By Jessica Salfia This is my first post for the Best Practices Blog in a while. Usually this time of year, I try to craft an inspirational back-to-school post with tips and tricks, a little humor or inspiration for a new year (i.e. the infamous barnacle goose chick post of Read more…
By Jessica Salfia Last weekend was our second annual WVELA Conference, and this was pretty much all of us at WVCTE and NWP@WVU this week… (Actually, we all looked more like this until about Wednesday/Thursday:) But after a few days to rest, recoup, and process all the incredible learning and Read more…
By Jessica Salfia We are gearing up for WVELA19 and we couldn’t be more excited! Let’s be honest, the last few months—heck, the last few years–as a West Virginia teacher have been trying. We’ve listened to our elected officials falsely claim our schools are failing. We’ve spent the last few Read more…
By Jessica Salfia This spring WVCTE and NWP@WVU will be hosting our second annual WVELA conference. A West Virginia for All: Creating Diverse and Inclusive ELA Classrooms will take place March 29-30, 2019 at the Mountain Lair on the campus of WVU in Morgantown, West Virginia and will focus on ways Read more…
As NCTE’s National Day on Writing approaches, I’ve been reflecting on writing, its power, its many forms. But also, on how my own writing has changed and why teaching writing is more important now than ever. Many of us write to make sense of the world. And that’s our goal Read more…