Secondary English Weekly #18
Volume Two, Issue Eighteen /January 13-17, 2020
Joint Meeting for Middle School ELA Curriculum Liaisons and High School English Department Chairs
TEACHINGBOOKS WEBINAR FOR THIS WEEK
TEACHINGBOOKS WEBINAR: Discover the NEW TeachingBooks!
Register HERE . Monday-January 13 at 10:00 am (If you register, you will be sent a link to the Webinar after it is recorded to watch at your convenience.)
OHIO POETRY ASSOCIATION HIGH SCHOOL CONTEST-DEADLINE is this wednesday, JANUARY 15!
The Ohio Poetry Association (OPA) is sponsoring its annual high school poetry contest, offering prizes and publication to winners in nine categories. A grand prize winning poem will be published in Common Threads, OPA’s poetry journal. Winning poems will be sent to the Manningham Trust Student Poetry Contest sponsored by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies. Give this OPA CONTEST FLYER to your students so that they may enter.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
- All poems must be the original work of the student and must be unpublished (in print or online, including social media) or not accepted for publication.
- Each poem must be titled. There may be only one entry per student in any category, and no poem may be entered in more than one category. There is no limit on the number of categories to which a student may submit. NOTE: For Manningham eligibility, there is a limit of 30 lines for any poem and only one poem per student can be sent.
- All poems must be typed or computer generated in a plain font no larger than 12-point. Times New Roman font is suggested.
- All poems must be in English, single-spaced, printed on one side of the page only, and all category requirements must be observed. No illustrations or decorations.
- Two copies of each poem must be submitted. Each copy must contain the name Senior Division and the category (number only) in the upper left-hand corner. On the second copy only, the name of the student, name of school (or if home-schooled, your mailing address), grade level, and language arts/English teacher (or parent-teacher for home-schoolers) must appear in the upper right-hand corner. At the bottom of the second copy with the student name and school address identification, the statement below must be typed and signed by the student:
“I certify that this poem is my original work and has not been copied in whole
or in part from any author’s poems in print or posted on the Internet."
Signed: ___________________________________________ - Each school should send all entries from the school together, mailed flat in one envelope, with the name of the teacher or parent-teacher on a note inside or marked clearly on the envelope.
- ENTRIES MUST BE POSTMARKED BY JANUARY 15, 2019.
Special Note for Teachers: Teachers are strongly encouraged to read all student poems for appropriateness. No personal names of friends or family members should appear in poems. No poems will be returned.
CONTEST CATEGORIES & SPONSORS
- Voices from the Past – A persona poem in any style in the voice of an American patriot from America’s past, e.g., a survivor from any war fought to keep America free. Sponsor: Mark Hersman
- David Francis Smith Award – A poem in any form on any subject. 30-line limit. Sponsor: Teresa Santmyer
- New Beginnings – Using your imagination and fresh imagery, describe how change of any kind can affect your life. 30-line limit. Sponsor: Great Expectations Writers
- Humor – A poem that makes us laugh—amusing, humorous, funny (but clean enough to print) in any form. 30-line limit. Sponsor: Pat Snyder Hurley
- Sonnets – The sonnet is one of the longest lived of verse forms. Its rhyme scheme makes music out of repeated sounds, and its metrical pattern of iambic pentameter rocks with rhythm! Compose your own sonnet on any subject. Sponsor: Betsy Hughes
- Ekphrasitic – Choose a work of art from any art museum and write a poem in response to that work. At the bottom of your page, note the name of the work of art; the artist; the museum where you viewed it; and a website location (URL) of the art, if available. 30-line limit. Sponsor: Jane Kretschmann and Deborah Strozier
- A Sense of Place – A poem that captures a memorable landscape, cityscape, seascape, building, or interior. Any form. 30-line limit. Sponsor: William R. Reyer
- Short and to the Point – A poem in any form, on any subject, not to exceed 12 lines. The poem may be free verse or a form such as haiku/senryu, tanka, cinquain, limerick, double dactyl (higgledy-piggledy), minute, or triolet – any established form as long as it’s 12 lines or under. Sponsor: Springfield Writers Club
- Cinquain – Write an American cinquain, a poem of five lines of 2, 4, 6, 8, and 2 syllables and unrhymed. It usually features a single image from nature. The image you should focus on for this contest is water (rivers, sea, oceans—be creative!) For examples see: www.cinquain.org/cinquain.html Sponsor: PentaPoets
PRIZES & PUBLICATION
Awards for each category are $25, $15, and $10, with the possibility of honorable mentions. All judges reserve the right not to award a prize in a category if entries do not meet the category and/or judge’s requirements. Award winners will be published in a chapbook. Chapbooks for award-winning students will be sent to each school.
