{"id":6313,"date":"2016-12-07T14:28:55","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T19:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/2017\/01\/06\/faculty-students-and-alumni-present-research-at-ncte-conference\/"},"modified":"2022-11-06T20:45:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T01:45:29","slug":"faculty-students-and-alumni-present-research-at-ncte-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/news\/faculty-students-and-alumni-present-research-at-ncte-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty, students, and alumni present research at NCTE conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three Education Department faculty, two students, and eight alumni presented research as part of the annual National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) conference November 17-20 in Atlanta, attended by 6,000 dynamic literacy educators, authors and advocates from across the country.<\/p>\n

Caroline Brearley and Caroline Holley \u201917 presented during the roundtable discussion, \u201cThe Future is Now: Exploring 21st Century Teaching Ideas with the Next Generation of English Teachers.\u201d They joined a group of pre-service English teachers from across the nation in sharing innovative teaching ideas and research-driven pedagogical practices.<\/p>\n

\u201cParticipating in the NCTE conference as a preservice teacher was such a rewarding experience,\u201d said Brearley, an elementary education major from Myrtle Beach, S.C. \u201cWe were able to meet acclaimed authors, hear insight from many experienced teachers whom we met over the course of the conference, and partake in discussions about topics that are critical to today’s literacy classrooms. We came back with ideas to implement in our classrooms, as well as a bag full of exceptional books!\u201d<\/p>\n

Education Professor Katie Stover presented a session on her new book, From Pencils to Podcasts,<\/em><\/a> with coauthor Lindsay Yearta and Sarah McKinney \u201815.<\/p>\n

Stover and McKinney also presented the session, \u201cYoung Children Take Action: Using Read-Alouds to Promote Advocacy and Activism in Our Community.\u201d They shared how McKinney\u2019s kindergarteners used the book, Crenshaw<\/em>, as a springboard for advocating for homeless in their community.<\/p>\n

Education Professor Paul Thomas chaired the roundtable session, \u201cConfronting Educator Advocacy with Preservice and Early Career Teachers,\u201d which featured a wide range of voices from all levels of education addressing the challenges and rewards of public advocacy and focusing on preservice and early career teachers.<\/p>\n

Education Professor Bobbi Siefert and Furman alumni Ashley Ziemer \u201906, Kayci Owen \u201810 and Tracy Butler \u201911 presented, \u201cCulturally Complex Classrooms: Teacher Advocacy for English Language Learners (ELL),\u201d as part of the roundtable discussion.<\/p>\n

Thomas also participated in the discussion, \u201cTeacher Advocacy: A Southern Dilemma,\u201d featuring Nicole Amato \u201912 of Pritzker College Prep in Chicago and Kristen Marakoff \u201916 of Travelers Rest High School.<\/p>\n

Furman alumni Katherine Hale \u201910 Melissa Wells \u201909 and McKinney presented during the session, \u201cBeyond Cute: The Digital Work of Young Children,\u201d discussing ways technology can empower young students. Hale, who works in the Arlington Public Schools, presented \u201cBranding\u2019 Young Writers through Blogging\u201d while McKinney\u2019s topic was \u201cKindergarteners Need Authentic Audiences Too.\u201d Wells, a literacy coach in Spartanburg District 6, shared \u201cReading the Word and the (Digital) World: Engaging Kindergarteners in Critical Digital Literacy.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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