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Share Your Story

ReadWriteThink is more than just a website; it's a community of educators working to improve literacy learning for every student. We'd love to hear your story about how ReadWriteThink, the International Reading Association, or the National Council of Teachers of English has had an impact on you and your teaching. Please share your story using the form below.

All stories will be reviewed by ReadWriteThink staff; selected submissions will be published in the Community Stories section.

 

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Personal Information

Your name, job description, where you live and work, and whether or not you are a member of IRA, NCTE or both organizations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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Title

A short and catchy title for your story.

 

 

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Your Story

A brief story about how any aspect of ReadWriteThink, IRA, NCTE, or a combination of the three has helped your life and career.

Stories do not need to be limited to how you used a specific lesson plan or book but might offer examples of how one piece inspired a larger project or furthered your professional development by helping you to learn a new skill or teaching strategy. You might talk about learning a new technology or a service-learning project your students participated in.

Max. 300-400 words

 

 

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ReadWriteThink Favorites

A list of ReadWriteThink favorites - what lesson plans do you especially like? Are there interactive tools you use in your classroom? A calendar entry that you've returned to year after year? Please share three or four ReadWriteThink materials by pasting the URLs into the fields below.

Max. 4 Resources

 

 

 
 

 

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Recommendations

Two or three short recommendations that relate to your story and offer tips about how to use ReadWriteThink materials. For example: "When you're looking at the lesson plans on ReadWriteThink, make sure you look at the related articles and books that accompany them – you'll find numerous suggestions to use in your classroom."

Max. 3 Recommendations, approx 1 sentence each

 

 

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Brief Biography

A brief personal biography. We'd love to hear more about you and your personal interests.

Max. 100 words

 

 

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Testimonial

A short quote that summarizes ReadWriteThink's impact on your teaching.

 

 

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Multimedia  (optional)

A photo of yourself to publish with your story. In addition, if you have photos or videos of yourself teaching, particularly in situations that relate to the story you are sharing, please feel free to submit them as well.

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Samples of student work  (optional)

Samples of student work that relate to your story (optional). These can include scanned copies of materials students made or links to websites or podcasts. Please make sure you have permission for the work to be published on the ReadWriteThink site from the students' parents or guardians. Permission forms are available here: http://www.reading.org/Libraries/Publications/permission_request.sflb.ashx.

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Please note that all stories will be edited by ReadWriteThink staff and that submission does not ensure publication on the site. If you have any questions as you are preparing your story, please Contact Us.