Essay. Poetry. Book Clubs. Digital Composition.  Penny Kittle and Kelly Gallagher extend their work in 180 Days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents by taking a deep dive into  four essential studies. Their aim is to move beyond compliance and formula, and to develop students’ agency, independence, and decision-making skills. These four... more

 “I believe each of my students must craft an individual reading life of challenge, whim, curiosity, and hunger, and I’ve discovered that it is not too late in high school  to lead a non-reader to reading.  It’s never too late.”—Penny Kittle

Penny Kittle wants us to face the hard truths every English teacher fears:  too many kids don’t... more

“Teaching is art—creation—and a curriculum map is only as good as the teacher who considers it, who questions it, and who revises it to meet the needs of each year’s students.” —Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle

Two teachers. Two classrooms.
One school year.

180 Days represents the collaboration of two master teachers—Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle—over... more

As I began reading the book I had not anticipated… that I would want to join a cheering section to encourage [the kindergartners’] efforts—so easily are readers brought into the unfolding interactions and events in the classroom.
—Lilian G. Katz, Professor Emerita, CoDirector, ERIC/EECE, University of Illinois

Angela... more