MAIL ALL POETRY SUBMISSIONS TO:
Sharon Fish Mooney, OPA Student Contests
86545 Cramblett Road
Scio, Ohio 43988
NCTE ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR THE 2020 ANNUAL CONFERENCE THROUGH JANUARY 15!
GET READY FOR #NCTE20!
“¡Confluencia! Songs of Ourselves” is the theme for the 2020 NCTE Annual Convention, November 19–22, in Denver, Colorado. Talk with your colleagues, plan your session, and submit your proposal by 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, January 15.
NYC MIDNIGHT'S 14TH ANNUAL SHORT STORY CHALLENGE-ENTRY DEADLINE IS JANUARY 16TH!
The 14th Annual Short Story Challenge is a creative writing competition open to writers around the world. There are 4 rounds of competition this year. In the 1st Round (January 17-25, 2020), writers are placed randomly in heats and are assigned a genre, subject, and character assignment. Writers have 8 days to write an original story no longer than 2,500 words. The judges choose a top 5 in each heat to advance to the 2nd Round (April 2-5, 2020) where writers receive new assignments, only this time they have 3 days to write a 2,000 word (maximum) short story. The judges again choose a top 5 in each heat to advance to the 3rd Round (May 15-17, 2020) where writers receive new assignments and have 2 days to write a 1,500 word (maximum) short story. Judges select finalists and the remaining writers are challenged to write a 1,250 word (maximum) story in just 24 hours (June 19-20, 2020) in the fourth and final round of the competition. Feedback from the judges is provided for every submission and there are thousands in cash and prizes for the winners. Sound like fun? Join the competition below and get ready for January 17th!
REGISTRATION: It's easy to register. First, download and read the Official Rules & Participation Agreement. Once you've read through everything, you are ready to register HERE. The entry fee is USD$58* until the final entry deadline of January 16, 2020. *Get $5 off the entry fee just for tweeting! Click here to make a post to Facebook or Twitter and receive a $5 promotional code. Looking for a unique gift for the holidays? For the cost of the entry fee, you can gift the inspiring experience of the Short Story Challenge 2020! Click here to learn more. Not only does every writer receive feedback from the judges for every story submitted, but a special review forum is available for the participants to submit their stories for review from fellow writers throughout the competition. During the Short Story Challenge 2019, there were over 11,500 comments made on the 800+ stories submitted on the forum. Click here to visit the forums.
CURIOSITY ACROSS THE CURRICULUM: PURSUING ENGAGEMENT, LITERACY, AND ACTION THROUGH INQUIRY (Heinemann PD Presents a Multi-Day Institute, January 17-20, 2020 in Charleston, SC)
Over the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, there will be a practical and personal institute, presented by a team of nationally recognized author-educators: Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, Nancy Steineke, Chad Everett, Kristin Ziemke, and Sara Ahmed. The institute is a blend of keynote sessions, breakout workshops, and job-alike meetings, where you'll spend part of each day working in a group that matches your grade range. You'll also join a team of colleagues in a multidisciplinary inquiry project, drawing on the complex sights, spaces, people, and history of Charleston itself. ENROLL NOW!
Eastmoor Academy Sophomore selected as a winner in the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Art, Essay & Multimedia Contest, hosted by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Maurice Harrison, a 10th grader at Eastmoor Academy, was chosen as the 10th-grade essay winner for the 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Art, Essay & Multimedia Contest, hosted by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. He will attend an award ceremony on February 27th at COSI where the winning entries will be showcased and winners will be formally recognized for their participation and hard work. He will read his entry as part of the recognition ceremony. Congratulations to Maurice!
Immigrant Story Project
The Central Ohio Worker Center is sponsoring an Immigrant Story Project. To be included, students should answer the question, "What does it mean to be called an immigrant?" They can do this through video, writing, artwork, poetry, or any other way. The stories will be used in an upcoming awareness project. The submission deadline is February 1, 2020. Submission should be sent to centralohioworkercenter@gmail.com.
TEACHROCK 2020 UPDATES
-In 2019, TeachRock launched Trace it Back, which connects today’s most popular artists to the educational materials TeachRock offers. Through this portal, you can direct your student’s passion for Billie Eilish or Ariana Grande to lessons in ELA, SEL and Social Studies.
They’ll be publishing a new Trace it Back entry every week, and announce them on our social media every #TraceItBackTuesday.
-In 2020, they will start publishing Unit Plans. These collections of 5-10 TeachRock Lessons will be organized around a common topic or theme, and will include curriculum maps and assessment strategies.
-In the Spring, they’re launching a Blues and Literature ELA lesson collection, which introduces students to the work of Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, Harper Lee, and August Wilson. Additionally, they’ll release a new Hip Hop-themed visual arts lesson pack, made in collaboration with famed illustrator Andre Leroy Davis. You can see all of their resources at www.teachrock.org.
