New Book Features Four Communication Arts Teachers
Four members of the Communication Arts faculty are contributors to a new book that aims to help English teachers engage their students in lively classroom discussions. Andrew Bouque and Dawn Forde joined three members of the Northern Illinois University faculty as editors of “Raise Your Voices: Inquiry, Discussion, and Literacy Learning.” The book, a collection of writings from high school teachers and university researchers, will be published Dec. 16. Its goal is to guide teachers in sustaining and assessing classroom discussions, especially those about issues of interest to adolescents.
“Raise Your Voices” includes individual chapters from Forde and Bouque, as well as one they co-wrote. Forde’s chapter is entitled “Seeing and Hearing What Actually Happens,” while Bouque’s contribution is “Inviting Student Reflection on Participation.” Their joint chapter is “Planning, Managing, and Troubleshooting for Rich Discussions.” Another chapter, “Digital discussions,” was co-written by colleagues Nicole Boudreau Smith and Mark Patton.
To pre-order the book through the publisher, Rowman and Littlefield, click here. To pre-order through Amazon, click here.
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Brunson Faces Bulls on SHS Night Nov. 12
The Chicago Bulls are holding Stevenson High School Night to coincide with alumnus Jalen Brunson’s return with the Dallas Mavericks at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12. The Bulls are offering deep discounts on tickets in the 100, 200 and 300 levels of the United Center when using the special offer code SHS. To see detailed ticket pricing and to order, visit the boys basketball web page.
Girls Basketball Team Photo Day Orders
The girls basketball team is having its photo day on Friday, Nov. 9. Parents can prepay online through Stevenson’s page at the Visual Image Photography website.
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Flag Football Championship Games Sunday
The Stevenson Flag Football League will play its championship games Sunday in the Stadium. Six games are scheduled, with the first starting at 10 a.m. Check our the game schedule at d125.org/FlagFootball.
Indian Student Association is celebrating Diwali today! Join the festivities in the West Auditorium after school for performances, food and dance. Admission is $4.
ILLINOIS EDUCATION HEADLINES
Ex-CPS employee arrested for stealing personal data on 80K people
Former administrator charged with stealing $11K from Addison district
DePaul student robbed at gunpoint on campus
District 211 board asks for about $800K in cuts to go with levy hike
Evanston principal sends letter to parents about “hate-filled language”
Carmel Catholic High student to appear on “Jeopardy!” next week
NATIONAL EDUCATION HEADLINES
Report: NEA has lost 17K members, 87K fee payers since Janus
Six higher ed ballot measures to watch on Election Day
Dark consensus about screens, kids emerges in Silicon Valley
“Hamilton,” cultural relevance and personalized learning
Minnesota continues to grapple with reading instruction
How a false statistic on sexual harassment spreads
Teachers take to the campaign trail in Oklahoma
Is K-12 education ready for 5G?
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