CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
2018 Issue of New Jersey English Journal:
New Jersey English Journal, a peer-reviewed publication of New Jersey Council of Teachers of English, invites you to share submissions on “Transformative Teaching in the 21st Century: Teachers as Catalysts.” We seek researched articles as well as 500-word personal essays and other creative responses that shed light on the many possibilities, topics, issues, problems and solutions related to transformative teaching in the 21st century at all grade levels from kindergarten to college. Articles should relate directly to English Language Arts teaching and learning. We value responses from both veteran and new teachers. Co-written articles are also welcome. Writers are urged to read past editions available online at www.njcte.com to review past successful submissions.
New Jersey English Journal publishes thoughtful and carefully edited pieces, but we particularly welcome submissions and queries from new authors. We are interested in helping emerging writers to develop their public voices. So feel free to reach out for feedback.
We invite you to respond to the theme of “Transformative Teaching in the 21st Century: Teachers as Catalysts” by considering such questions as:
* Teaching Language Arts in a Technological Age
* Encouraging Critical Thinking & Creativity in an Assessment-Driven Environment.
* Creating Community & Encouraging Empathy in Language Arts Classrooms
* Building Knowledge, Skills, and Dispositions for Global Citizenship
* Dispelling Myths about Education Today
* Social Justice Pedagogy and Tackling Controversial Topics
* Methods for Teaching beyond The Canon: Suggestions for 21st Century Texts and Strategies
In addition to submissions that respond to the theme, we also welcome poetry on the topic of teaching. Submissions will be accepted between April 1 and December 15, 2017. Submissions should not have been published or simultaneously submitted to any other journal. Submissions must use MLA formatting and Time New Roman or Garamond Font in Size 12. All submissions will be reviewed by multiple members of our editorial board. Submitters will receive a response by February 1, 2018; the journal will be released by April 1, 2018. Send queries and submissions to 2018 journal editor Liz deBeer at ldebeerwardell@gmail.com.
NEW: NJCTE is also seeking blog entries for our NEW blog (www.njcte.wordpress.com). The short format of our blog offers a great opportunity to try out new ideas. Send queries and submissions to our blog editor Audrey Fisch at afisch@njcu.edu.
Posted by Audrey Fisch, blog editor for NJCTE.
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