The Poetry Foundation, in collaboration with author Maya Angelou, has developed new curriculum materials for teaching African-American poetry. Separate curriculum guides are available for ...

Taylor Swift's Teachers Recall What She Was Really Like in Elementary School: 'She Was Always Writing Poetry' "She always was writing poetry — always — even in music class, even when she ...

HORSHAM — The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) recently appointed Willeena Booker, first grade teacher at Hallowell Elementary School, to serve as a member of the Children’s ...

That's why teachers at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School have added a poetry exercise to the curriculum, in hopes students will find new and creative ways to share their thoughts.

With Taylor Swift gaining icon status, two of her former teachers are speaking out about the person she was before the spotlight.

Georgia, Arkansas Revive Old-School Teaching Method: Poetry Recitation. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing. May 10, 2023 5 min read COMMENTARY BY ...

For Seppa Salisbury, who plans to retire this summer after 36 years of teaching, the poetry slam is one of the highlights of her year. “It’s the best day ever,” Ameliia, an 8-year-old, agreed.

PA Humanities, the state granting partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, asked former Philadelphia poet laureate Yolanda Wisher to design a poetry teaching program for elementary ...

FARGO -- A second-grade class at Bennett Elementary held a VIP event Thursday.That stands for Very Important Poetry and they also had an audience of VIPs -- Very Important Parents.After a quick ...

Clifton Park Elementary School fifth-grade teacher Sarah Barnham opened “Poetry at the Park” on March 11 in the school cafeteria with a creative work of her own.

It is poetry that I put my trust in as a teaching artist; it is poetry that transcends the ordinary, that takes our students, wherever they live, to other universes. Additional Resources ...