A review of Kia Jane Richmond's Mental Illness in Young Adult Literature: Exploring Real Struggles through Fictional Characters. ABC-CLIO, 2019. After meeting Kia Jane Richmond at the Annual NCTE Convention in Baltimore in 2019, I knew I had to read her work. Rather than starting with a short article—of which she has written many—I began … Continue reading New Kinds of Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors: Destigmatizing Mental Health in Our Classrooms through Young Adult Literature by Rebecca Chatham-Vazquez
“It Meant the World to Me!” PSTs Find Inspiration Through MCTE Annual Conference by Rebecca Chatham-Vazquez
Introduction “What would you all think about attending the Minnesota Council’s conference with me in May?” “What does that mean?” “What are we doing?” “Can you tell us more about it?” “How would that work?” “Yeah, can you tell us more about it?” “Of course!” And so, during our Methods of Teaching Reading course one … Continue reading “It Meant the World to Me!” PSTs Find Inspiration Through MCTE Annual Conference by Rebecca Chatham-Vazquez