Browsing Katherine Mason Cramer by Issue Date
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Enhancing student writing through cooperative learning in college composition classrooms
(Arizona English Teachers Association, 2005)As a former English and reading teacher at Argentine Middle School in Kansas City, Kansas, I anxiously anticipated the start of my teaching experience as a composition instructor at Arizona State University in August 2004. ... -
Cooperative learning and second language acquisition in first-year composition: Opportunities for authentic communication among English language learners
(National Council of Teachers of English, 2006)Mason discusses cooperative learning and second language acquisition in first year composition classes. In her ESL first-year composition classroom, cooperative learning takes many forms, including in-class cooperative ... -
A conversation in limbo: An interview with Aaron Levy
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Creating a space for YAL with LGBT content in our personal reading: Creating a place for LGBT students in our classrooms
(National Council of Teachers of English, 2008)Adolescent literature is a source of both information and validation for today's teenagers. As Adrian Fogelin revealed in her 2006 ALAN address, "Opening Middle School Minds with Young Adult Literature," these texts act ... -
PEER: Project for Encouraging Excellence Review
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Evolving depictions of 'Coming Out' in young adult literature: A range of possibilities in twelve Lambda literary award-winners (1992-2006)
(Praeger, 2010)This chapter analyzes depictions of protagonists' coming out in 12 Lambda Literary Award Winners (1992-2006) in the young adult literature category. Depictions included coming out to others, coming out to oneself, showing ... -
From preservice teacher to trusted adult: Sexual orientation and gender variance in an online YAL book club
(National Council of Teachers of English, 2010)Many of the preservice English teachers with whom I work report feeling enthusiastic but unsure about how to make their classrooms safe and inviting for students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or ... -
Locating queer community in award-winning LGBTQ-themed young adult literature (2005-2010)
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Searching for common ground: Two teachers discuss their support for and concerns about the inclusion of LGBTQ issues in English methods courses
(Kansas Association of Teachers of English, 2012)The genesis of this article grew out of our shared experiences working with preservice English teachers and our differing perspectives regarding the benefits and challenges of including the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, ... -
Coming of age and coming of GAYge: An interview with emily m. danforth
(Special Interest Group Network on Adolescent Literature, 2013)When I reviewed the notes I made in my personal reading log in September 2012 after reading emily m. danforth's debut novel The Miseducation of Cameron Post, I had to smile: "Loved this book. The voice of Cameron Post will ... -
"More like a conversation": Cultivating reflective dialoge with a student-centered observation form
(National Association for Professional Development Schools, 2013)Supervision of teacher candidates (TCs) in the field is often teacher-centered, anti-dialogical, and focused on the evaluation of TCs (Nolan & Francis, 1992; Coombs et al., 2013). With a teacher-centered approach to ... -
From evaluation to collaborative reflection: Teacher candidate perceptions of a digital learner-centered classroom observation form
(Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE), 2014)In efforts to promote a more learner-centered approach to supervision, faculty members at a Midwestern US university piloted a new digital classroom observation form. Participants included middle/secondary teacher candidates ... -
Out of the closet and onto the playing field: Two decades of lesbian athletes in young adult literature
(National Council of Teachers of English, 2014)Using the Identity Formation Model, the author examines the representation of lesbian athletes in young adult literature and suggests that students benefit from reading about characters with a range of sexual and gender identities -
Microblogging about teaching: Nurturing participatory cultures through collaborative online reflection with pre-service teachers
(Elsevier Ltd, 2014-05)Reflection is a cornerstone of most teacher education programs, but common practices have long been individualistic and this has become increasingly evident in an era when young people are participating in online cultures ... -
Using YA literature to interrogate the heteronormative, transphobic culture of school sports
(National Council of Teachers of English, 2016)Using excerpts from young adult literature (YAL), secondary students will engage in pre-, during-, and after-reading activities to analyze sites in their school typically occupied by student athletes, coaches, and spectators ... -
The T* in LGBT*: Disrupting gender normative school culture through young adult literature
(Palgrave Macmillan, 2016)Cramer and Adams demonstrate that the field of young adult literature (YAL) offers opportunities in a variety of genres for teens and teachers alike to learn more about trans* and gender creative identities and/or to have ... -
Clearing paths for transgender identities with middle grades literature
(National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), United States, 2018-12)The Gay, Lesbian, Straight Educator Network (GLSEN) 2015 National School Climate Survey reveals that transgender middle school students are more likely than their high school peers to face verbal and physical harassment ... -
Analysis: The reality of Crutcher’s life lessons are why his sports-themed young-adult lit is the gold-medal standard
(Spokesman-Review, 2019-01-12)Analysis of influence of a sport-themed Chris Crutcher's literature on student athlets and young adults including the author's personal recollections of reading the Crutcher's books. -
The power of story and classroom management in affirming sexual and gender diversity
(National Council of Teachers of English, 2019-07-12)Author discusses a power of story as an effective response to students’ use of anti-LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) language. Among other methods, she recommends the middle school theachers of English ... -
Addressing Sexual and Gender Diversity in an English Education Teacher Preparation Program
(IGI Global, 2020)Teacher education programs as a whole do little to prepare graduates to create and maintain classroom and school cultures that recognize and affirm lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer + (LGBTQ+) identities. ...