News and Notes

Jeff Golub, Chair of the Middle Level Steering Committee, highlights the concept of student engagement, offering three crucial bullet points: 1) Engage students in actually performing with language; 2) Use the students’ own talk as a vehicle for learning; 3) Serve as a designer and director of instruction. Of course, there is always Number Four—Take advantage of great professional resources by joining NCTE’s Connected Community and visiting www.readwritethink.org.