In this episode we revisit our live show with Penny Kittle, which aired on September 27 (2017) on Facebook Live. You can find that on the Voices from the Middle Facebook page. Penny took questions from both our teacher panelists and those tuning in on Facebook to discuss such things as how she uses her notebook to write alongside her students, how she balances writing and conferring with students, how to elevate your writing for various audiences, as well as how she curates her classroom library to support topics around themes of social justice.

In this episode, we take a look back at the past year, highlighting some clips from speakers who have worked tirelessly to move the field of English education in new and exciting directions. Guests such as Kylene Beers, Pernille Ripp, Cornelius Minor, Jason Reynolds, and Nancie Atwell tackled difficult topics such as literacy as a democratic practice, race and diversity in literature, and teacher advocacy.

In the third installment of our Teacher on the Street series, Alex Corbitt talks with his seventh-grade students from The Bronx, New York, about writing. Bryan, Josefina, Katherine, and Jiliany emphasize the value of authenticity, cultural relevance, and creativity in the classroom.

In this episode, Cornelius Minor speaks with our teacher panelists Beth Shaum, Gretchen Taylor, Katherine Sokolowski, and Amy Fleming about issues of systemic prejudice in schools and how teachers can break down these systems, writing as a democratic craft to enact change, ways in which teachers can use personal relationships to learn how to build stronger connections with students, and how Mr. Minor intends to impress himself this year and what brings him joy during difficult times. Links to content referenced in the discussion can be found on the podcast's home page http://bit.ly/2tJNMmW

In Episode 19, our teacher panelists Gretchen Taylor, Katherine Sokolowski, and Beth Shaum speak with author Jason Reynolds. The conversation covers topics such as Jason's writing process with Brendan Kiely, social media's impact on the families of the victims of police brutality, breaking stereotypes in YA, and the ways in which schools can foster spaces for teens to feel safe and cared for. In addition, Jason provides us with a list of books that he's loving right now as well as a sneak peak of what we can expect from him in the near future. Books discussed in the podcast

-Dear Martin by Nic Stone

-Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward

-The Stars Beneath Our Feet- David Barclay Moore

-Anything by Kwame Alexander

-Calling My Name by Liara Tamani

-Miles Morales by Jason Reynolds (August 1)

-Patina by Jason Reynolds (August 29)

-Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds (October 17)

In this episode, our teacher panelists Gretchen Taylor, Katherine Sokolowski, and Beth Shaum speak with children's book author Laurel Snyder about her latest book, Orphan Island. They also ask questions about the books that inspired her when she was young, her writing process, and the importance of getting young people to step away from their phones long enough to engage in their own writing.

In this episode, we center our discussion around the topic of summer reading as it relates the literacy practices of teachers who read. Our teacher panelists Gretchen Taylor, Beth Shaum, Amy Fleming, Alex Corbett, and Katherine Sokolowski joined us and helped us better understand how to set and achieve reading goals during the summer. In addition, they provide us with some reading suggestions based on their students' suggestions and their own reading interests. We list the books mentioned on our website.

In this episode, teacher panelist Gage Jeter talks with Jennifer Serravallo about her article "Dropping Everything to Read? How about Picking Some Things Up!" which appears in the May issue of Voices from the Middle. In this week's segment of Voices from the Bookshelf, Beth Shaum (@BethShaum) talks about some of her most popular Instagram book reviews, including Preaching to the Chickens by Jabari Asim, The Hate you Give by Angie Thomas, Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith, The Artists in Me by Shane Peacock, and The Princess and the Pony by Kate Beaton.

This episode features the second installment of Teacher on the Street. Our teacher correspondent Alex Corbitt speaks with Sara Ahmed, Cornelius Minor, Jennifer Ochoa, Jason Griffith, Priscilla Thomas, and Matt Homrich-Knieling to explore innovative ways to center student voice and choice in the classroom.

Katherine Sokolowski and Amy Fleming talk with Gage Jeter about their favorite articles from the latest issue of Voices from the Middle (March 2017, Vol. 24, No. 3) as well as the role that practitioner journals have played in their professional development. In addition, Beth Shaum returns with another segment of Voices from the Bookshelf in which she discusses how Kwame Alexander's novel Booked is getting passed around by her students, as they are all dying to see how it ends.