42nd African American Heritage Festival’s OSU Reads Scholarship
-OSU Reads Scholarship Application Please be sure to answer all essay questions on the application. They recommend that students start their application on a Google Doc or Word Document. If students would like to fill out a paper application, please email smith.11803@buckeyemail.osu.edu or fill out a digital form of our application.
ODE UPDATED THE "ELIMINATION OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS 1 STATE ASSESSMENT" DOCUMENT
-The Ohio Department of Education recently updated the Informational document concerning the elimination of the ELA 1 test in 9th grade. You can see the updates by clicking on the link above or by going to the ELA 6-12 Webpage and clicking on the "Standardized Testing (AIR, ACT, and MORE)" Quick Link. The updates were made to address frequently asked questions regarding the availability of the ELA I test to current 9th graders as well as students in middle school who may be enrolled in a high school ELA I course.
Corwin' Free Monday Webinar Series for 2020
Planning Powerful Instruction: 7 Must-Make Moves of Transformative Teaching—and Learning Monday, January 27, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Jeffrey D. Wilhelm and Adam Fachler
Have you ever wished lesson and unit planning could be simpler? Or struggled to get your team to understand what engaging instruction looks like and how to make it happen? In this one-hour session, Jeff Wilhelm and Adam Fachler will introduce the EMPOWER Method, a dynamic instructional framework that will transform how you plan so you can transform how your students learn. A must-attend for teachers and school leaders working with diverse student populations!REGISTER NOW
Maximizing Impact: The Power of Implementation Monday, February 10, 2020 - 6:00pm, Presented by John Hattie
Once you know your impact, how do you maximize it? As the Visible Learning research states, there are a multitude of influences that make an impact on student achievement. But what accelerates learning most is focusing on the influences that maximize impact. In this webinar, Professor John Hattie will share how to use the DIIE (diagnosis, intervention, implementation, and evaluation) model to ensure teachers are building a variety of instructional approaches to maximize the skill, will, and thrill of learning. REGISTER NOW
The Communication Effect: How to Enhance Learning by Building Ideas and Bridging Information Tuesday, February 25, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Jeff Zwiers
In too many classrooms, instruction suffers from large amounts pseudo-communication, which is the use of language to obtain external rewards (e.g., points, praise, stars, grades). This type of communication tends to focus on short-term memorization and accumulation of short answers. Authentic communication, on the other hand, is the use of language to build up key ideas and engage in productive collaborative arguments. This type of communication focuses on long-term depth and construction of core concepts in a discipline. In this webinar, Jeff Zwiers describes how to improve all dimensions of learning (content, cognition, language, social, agency, etc.) by enhancing instruction with three main features of authentic communication. REGISTER NOW
Reclaiming Personalized Learning Monday, March 9, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Paul Emerich France
For teacher and consultant Paul France, at first technology-powered personalized learning seemed like a panacea. But after three years spent at a personalized learning start-up and network of microschools, he soon realized that such corporate-driven individualized learning initiatives do more harm than good, especially among our most vulnerable students. In this webinar, France spends time unpacking the many myths surrounding personalized learning and codifying a new vision that puts equity and our own humanity at the center.
Where Equity Fits In to PLC+ Monday, March 23, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Equity lies at the heart of what we strive to achieve in schools. But equity cannot be accomplished without action. Professional learning communities can be engines for action, but only if they are intentionally attuned to issues of equity. Join Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey in this webinar focused on the PLC+ structure’s cross-cutting value of equity, which marries concept with action to change the trajectory of student learning. REGISTER NOW
Beautiful Questions in the Classroom: Transforming Classrooms into Cultures of Curiosity and Inquiry Monday, April 6, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Warren Berger and Elise Foster
Why does engagement plummet as learners advance in school? Why does the stream of questions from curious toddlers slow to a trickle as they become teenagers? Most importantly, what can teachers and schools do to reverse this trend? Join Warren Berger and Elise Foster as they discuss how educators can transform their classrooms into cultures of curiosity. REGISTER NOW
Youth Equity Stewardship (YES!): Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Monday, May 11, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Benjie Howard and Wade Antonio Colwell
Here’s your opportunity to hear more from founders Benjie Howard and Wade Antonio Colwell about YES!, a sustainable, creative facilitation process for youth that enables them to enthusiastically engage in their own learning and advocate for culturally responsive learning environments. YES! is rooted in arts-based methods that aim to bring the youth perspective, vision, creativity, and passion to the forefront of policy and progress for a twenty-first century school system. Benjie and Wade will demonstrate how YES! amplifies student voice and supports young people in understanding their personal journey and social accountability through a critical social justice lens that creates a living example of commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. REGISTER NOW
Building a Curious School Monday, June 1, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Bryan Goodwin
Curiosity and motivation to learn are powerful predictors of student success―more powerful even than IQ, persistence, or teacher quality. Yet the longer students stay in school, the less curiosity and motivation they demonstrate. So, what if we were to focus on building schools that ignite student curiosity? Might everything else get easier . . . and more joyful? Learn from research and real-life success stories about how schools have “flipped the script” on improvement efforts—not by forcing rigid compliance with mandates or implementation of external programs, but by unleashing what’s already inside everyone—students and teachers alike—and waiting to come out: curiosity. REGISTER NOW
DUBLIN LITERACY CONFERENCE
REGISTRATION is open for the 2020 Dublin Literacy Conference which will be held at Dublin Coffman High School on Saturday, February 22nd from 7:30am-4:30pm. The theme of the conference is Powerful Literacies, Powerful Voices. Registration will close on February 16th.
