Midway through the semester as we were working through themes of young adult literature (for the most part, I run the class like a library with choice texts), I have students pitch ideas to showcase what they are interested in doing. I didn't anticipate three digital projects that ran in very cool directions. As they began to share drafts with me I was like, "Wow. I feel like I'm back working with my students at the Brown again." There was so much creativity, mental muscle, and purpose behind these projects and I love that they ran with their own thinking (and selection of books).
I made the above flyer to contain and constrain Susan and me, because we can go on for hours. I know I wanted to highlight a critical friendship, the National Writing Project, our meeting at the YA Summit, and the use of Padlet. The rest was on the Fairfield University students: Ava Hricko, Emmi Lawson, and Kathleen Morris (there projects can be found here). As you scroll, you'll see Ava created a website, Emmi worked on a teacher source, and Kathleen made a multimodal poster for discuss female strength.
I'm still applauding their brilliance and the warm reception they received by all in attendance. There are times when you feel really good about the work we do. This was one of them.
