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A Global Pandemic: The Ultimate Test Of Teacher Adaptation, Erika Watts Jun 2021

A Global Pandemic: The Ultimate Test Of Teacher Adaptation, Erika Watts

New Jersey English Journal

The article focuses on the ways teachers adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic and changed the way they assisted students to adjust to new learning styles.


In Praise Of Poetry: Using Poems To Promote Joy, Community, And Social Emotional Learning During The Pandemic, Jordan Virgil, Katie Gallagher Jun 2021

In Praise Of Poetry: Using Poems To Promote Joy, Community, And Social Emotional Learning During The Pandemic, Jordan Virgil, Katie Gallagher

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


Refuge For Teachers (And Learners) In A Turbulent Public Education Landscape, Amanda Stearns-Pfeiffer, Kristin A.K. Sovis Jun 2021

Refuge For Teachers (And Learners) In A Turbulent Public Education Landscape, Amanda Stearns-Pfeiffer, Kristin A.K. Sovis

New Jersey English Journal

This piece provides context for the K-12 teacher recruitment and sustainability crisis we face in the United States. The harmful effects of this crisis situate the authors’ assertion that the ELA classroom is the space in which both teachers and students can find solace and inspiration during turbulent times in public education. The authors propose three overarching categories of classroom practices, along with specific strategies per category that can be implemented in sustaining the teacher and learner: 1) routines for the beginning of class, 2) routines for reading and writing, and 3) routines for the end of class.


Two Poems: Connected, Open Minds, Kathryn Sadakierski Jun 2021

Two Poems: Connected, Open Minds, Kathryn Sadakierski

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No abstract provided.


Pandemic Paranoia And Proximity: A Transformation, Joseph S. Pizzo Jun 2021

Pandemic Paranoia And Proximity: A Transformation, Joseph S. Pizzo

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COVID-19 has transformed the manner in which students are being educated. Social distance, sterilization, and remoteness have replaced teaming, personalization, and classroom proximity. Contact tracing stirs fears, often replacing creative writing and skill-building. Fear and separation have become commonplace.


School Dreams: The Runaway Class, Jeffrey Pflaum Jun 2021

School Dreams: The Runaway Class, Jeffrey Pflaum

New Jersey English Journal

"School Dreams: The Runaway Class" describes the fears of teachers, from elementary/middle to high school, especially the loss of control of their students. In this dream piece, a class breaks away from "the cage" and escapes to the "wild blue yonder" for peace as the teacher sits "frozen" and "bewildered," eventually making the leap as well to search for the students--and himself.


K–12 Teacher Reflective Practice In (Pandemic) Context, Gary Pankiewicz Jun 2021

K–12 Teacher Reflective Practice In (Pandemic) Context, Gary Pankiewicz

New Jersey English Journal

The author argues for a clear definition of teacher reflective practice that synthesizes newer theoretical perspectives. Social context and teacher practice are discussed to build a definitive benchmark that seems useful to support a more collaborative approach to teacher reflective practice today, including in the context of the pandemic.


Learning To Adapt: Redesigning Ela Instruction While Student Teaching During Covid-19, Elizabeth A. Morphis Jun 2021

Learning To Adapt: Redesigning Ela Instruction While Student Teaching During Covid-19, Elizabeth A. Morphis

New Jersey English Journal

Preservice teachers who were student teaching in the Spring of 2020 were faced with unprecedented challenges, however, they were also presented with many learning opportunities. This article considers the perspectives of the newest members of the teaching profession and how they adapted ELA instruction during COVID-19.


Slow Conversations: Facilitating Empathy And Nuance In Communication, Sanyogita S. Padhye Jun 2021

Slow Conversations: Facilitating Empathy And Nuance In Communication, Sanyogita S. Padhye

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


There’S Nothing Novel About Our Disdain For Education: Teaching In The Midst Of Covid-19, Kristen A. Marakoff Jun 2021

There’S Nothing Novel About Our Disdain For Education: Teaching In The Midst Of Covid-19, Kristen A. Marakoff

New Jersey English Journal

Teachers are inundated with messaging about the “failure” of the education system in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. But problems with the education system are not novel, and dismissal of the accomplishments of teachers in the midst of those obstacles also predates COVID-19.