national african american read-in (Time to Prepare Your Event)
The National African American Read-In is the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. It was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. This initiative has reached more than 6 million participants around the world.
Consider hosting an event for the 2020 African American Read-In during the month of February. It is easy. You just pick works by African Americans and read them. Think about including students, faculty, parents, community members, etc. Be sure to get it counted! After your event, submit the 2020 Participation Form by March 15, 2020. To learn more, go to http://www2.ncte.org/get-involved/african-american-read-in/.
return borrowed novels to the curriculum office when you finish with them
If you borrowed from the curriculum office and have finished with them, please return those to get them back into circulation. You can send them to Southland Center, Suite 125 to the attention of Carla Mae Phillips, or email Carla Mae Phillips (cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us) to arrange for them to be picked up from your school.
NCTE Book Suggestions for 2020
Happy New Year from NCTE! Begin 2020 by encouraging students' meaningful connection to the text. Read on to learn more about some of our recent and bestselling books on teaching reading.
Teaching Reading with YA Literature: Complex Texts, Complex Lives
Jennifer Buehler shows how to implement a YA pedagogy—one that revolves around student motivation while upholding the goals of rigor and complexity.Principles in Practice imprint. LEARN MORE
Reading Challenging Texts: Layering Literacies through the Arts
With a focus on teaching about the Holocaust and Anne Frank’s diary, the authors present the concept of layering literacies as an essential means for conceptualizing how seeing the text, being the text, and feeling the text invite adolescents to learn about difficult and uncomfortable literature and subjects in relation to their contemporary lives. LEARN MORE
Deep Reading: Teaching Reading in the Writing Classroom
Contributors to this collection argue that college-level reading must be theorized as foundationally linked to any understanding of college-level writing. LEARN MORE
Literacy Engagement through Peritextual Analysis
The creative and engaging approaches to providing, highlighting, and teaching the peritext of a text showcased in this collection will help students learn how to judge a book by its cover . . . and everything else. Copublished with the American Library Association LEARN MORE
Connected Reading: Teaching Adolescent Readers in a Digital World
Turner and Hicks offer practical tips by highlighting classroom practices that engage students in reading and thinking with both print and digital texts, thus encouraging reading instruction that reaches all students. Principles in Practice imprint. LEARN MORE
Digital Reading: What’s Essential in Grades 3–8
Bass and Sibberson invite us to consider what is essential in integrating technology into the classroom, focusing especially on authenticity, intentionality, and connectedness. Principles in Practice imprint. LEARN MORE
Beyond Standardized Truth: Improving Teaching and Learning through Inquiry-Based Reading Assessment Scott Filkins brings us into his and colleagues' classrooms to demonstrate how high school teachers across the disciplines can engage in inquiry-based reading assessment to support student learning. Principles in Practice imprint. LEARN MORE
Adolescent Literacy and the Teaching of Reading
Deborah Appleman dismantles the traditional divide between secondary teachers of literature and teachers of reading and offers a variety of practical ways to teach reading within the context of literature classrooms. Principles in Practice Imprint. LEARN MORE
Browse the 2019 NCTE Fall/Winter Catalog! Take advantage of the last days of the NCTE holiday sale of professional learning titles! Selected books are just $5.00 each. No code necessary. SHOP NOW!
Columbus Metropolitan Library Carnegie Author Series-Upcoming Author Talks
- Katherine Arden (The Bear and the Nightingale) Sunday, January 19 at 2pm (Registration is Open)
- Dennis Lehane (Since We Fell) Sunday, March 1 at 2pm (Registration Opens 2/4/2020)
- Jamie Ford (Hotel at the Corner of Bitter and Sweet) Sunday, May 17 at 2pm (Registration Opens 4/1/2020)
- Tayari Jones (An American Marriage) Sunday, September 20 at 2pm (Registration Opens 8/18/2020)
Pick Your 2020 Reading Challenge
20 for 2020 Reading Challenge. Download the free printable PDF checklist, and read your way through these 20 reading prompts. Share along the way on social media using the hashtag #20for2020reads.
