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An important change in our selection process is that we will be moving,
in the next issue, to a juried (or refereed) selection process. Articles
submitted for publication will undergo a series of readings by editors
and NYSEC board members and only the best will be selected for
publication. We we also be publishing in APA format.
Expanding Our Horizons: Teaching for Global Understanding NEW Deadline: June 10, 2008 In a recent Time article, How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century, Claudia Wallis and Sonja Steptoe heighten their readers' awareness of the challenges educators face in preparing today's student to meet the realities of living and working in the 21st century. Who we teach, what we teach, where we teach, why and how we teach all affect and are affected by these realities. As our schools' demographic profiles continue to change, how do we adjust our practice to address the needs of our students? Does what we teach reflect an acknowledgement that the canon must expand if it is indeed to include the stories, experiences, and works of a more and more diverse America and an ever-shrinking global village? How do we, as teachers of English Language Arts, create opportunities for students to develop the wide variety of skills needed to examine and address present and future global issues? As distance learning platforms and internet learning communities such as Blackboard and www.nicenet.org become available to more and more educators and students, how do we use these, and other technological resources, to enhance teaching and learning? Please share suggestions, experiences, lesson plans, and resources on related subjects. The Teacher-Researcher: Bringing the Teacher Back Into the Conversation* NEW Deadline: October 10, 2008 *Guest Editors: NYSEC Standing Committee on Teacher Inquiry In his annual report last year, NYSEC VP-Secondary Terry Tiernan reminded teachers of their intellectual authority in the current conversations surrounding ELA education usually dominated by politicians and the media. Teacher research and inquiry provide a format for educators to share their voices and advocate on behalf of their students and colleagues. Teacher research involves systematic and purposeful study of our practice. What have you learned about your teaching and students' learning through reflective self-study, data collection, and analysis? How have you informed your instruction through inquiry? How have you collaborated with other educators to improve your practice? Please share your stories, your data, and your studies. Reflect, Renew, Revive: Regenerating Our Teaching Selves Deadline: February 10, 2009 TEACH, INSTRUCT, EDUCATE: |to cause to acquire knowledge or skill. TEACH applies to any manner of imparting information or skill so that others may learn; INSTRUCT suggests methodical or formal teaching; EDUCATE implies attempting to bring out latent capabilities... (from Websterâ s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary). This is the heart of what we do, of who we are as teachers. This issue of The Record asks you to reflect on your practice and provides an opportunity for you to share ideas that help keep your â teaching selvesâ energized and revitalized. What are the lessons that have been renewed in light of the deep thought and reflection? What have you done to revive best practices that may have been forgotten amidst the flurry and frenzy of the assessments and test prep? What have you come to understand about who you are as a teacher, instructor, educator? As a theme for this yearâ s Annual Conference, Reflect, Renew, Revive: Regenerating our Teaching Selves, NYSEC invites teachers to join in the conversations about what matters in our professional lives. |