemporary short fiction in the middle or high school classroom. Read more about it here.
Tracy Unified School District Professional Development
During the 2017-2018 school year (in August, January, and March, specifically), we facilitated professional development workshops for English Language Arts teachers at Tracy Unified School District in Tracy, CA.
The workshops focused on building literature-based units of study that meet the demands of Common Core.
For testimonials from the workshops, please click here.
CATE Conference 2017
On February 17th, 2017, we attended the California Association of Teachers of English (CATE) Conference in Santa Clara, CA, where we led a workshop on creating critical thinkers through the study of literature. Read more about it here.
Teacher Appreciation Days at Face in a Book in El Dorado Hills
January 19th, 2017
On January 19th, 2017, we discussed and signed copies of Method to the Madness at Face in a Book in El Dorado Hills, CA as part of their Teacher Appreciation Day.
It is a wonderful store, and we had a great time sharing stories with teachers and with the store’s staff.
Professional Development Workshop
January 9, 2017
University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
Read testimonials from this event!
Barnes and Noble Educator Appreciation Days
Northern California Tour
October 8th to 16th, 2016
Barnes and Noble, Roseville, CA
August 20, 2016
The Avid Reader, Davis, CA
August 7, 2016
Method to the Madness Launch Party
April 2, 2016