The 20 in 20 Challenge. #Read20in2020. The challenge is to read 10 fiction and 10 non fiction books that fit a category.
The 2020 Reading Challenge. There are different levels, and different categories in each level. There are a lot of options but this reading challenge will also help challenge you to come out of your comfort zone. Get reading!
52 Books in 52 Weeks. The goal is to read 52 books from the 52 different categories provided – find a book that meets the criteria and check it off!
Read 52 Books in 52 Weeks. The goal is to read 52 books this year.
A to Z Reading Challenge. Read at least one book whose title begins with each letter of the alphabet. Along the way, we’ll have quarterly read-a-thons and mini challenges that you can use to replace any of the more difficult letters. If that isn’t enough, try out our Monopoly-style game for book lovers!
Alphabet Soup Reading Challenge. Fill your bowls with one book for each letter of the Alphabet.
Alphabet Soup – Author Edition Reading Challenge. The challenge is to read one book that has an author whose first name or last name starts with every letter of the alphabet.
The Audiobook Challenge. The goal is to find a new love for audios or to outdo yourself by listening to more audios this year.
Author and Cultural Diversity Reading Challenge. Monthly reading prompts that will challenge you to explore reading more diversely.
Book Bingo 2020. This year’s bingo card has a calendar theme.
Book Award Reading Challenge. Read one award winning book each month.
The 2020 Book Bingo Reading Challenge. Choose your bingo journey + commit to a quarterly check-in. Go for the full house, which means you commit to reading 25 books in 2020, or choose a few rows and commit to finishing those during the year.
Book Riot’s Read Harder Challenge. There are 24 tasks that will invite new genres, new authors, and new worlds, both real and imaginary, into your reading life.
Book to Movie Challenge. Read books being made into movies or tv series. Choose from the list on the site or add you’re own if it’s not there yet.
Books ‘N’ Tunes. This challenge is just a fun way to match music to books and share what you have with other readers.
Color Coded. Choose books where the color may either be named in the title or it may appear as the dominant color for the cover.
Go Big or Go Home. The main goal of this reading challenge is to read 1 big book per month so 12 this year. But of course you can set your own goal. And there’s a reading BINGO too in case you want an extra challenge.
Historical Fiction Reading Challenge. Read historical fiction books from sub-genres like 20th Century, Victorian Reader, Renaissance Reader, Medieval, Ancient History and Prehistoric fiction.
Monthly Keyword Reading Challenge. Your task is to read at least one book each month whose title includes one or more of the keywords for that month.
Library Love. The goal is to read at least 12 books from the library.
Literary Escapes Challenge. Try to read 1 book set in each of the 50 states + the District of Columbia.
Murder Mystery Bingo Reading Challenge. Complete BINGO on four cards. BINGO consists of five in a row, horizontal, vertical, or diagonal.
Newbery Reading Challenge. Challenge yourself to read more Newbery and Caldecott Award Winning books.
Nonfiction Reader Challenge. Select, read and review a book from the 12 categories during the year for a total of up to 12 books.
Poetry reading Challenge. There are 3 ways to tackle this challenge. Read a poem-a-day for a week once per month and write about which poems were your favorite and why. AND/OR Read at least 1 book of poetry (doesn’t have to be cover-to-cover) and write about your favorite poems and what you learned about yourself while reading those poems. AND/OR, if you want to go all out, feel free to read as many books of poetry as you can in one year.
Read Around the World. Read your way around each of the 7 continents.
Reading Classic Books. Read books published 1960 or earlier, for the 12 challenge prompts listed.
Reading Women Challenge. The goal is to complete as many challenges as you can from the list provided. All the books must be written by women.
What’s in a Name Reading Challenge. Read a book for each of the 6 categories listed.
While I Was Reading Challenge. There are 12 categories – read a book from each.
2020 ROY BRISCOE JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP-APPLICATION NOW OPEN
Columbus City Schools is pleased to announce the 2020 Roy Briscoe Journalism Scholarship. The $500 scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding senior who plans to pursue the study of journalism, communications, public relations, or a related field in college. The scholarship was established in memory of news anchor Roy Briscoe by his family and WBNS-TV. Briscoe anchored the 10TV news from 1960-1989.
Applicant Requirements:
-Student must be a graduating senior who will pursue a career in journalism, communications, public relations, or a related field in college.
-Student GPA should be 3.0, but a range will be considered after examining other factors.
-Student must document community service, extracurriculars, work experience, and need.
-Student must include a portfolio of his/her best work demonstrating excellence in journalism or communications.
-Student must include a recommendation from his/her English, speech, photography, creative writing, newspaper, or yearbook teacher/advisor.
