This podcast is all about teachers who read: Katherine Sokolowski and Gretchen Taylor talk to us about their reading habits and books that have had an important impact on them as teachers and readers. Later, Voices from the Middle coeditor Dr. Sara Kajder facilitates a discussion with Katherine and Gretchen about what it means to be a teacher who reads and how educators can develop reading practices at home that fulfill them on both a personal and professional level. In addition, Beth Shaum's eighth graders at St. Francis Cabrini Middle School in Allen Park, MI, are taking over this week's segment of Voices from the Bookshelf. Alana booktalks Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon, Anna discusses Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott, Aston talks about Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick, Carson gives an overview of Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, Madeline discusses The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding, Rachel gives an overview of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs, Thomas introduces us to Black River Falls by Jeff Hirsch, Tony booktalks The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan, and Tori discusses Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin.

This episode introduces readers to the March 2017 issue of Voices from the Middle through a conversation with Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. In this interview, Alex Corbitt and Beth Shaum ask Olugbemisola about issues raised in her article related to diverse books, specifically how teachers can be more inclusive to help students better understand the lived experiences of others. In addition, Beth Shaum returns with a new segment of Voices from the Bookshelf in which she discusses the need for books that help address issues of social justice in the classroom. She discusses Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan, The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon, Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani, and Rad American Women A-Z by Kate Schatz.

In this episode, Alex Corbitt and Gretchen Taylor talk with Chris Lehman about his experiences working in schools, speaking with a new generation of teachers, and what culturally relevant books he is reading. In addition, he talks about the value of making time to talk with students in order to better understand their world and the way they see it. In a new segment of Voices from the Bookshelf, Beth Shaum's students from St. Francis Cabrini Middle School in Allen Park, MI, share their thoughts on books they have been reading with a new round of Twitter Book Talks. Claire discusses Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher, Derek discusses Hatchet by Gary Paulsen, Joey discusses Wizards of the Game by David Lubar, Leo discusses his views on All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, and Lily discusses Smile by Raina Telgemeier.

In this episode, we speak with YA author Eliot Schrefer about his experiences conducting classroom visits and some of his fondest memories of speaking with young adults. English teacher Sarah Gross joins Eliot to talk about the ways in which she has prepared her students for some of Eliot's visits to her classroom, and she shares the impact that author visits have had on her students. In addition, Beth Shaum is back with a new segment of Voices from the Bookshelf, in which she book talks the graphic novels Teen Boat! by Dave Roman and John Green, Relish by Lucy Knisley, and Giants Beware by Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado.

In this mini episode, we introduce Voices listeners to a new segment we are calling "Teacher on the Street." Teacher panelist/correspondent Alex Corbitt speaks to five different English language arts educators to talk about the importance of literacy in 2017 and how teachers plan to use literature it to open up classroom discourses surrounding potentially difficult social and political topics in their classrooms.

Happy New Year! In this special episode, teacher panelists Katherine Sokolowski, Gretchen Taylor, and Amy Fleming talk with Nancie Atwell about laughing with middle grades students, workshopping with young readers and writers, and how to be an advocate for the teaching profession.

This episode of the Voices Podcast provides a sneak peek into the December issue of Voices from the Middle with an interview with Pernille Ripp, whose Leading the Call article talks about the ways in which teachers have the ability to create passionate readers. In the interview, our teacher panelists Alex Corbitt, Gretchen Taylor, and Katherine Sokolowski ask Pernille about her approach to talking with young readers, what books her students are reading, why diverse books are so important, and much more. In a new segment of Voices from the Bookshelf, Beth Shaum has returned from the 2016 NCTE Annual Convention and ALAN Workshop with boxes full of books and is ready to tell us about the ones she couldn't wait to read.

This shortened inbetweenisode is completely devoted to the NCTE Annual Convention being held this week in Atlanta, GA. We first speak with Voices coeditor Sara Kajder, who gives us a sneak peak into what we can expect from the middle level section. Next, Sara, along with our teacher panelists, Beth Shaum, Gage Jeter, Alex Corbitt, and Katherine Sokolowski share some advice on how to be a successful conference attendee as they explain what makes Convention so special for English language arts educators.ooms. Amy Fleming, Katherine Sokolowski, Gage Jeter, Beth Shaum, and Alex Corbitt tell us about some of their great successes in reading and writing as well as the surprises they have encountered as they approach the midway point of the school year.

In this week's episode, we spend some time catching up with our teacher panelists to talk to them about the amazing things they have been doing thus far in their respective classrooms. Amy Fleming, Katherine Sokolowski, Gage Jeter, Beth Shaum, and Alex Corbitt tell us about some of their great successes in reading and writing as well as the surprises they have encountered as they approach the midway point of the school year. In a new segment of Voices from the Bookshelf, Beth Shaum demonstrates the ways in which author Ruta Sepetys is able to make historical fiction come to life for adolescent readers.

This week's episode is devoted completely to young adult literacy, as our teacher correspondents ask students about their reading lives. First, Beth Shaum asks her 6th- and 7th-grade students at St. Francis Cabrini Catholic School in Allen Park, MI, to create Twitter book talks about novels that they enjoy. Next, Amy Fleming engages her students from Elizabethtown Area Middle School in Lancaster, PA, in a roundtable discussion about their favorite books and why they love to read. In our final segment, Katherine Sokolowski's 7th graders at Monticello Middle School in Monticello, IL, deliver some book talks about novels that they have read and think other young adults will like as well.