A Local Historic Village Goes Online: Transforming English And Social Studies Methods Courses For A Virtual Setting, Helen Michelle Kreamer, Toby Daspit Jun 2021

A Local Historic Village Goes Online: Transforming English And Social Studies Methods Courses For A Virtual Setting, Helen Michelle Kreamer, Toby Daspit

New Jersey English Journal

In this article, two teacher-educators share their experience of navigating the shift of a service learning project from being an in-person project to an entirely remote learning experience caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. We discuss instructional adjustments, provide student samples, and consider lessons learned.


An Argument For Affective Inquiry, Brian Kelley Jun 2021

An Argument For Affective Inquiry, Brian Kelley

New Jersey English Journal

This article presents an argument for integrating affective inquiry into the curriculum. Affective inquiry is envisioned as a methodology through which students a) interrogate their emotional responses to social/textual phenomena and b) analyze emotions as social constructs. Practical examples demonstrating how affective inquiry supports students’ literary reading are provided.


Learning To Teach In A Pandemic: Qualities Contributing To Success, Elizabeth Leer Jun 2021

Learning To Teach In A Pandemic: Qualities Contributing To Success, Elizabeth Leer

New Jersey English Journal

Despite facing challenges, my pre-service teachers successfully navigated student teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three qualities stood out that seemed to contribute to their success in the distance learning context: care for students, flexibility, and passion for the profession.


Uniting In A Reading Education Course To Support Mental Health Awareness During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Latasha Holt, Teesha Finkbeiner Jun 2021

Uniting In A Reading Education Course To Support Mental Health Awareness During The Covid-19 Pandemic, Latasha Holt, Teesha Finkbeiner

New Jersey English Journal

This article discusses a unique attempt to support pre-service teachers in a reading course as they grappled with abrupt changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. A partnership raised awareness of mental health impacting pre-service teachers in the present and serving students in the future improving academic success.


Flip Your Way Into The Future Of Learning, Maria Geiger Jun 2021

Flip Your Way Into The Future Of Learning, Maria Geiger

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


Learning From Our Limits: Lessons To Hold Tight, Kara B. Douma Jun 2021

Learning From Our Limits: Lessons To Hold Tight, Kara B. Douma

New Jersey English Journal

United to prioritize our humanity, we clear the plate to more comfortably make space for what matters most. Educators achieve this by focusing on priority Standards, partnering with students for content, and reframing our needs to use assessment as learning.


Maybe Elsa's Right: We Need To Let Some Things Go, Sheila Benson Jun 2021

Maybe Elsa's Right: We Need To Let Some Things Go, Sheila Benson

New Jersey English Journal

This article explores unexpected benefits of shifting to an entirely online, asynchronous format last March as the COVID-19 pandemic began. A previously non-communicative group of students opened up on discussion posts, forging a much-needed sense of community.


Covid And The Death Of Paper, Beth Ann Bates Jun 2021

Covid And The Death Of Paper, Beth Ann Bates

New Jersey English Journal

An personal essay on the topic of adapting to the Covid-related changes to the classroom procedures.


Reading: The Key To Addressing Students’ Social Emotional Needs In The Time Of Covid-19, Kathleen A. Adler Jun 2021

Reading: The Key To Addressing Students’ Social Emotional Needs In The Time Of Covid-19, Kathleen A. Adler

New Jersey English Journal

This article examines students engaging in purposeful independent reading and its effects on students’ social emotional well-being. The areas of focus include: creating a culture of reading, the physical and social benefits of reading, and how we can support our students by having empathy in the time of Covid-19.