-After applying, selected students will be asked to present their portfolios to a panel of judges.
-A stipulation will be made that the student will still be eligible for other scholarship money.
-Scholarship money will be paid to the winning student’s four-year college after receiving evidence of enrollment.
Contest Timeline:
Now-April 27, 2020: Students submit applications to Carla Mae Phillips, Southland Center, Suite 125, Columbus, OH 43207, or cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us with Roy Briscoe Scholarship in the Subject Line.
April 28-May 8th: Judges meet to screen applicants and select those who will present their
portfolios and be interviewed and Selected students are interviewed.
May 11-15: Winner is announced and Award is presented to winner.
Application (You can use either version):
Google Doc Application (make digital copy to fill it in). PDF Application (download to fill it in).
REGISTRATION AND IMPORTANT DATES FOR THE 2019-20 POETRY OUT LOUD CONTEST
GET YOUR HIGH SCHOOL REGISTERED NOW FOR POETRY OUT LOUD HERE!
Poetry Out Loud (POL) encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary heritage and contemporary life. Created by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation, Poetry Out Loud is administered in partnership with the State Arts Agencies of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. Teachers, librarians, or administrators register their high schools each year with the Ohio Arts Council and organize contests with one class, several classes, or a whole school. Contests, workshops, and multi-media program materials, including curricula, are free. Poetry Out Loud is aligned with Common Core and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) standards. See more information at the Poetry Out Loud Ohio Page and at the Poetry Out Loud National Page.
Here is the Poetry Out Loud Teacher's Guide and Ohio's Contest Schedule.
IMPORTANT DATES:
January 29, 4:30-7:30pm-Student Workshop for School Champions (Wild Goose Creative, 2491 Summit Street; Register with Lydia Simon at lydia@wildgoosecreative.com)
February 1, Deadline to Send School Champion Name (lydia@wildgoosecreative.com)
February 11, 6:30-8:30pm-Regional Semifinal at King Arts Complex
March 6, 6pm-State Final at King Arts Complex
Thurber House Young Writers' Studio Winter/Spring 2020
New Year--New Young Writers' Studio!
Start 2020 off with Young Writers' Studio at Thurber House! Students in 9th-12th grade who love writing stories, crafting new worlds, and building never-before-seen characters, should join Young Writers' Studio, starting January 7! Click here for more information or to register!
What is Young Writers' Studio?
They meet every other week for two hours with author and English professor, Robert Loss. They will kick off the first hour with quality writing prompts and activities. Then, after a break for provided snacks (of course!), they'll wrap up the last hour with the chance to workshop pieces that students bring in. It's a safe, low-key, fun opportunity to enjoy writing and meet others!
Dates: January 21; February 4, 18; March 3, 17, 31; April 14, 28
Times: 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave. Columbus, OH 43215
Cost: $15 per session - can be paid in advance or at the door. A limited number of scholarships are available for this program. Email Meg Brown at megbrown@thurberhouse.org
THURBER HOUSE WRITING WIZARDS for Grades 6-8
Thurber House's Writing Wizards registration is now live! Check out the brief class descriptions below and visit their website for more details or to register: http://www.thurberhouse.org/writing-wizards. Classes meet every Saturday from February 8-March 7 are limited to 15 students.
Thurber House Writing Wizards 2020: 6-8 Grade: $125
My Voice Matters with Linda Baird, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
- Have you ever felt really passionately about something you wanted to share with others? By the end of this workshop, you’ll have an opinion piece that is ready to share with the world!
Tell Your Story with Casey Briand, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
- Everybody has a story to tell. In this memoir-writing class, you’ll explore tales from your own life and craft them into thoughtful written pieces.
FINANCIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: There are a limited number of full and partial scholarships available. Students who have not received a scholarship in 2019 will be given preference. Deadline to apply is Friday, January 17 and you will be notified by Friday, January 24. Click here for a downloadable brochure.
NCTE WRITING AWARD CONTESTS FOR JUNIORS AND 8TH GRADERS
TWO NCTE Student Writing Awards Application Deadline: February 15
- The Achievement Awards in Writing Program is open to high school juniors. The 2020 theme is “Why Do I Write?" (#WhyDoIWrite).
- The Promising Young Writers award is open to eighth graders. The 2020 theme is “My Nature.”
Princeton Summer Journalism Program
The Princeton Summer Journalism Program (PSJP) is a free residential journalism and college preparatory program for high-achieving current juniors from low-income backgrounds who are interested in journalism. Over 10 days, students live on campus at Princeton University and learn reporting skills from professional journalists and Princeton professors. Participants hold a press conference, produce a short documentary, report on a professional sporting event from the press box, attend a play or theatrical production, visit 3-4 major news outlets, and interview subjects for their feature stories in the Princeton Summer Journal. After the program, students are paired with a volunteer college adviser, a professional journalist, to help them through their admissions process.
