Presentations and Book Signing and AFT Teach 2011
July 10-13, 2011 Anne and Christine will give three presentations and do a book signing at the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Quest 2011 Conference in Washington, D.C. A book signing will follow. Click here for more schedule information.
Sunday, July 10, 1:00 p.m. -2:30 p.m. : AFT Pre-Teach Professional Development Network Conference: Using English Language Variation in US Schools
Monday, July 11, 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. : Mini-Plenary Session: Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools
Monday, July 11, 6:45 p.m. -7:45 p.m.: Book Signing
Tuesday, July 12, 9:00 a.m.- 10:45 a.m. : Workshop: Using Knowledge About Language Variation to Support Multicultural Literature Instruction: Models from African-American and Southern English
On May 11, 2011 from 11am to 12pm we will present at the International Reading Association Conference (IRA) with a book signing to follow from 1-2pm. We will present a workshop entitled, “Using Knowledge About Language Variation To Support Multicultural Literature Instruction: Models From African American And Southern English” at the Orlando Convention Center West Building, W209C. Book signing will be at the Teachers College Press booth. See you there!
Book Signing at AERA Conference
We’ll be doing a book signing at the 2011 AERA Conference in New Orleans on April 10, 2011 at 2:00 pm. The signing will be held in the TC Press booth, which will be located in space 508 in the Grand Ballroom on the third level of the New Orleans Marriott. You can also download this Charity Hudley Mallinson AERA 2011 flyer for more information. See you there!
Sign up now for our 2011 workshop, “Language Variation in the Classroom: An Educator’s Toolkit” to be held July 25th through 29th, 2011, through Virginia Commonwealth University’s Summer Workshop Series. Participants are eligible to receive 3 hours of graduate credit as well as Virginia teacher re-certification credit.
In the course, we examine some of the major differences in the speech and writing of students who are who are speakers of Southern English and/or African-American English and students who are new learners of English. We share assessment tools, methods, and activities that educators can use to address language variations in their students’ speech, reading, and writing, including on standardized tests. Participants also develop a set of take-home materials, including lesson plans and project plans, that they can incorporate into their own classroom materials.
Click here to read a complete description of the course and to learn how to register. And be sure to also read what past participants in our VCU workshops and participants in our other past professional development workshops have said about us!
Our Book on Vocabulogic
Our book was profiled in an article on Vocabulogic — a site for educators that focuses on “linguistic insight and word knowledge.” The article is called “Dialect, Slang, Jargon, Register: Implications for Instruction,” which are topics that we definitely discuss at length in our book and in our professional development for educators. Thanks, Vocabulogic, for the great article and the positive press!
Book Signing at UMBC: March 10th, 5-7 pm
All are welcome to attend our book signing at UMBC on March 10th from 5-7 pm. The signing will be an informal, drop-in event located in the Fireside Lounge (on the 3rd floor of the Commons building at UMBC). Click here for a map of UMBC’s campus. See also the attached informational flyer, and feel free to share with anyone who may be interested!
Our work and our book are featured in the latest entry of the column “Teachers at Work” on the Visual Thesaurus website. Part one of the interview explains how our book came together and why we do what we do as linguists/sociologists. An excerpt from our book called “Dameon’s Rap” discusses how to use rap and hip-hop for creative vocabulary learning. Part 2 of the interview describes our current work with educators and students and our plans to create more resources for teachers to use in class.
Download the podcast of Anne on With Good Reason Radio
You can now download Anne’s With Good Reason Podcast here: http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2011/01/hearing-past-the-accent/
Spoken Soul: Black English in the Classroom
January 8th, 2011
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Accents can be endearing – but they can also limit chances for professional and academic success. Southern students and African-American students are often marginalized in the classroom because of their dialects. Anne Harper Charity Hudley (College of William & Mary) is the co-author of a book to help educators work with language variations – to make sure students don’t suffer for the way they talk. And: John Russell Rickford (Stanford University) has written a book on the topic: “Spoken Soul: The Story of Black English”. Also featured: The Affrilachian Poets are celebrating 20 years. Frank Walker coined the term in 1991 after he came away from a literary event frustrated by the exclusion of African American writers from Appalachian literature. Theresa Burriss (Radford University) is an expert on the Affrilachians and an honorary member of the group.
Hearing Past the Accent
January 8th, 2011
Accents can be endearing – but they can also limit chances for professional and academic success. Southern students and African-American students are often marginalized in the classroom because of their dialects. Anne Harper Charity Hudley (College of William & Mary) is the co-author of a book to help educators work with language variations – to make sure students don’t suffer for the way they talk. Also featured: The Affrilachian Poets are celebrating 20 years. Frank Walker coined the term in 1991 after he came away from a literary event frustrated by the exclusion of African American writers from Appalachian literature. Theresa Burriss (Radford University) is an expert on the Affrilachians and an honorary member of the group.
http://withgoodreasonradio.org/2011/01/hearing-past-the-accent/
Click here to download the podcast and to find local dates and times: http://withgoodreasonradio.org/when-to-listen/
Our Book Reviewed on Word Blog
A review of our book, Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools, was posted on Word, The Online Journal on African American English. Thanks so much for the excellent review! Also see Word’s previous post about our work with educators.
