My Name was Supposed to be Elizabeth Ann

— Stories from the Roads (Not) Taken

(second in a series on teaching media literacy in high schools) So I’m glad you’re here today. Have a seat. Cameras on, if you don’t mind. Thanks.   You may be wondering why I invited you here.  Good question. I’ll get to that.  But first I want to tell you a story: My daughter is an …

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(First in a series on teaching media literacy…) I’ve been told I’m weird. I love teaching writing. (Grading writing, not so much. But that’s a topic for another post.) I particularly love teaching research writing. Forget all the formatting and college prep stuff–though that’s part of it, yes, and important–what I love about it is …

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