Program dates: Friday, July 31 - Monday, Aug 10, 2020
Cost: All program expenses, including airfare or train tickets to and from campus, are covered by the program.
Application deadline: Monday, February 17, 2020 at 11:59PM EST.
You can learn more about the program, eligibility requirements, and application process on this website and from this PSJP Flyer.
Eligibility:
To apply, students must meet the following requirements:
Be a junior in high school at the time of application.
Live in the United States and intend to attend college here. Students living and attending school abroad, including U.S. citizens, will not be considered under any circumstances.
Have a minimum unweighted grade point average of 3.5 out of 4.0.
Have an interest in journalism.
Meet at least one of the socioeconomic conditions below:
The combined income of custodial parent(s)/guardian(s) plus child support payments, if any, must not exceed $60,000.
Student qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch in your high school.
Student qualifies for an SAT or ACT fee waiver.
For questions about special circumstances, please review our frequently asked questions or email psjp@princeton.edu. Find Out More HERE.
THE SCOOP & THE SCOOP HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM CONTESTS
Young people have become the leaders in the fight against climate change. Greta Thunberg, Jamie Margolin, Isra Hirsi and others are paving the way for youth voices in the media and the environmental movement. You can be a leader, too! Earth Day Network presents The Scoop Journalism Contest and invites students to submit an original essay, podcast or video reflecting on the following prompt: ″The world is starting to recognize the serious negative impacts of our food system on our planet, particularly those caused by intensive animal agriculture. How does climate change impact your community? What role do our food choices have in creating solutions to climate change?″
- Overview
Each competition will have three categories to choose from: essay, video or podcast. Each contestant may only submit to one of the three categories. There will be one winner for each of the three categories for both The Scoop and The Scoop High School competitions, with a total of six winners.Each winner and a guardian or guest will receive a trip to Washington, DC that includes transportation and lodging to participate in Earth Day 2020 activities on the National Mall on Saturday, April 25th, the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This includes backstage passes to the anniversary concert on the Mall.
By submitting an entry to this contest, all entrants agree to our official rules.
- Who can enter?
The Scoop: Students ages 18-25 who are currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate or graduate program located within the United States.
The Scoop High School: Students currently enrolled in an accredited high school (grades 9-12) or equivalent GED program located within the United States.
- How to apply?
In essay, podcast or video form, tell your story using the above prompt. Specific instructions for original essay, podcast and video submissions:
Essay submissions must be between 600 – 800 words. All references must be cited in the document. Citations will not be included in word count.
Podcast and Video submissions must be between 3 – 6 minutes in length. In the body of your email submission, please include a brief explanation of your piece in 50-200 words.
The following file types will be accepted: Essay: .docx or .pdf; Video: .mp4 or .mov (or link to a Youtube upload); Podcast: .mp3 or .wav
All submissions must be sent via email: The Scoop: thescoop@earthday.org; The Scoop High School: thescoophs@earthday.org All submissions are final, and no revisions are accepted.
- Deadline:
Entries must be submitted via email before 11:59 p.m. PST on January 31, 2020. If you have a technical issue or special problem, let them know as quickly as you can at (202) 518-0044 or email (see above). Earth Day Network staff will be available to help troubleshoot until 3:00 pm PST on this date. They encourage early submission to avoid missing the deadline.
- Contest Timeline
Contest begins12:00 a.m. PST on November 18, 2019
Contest ends11:59 p.m. PST on January 31, 2020
Judging will occurFebruary 2020
Winners will be notified by Email notification early March 2020
Winners will be publicly announcedMid-March 2020
Trip to DC to participate in Earth Day eventsApril 24 – April 26, 2020
- For more information, go to https://foodprints.earthday.org/journalism-contest/ or please email: The Scoop: thescoop@earthday.org; The Scoop High School: thescoophs@earthday.org
TEACHER PD OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTESTS
SOME CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS
-BULKBOOKSTORE $500 MONTHLY GIVEAWAY
-BULKBOOKSTORE LUNCH BAG GIVEAWAY
-WE ARE TEACHERS CONTEST/GIVEAWAYS
SEE THIS WEEK'S OPPORTUNITIES AT THE TOP OF THE NEWSLETTER
CONTINUING OPPORTUNITIES
TINY TEACHING STORIES
Teachers’ lives are packed with powerful moments: moments of triumph, frustration, absurdity, joy, revelation, and hilarity. Education Week wants to hear about them. Submit your Tiny Teaching Story, in no more than 100 words, here. See examples below.
TEACHINGBOOKS WEBINARS FOR 2020
Register HERE for any of the TeachingBooks Webinars listed below.