Cover, Editors' Note, Front Matter, Emily Hodge, Lauren Zucker Jun 2021

Cover, Editors' Note, Front Matter, Emily Hodge, Lauren Zucker

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


What If The Arts Were Taken Away?, Joseph S. Pizzo Apr 2020

What If The Arts Were Taken Away?, Joseph S. Pizzo

New Jersey English Journal

The arts give clarity to their emotions, situations, questions, and lives. Students experiencing all the arts gain a comprehensive perspective. Lyndon B. Johnson observed: “(I)t is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves and to others the inner vision which guides us as a nation.”


Speedball, Jeffrey Pflaum Apr 2020

Speedball, Jeffrey Pflaum

New Jersey English Journal

The poem and photographs describe a scene where a teacher goes to the cafeteria to pick up his class. As he comes to their table, the teacher encounters a fight between two boys. After getting the situation under control, and settling down the children, they head back to the room. The teacher calms himself down when a second fight breaks out. He decides to let the boys fight and takes the class out of the room, "freezing" the boys." At the end he "holds on" to his desk to gain control of himself and return to the present moment.


Seventh Hour Poetry Class, Bill Meissner Apr 2020

Seventh Hour Poetry Class, Bill Meissner

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


The Pen Your Teacher Gave You, Bill Meissner Apr 2020

The Pen Your Teacher Gave You, Bill Meissner

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


One Teacher's Personal Ten Commandments, Svea Barrett Apr 2020

One Teacher's Personal Ten Commandments, Svea Barrett

New Jersey English Journal

No abstract provided.


Theme For English H: Identity Poems In A Multicultural English Class, Annie Yon Apr 2020

Theme For English H: Identity Poems In A Multicultural English Class, Annie Yon

New Jersey English Journal

With many school districts nationwide experiencing rapid growth in the number of students of color, culturally diverse students, and students of low-income families, it is important for teachers to plan culturally responsive activities that cater to a heterogeneous group and to create an inclusive space for students' diverse backgrounds, identities, and voices. In my class, writing and sharing identity poems give students an opportunity to feel recognized and celebrated for their differences.


Into The Fray: Social Justice Teaching Gone Awry, Katalin Wargo Apr 2020

Into The Fray: Social Justice Teaching Gone Awry, Katalin Wargo

New Jersey English Journal

This article provides an account of the author's experience trying to teach through a social justice lens in a conservative Southern town after having taught primarily in more progressive parts of the country. She discusses the mistakes she made and what she learned from them throughout the experience that has made her a better teacher of students with vastly different ideologies than her own.


The Importance Of Grammar For English Learners And English Teachers In The Coming Decade, Brian White Apr 2020

The Importance Of Grammar For English Learners And English Teachers In The Coming Decade, Brian White

New Jersey English Journal

The teaching of traditional grammar in traditional ways is out of favor, and for very good reason. Still, in the coming decade, teachers of English will need to "know their grammar" and be able to explain it to a burgeoning number of English Language Learners (ELLs).


Valuable Voices: Increasing Student Buy In Through Allowing Them To Be Involved In Planning, Erika Watts Apr 2020

Valuable Voices: Increasing Student Buy In Through Allowing Them To Be Involved In Planning, Erika Watts

New Jersey English Journal

This piece is on the research that surrounds the benefits of incorporating student voices into the classroom to improve student scores and also the student buy in. This allows students to feel included and as though their voices are being heard.


Preparing Tomorrow’S Leaders For Yesterday: Ai And Standardized Grammar Assessment, Jason C. Toncic Apr 2020

Preparing Tomorrow’S Leaders For Yesterday: Ai And Standardized Grammar Assessment, Jason C. Toncic

New Jersey English Journal

Following breakthroughs in machine learning over the past decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has been integrated into major aspects of schooling. One such subject matter is grammar, which has seen the advent of AI-based grammar checking. Through a critical lens, AI-grammar checking reveals inequitable prescriptivist grammar practices reified by standardized assessment.