EJ Links for March 2007

		Links for March 2007 Issue

The following links are provided for the convenience of English Journal readers interested in the electronic resources mentioned in each issue. The links are taken directly from the articles in the journal and are listed in the order in which they appear. Please note: In following these links you will be leaving the English Journal Web site; English Journal and NCTE are not responsible for the information provided at these sites. Although every attempt is made to ensure accuracy at the time of publication, NCTE cannot guarantee that published electronic mail addresses and URLs are current. Please contact us at
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Cover Art

Israel Shotridge

>Shotridge Studios

Response from Zareen Niazi Atiyat

Zareen Niazi Atiyat

>Welcome to Zaytuna Institute & Academy
>Articles about September 11th
>"American Muslims, Human Rights, and the Challenge of September 11, 2001"

From the Editor

Louann Reid

Building Fires: Raising Achievement through Class Discussion

Elizabeth Kahn

>Blogger: Create Your Blog Now

Graduate Research Network Invitation for Proposals

>Graduate Research Network Home Page

The African American Read-In: Celebrating Black Writers and Supporting Youth

Stephanie Power Carter

>African American Read-In
>The African American Read-In Chain

Honoring Dialect and Culture: Pathways to Student Success on High-Stakes Writing Assessments

Michelle Crotteau

>"'Real Ways of Talking' and School Talking: One Appalachian Student's Perception of Teacher Discourse during Writing Conferences"
>"Virginia Standards of Learning Assessments: Spring 2000 Released Test Items"

Teaching with Passion, Learning by Choice

Honor Moorman, et al.

>International School of the Americas, San Antonio, Texas

Call for Proposals

>CEL 2007 Call for Program Proposal

Persuasive Writing and the Student-Run Symposium

James C. Mayer

A Practical Guide to Political Action: Grassroots and English Teaching

Leslie David Burns

>Florida Coalition for Assessment Reform
>NCTE
>NCTE Position Statements
>SLATE
>The Champion - Education Issues and School Reform
>Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
>Rethinking Schools Online
>"Seeking Change, Educators Turn to Political Activism"
>National Review Online
>"The History and Philosophy of Rethinking Schools"
>"How to Communicate with Journalists"
>"Model Standards for Beginning Teacher Licensing, Assessment and Devlopment: A Resource for State Dialogue"
>"Paige Calls NEA 'Terrorist Organization'"
>"Reconstructing English Education for the 21st Century: A Report on the CEE Leadership and Policy Summit"
>"What Teachers Should Know and Be Able To Do"
>"Political Activism ABCs"
>"The NCTE Legislative Platform"

I'll Have Mine Annotated, Please: Helping Students Make Connections with Texts

Matthew D. Brown

>National Writing Project

Learning to Write: Technology for Students with Disabilities in Secondary Inclusive Classrooms

Patricia M. Barbetta and Linda A. Spears-Bunton

>Main Page - Gutenberg
>The Library of Congress
>LD Resources Electornic Text Collection
>AbilityHub: Assistive Technology Solutions
>ATTO: Assistive Technology Training Online
>"Digital Text: Holding Promise for Diverse Learners!"
>"Helping Students Who Struggle to Write"
>Welcome to Don Johnston
>Nuance
>eBookwise
>CAST: Center for Applied Special Technology
>WizCom Technologies Ltd.
>Inspiration Software, Inc.
>Intellitools
>Kurzweil Educational Systems
>Franklin Electronic Publishers
>AlphaSmart
>Enablemart - Assistive Technology
>NextUp.com
>Welcome to Texthelp Systems

James Moffett Award

>James Moffett Award Criteria and Application Process

Writing Policy and School Reform

Rick VanDeWeghe

>"The Neglected 'R': The Need for a Writing Revolution"
>"Writing and School Reform"
>"Writing: A Powerful Message from State Government"
>"Writing: A Ticket to Work...Or a Ticket Out: A Survey of Business Leaders"
>"NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing"
>"Planning a Secondary School-Wide Writing Policy"

Something to Speak About: Addressing Sensitive Issues through Literature

Mark Jackett

>Speak Awards
>Urban Leadership Institute
>"The Stud, the Virgin, the Queer, and the Slut: A Qualitative Study of Teenage Sexual Identity in Three Brazilian Communities"
>"Statistics"
>"Why I Wrote 'Slut!'"

Call for the Secondary Section High School Teacher of Excellence Award

>NCTE Secondary Section High School Teacher of Excellence

Resources for Issues and Innovations in Instruction

Colleen A. Ruggieri

>ECS - Education Issues
>Education Week
>Teacher Magazine

Call for Proposals: NCTE Theory and Research into Practice (TRIP) Book Series

>NCTE Book Submission Guidelines

Links on this page were valid as of March 7, 2007 unless otherwise indicated.

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