Text Complexity: Join the Conversation
Wednesday- February 5 at 11:30 pm - Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes and Gordon C. James
Thursday- March 12 at 11:30 pm - Pax by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen
Thursday- April 16 at 11:30 pm -Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Thursday- May 12 at 11:30 pm - I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez
Discover the NEW TeachingBooks!
Monday-January 13 at 10:00 am
Wednesday-February 19 at 3:00 pm
Tuesday-March 24 at 12:00 pm
TeachingBooks: Collaborate, Customize, Communicate
Monday-January 20 at 10:00 am
Wednesday-February 26 at 3:00 pm
Tuesday-March 31 at 12:00 pm
Match Readers to Titles: TeachingBooks Tools
Tuesday-February 11at 1:00 pm
Find the Perfect TeachingBooks Resource
Tuesday-March 17 at 1:00 pm
Listen to Authors: A Springboard to Writing
Tuesday-April 21 at 1:00 pm
Authors’ Stories and Diverse Perspectives
Tuesday-May 5 at 1:00 pm
Center Stage with Reader’s Theater
Tuesday-May 19 at 1:00 pm
JANUARY OPPORTUNITIES
TEACHINGBOOKS RESOURCES FOR INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY ON JANUARY 27
January 27th is International Holocaust Remembrance Day. TeachingBooks.net has compiled some links to help you prepare.
Explore these Holocaust booklists for book ideas.
Use Meet-the-Author Recordings from this list to discover why authors chose to write about the Holocaust.
- Consider these Book Guides, Activities & Lessons from this list of titles to enhance instruction.
TeachingBooks.net is the site that houses novel and author resources, as well as the lists of novels you can borrow from the warehouse and the Secondary English Curriculum Office. Here is a brief tutorial for using the site:
FEBRUARY OPPORTUNITIES
OHIO ASCD WINTER CONFERENCE: THE SEL JOURNEY-FEBRUARY 6
This conference will focus on supporting the needs of the whole child, featuring Melissa McClain as Keynote, who will present on the following topics:
- Session 1— Recognizing Secondary Traumatic Stress and
- Session 2— Increasing Developmental Assets and Building Resiliency and Connecting With Children
-When/Where: Feb 6, 2020, 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM, Xenos Conference Center, Columbus OH
-Conference Website: https://www.ohioascd.org/conference.
-Registration Downloadable Registration Form
- Member of Ohio ASCD – $150.00
- Non-Member – $200.00
You can save $20 by becoming a member of Ohio ASCD for $30.
- Registration & Membership – $180.00
Save $20 when you register and become an OhioASCD member.
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Conference Bonus
Register five (5) team members from one organization and bring a 6th absolutely free as Ohio ASCD's guest. All team registrations must be included in a single transaction.
OCTELA ANNUAL CONFERENCE-FEBRUARY 21-22 IN WORTHINGTON OHIO
REGISTER NOW for the Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts Annual Conference. Don't miss your opportunity to see this year's keynote speakers: Daniel Jose Older, Tony M. Vinci, Elizabeth Acevedo, and Tanny McGregor. The theme is Envisioning Our Future(s). The 2020s offer a fresh decade to envision new possibilities for teaching ELA and professional transformation: What might our future classrooms look like? Envisioning diverse future(s) across grade levels and specialized curriculum may conjure a mixed bag of hope, excitement, inspiration, and, well, maybe even a little bit of anxiety. So, in the spirit of meeting teachers’ and students’ needs in facing the new decade, OCTELA aims to create a space for open inquiry, sharing, and optimism. This conference inspires teachers to gather and discuss what they do best, what inspires them to keep pushing forward, and what strategies support authentic student learning. Check out more information on the OCTELA Conference Page.
SNAPDRAGON BOOK FOUNDATION GRANT
The Snapdragon Book Foundation offers an outstanding grant to help provide books for pre-K through 12th grade schools and libraries that serve disadvantaged students. Grants typically range from $2,500 to $10,000. Applications available in November 2019; applications due in February 2020. Snapdragon Book Foundation
DID YOU MISS EARLIER ISSUES OF THE SECONDARY ENGLISH WEEKLY NEWSLETTER?
- January 6-10, Issue 17
- December 16-January 3, Issue 16
- December 9-13, Issue 15
- November 25-December 6-Issue 14
- November 18-22-Issue 13
- November 11-15-Issue 12
- November 4-8- Issue 11
- October 28-November 1-Issue 10
- October 21-25-Issue 9
- October 14-18-Issue 8
- October 7-11-Issue 7
- September 30-October 4-Issue 6
- September 23-27-Issue 5
- September 16-20-Issue 4
- September 9-13-Issue 3
- September 2-6-Issue 2
- August 22-30-Issue 1
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