CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS (Deadline: 31 January 2012)

Theme: Student Engagement

According to Woody Allen, "Ninety percent of life is just showing up." While that may be true in many aspects of life, it is far from the truth in education. As educators, we know all too well that a classroom of "warm bodies" is scarcely better—and sometimes worse—than an empty room. What must "show up" for the benefit of an education is not the students but the students' minds. Student engagement is an essential dimension in the development of literacy in all of its forms.
This issue of the Bulletin will explore the ways in which students can engage--or how teachers can engage them--in their education.

Consider, for instance . . .

• Environment: What classrooms features promote student engagement? What can be done to overcome the challenges of various limitations?
• Atmosphere: How can educators establish a mentally/socially/intellectually encouraging atmosphere?
• Content: What subject matter (e.g., units, literary works, themes) are particularly successful in getting students past "just showing up"?
• Methodologies: What strategies can be employed to make tough content or otherwise mundane activities more engaging for students?
• Assessment: What assessment practices promote--rather than discourage--student engagement?
• Connections: How do the issues of student engagement intersect with other aspects of the curriculum (e.g., on-demand writing, standards, core content, ACT preparation)?

	Standing Sections
Teachers as Writers: Poetry, Essays, Letters		KEB Teaching Strategy Exchange
Professional Reading Recommendations		Humor
What's New in Young Adult Literature?		Speak Out: Professional Issues

The Bulletin observes MLA documentation style and NCTE's position on avoiding sexism in language. Articles from 500 to 2500 words welcome! DEADLINE: 31 January 2012

Please send your submissions to Dr. David LeNoir / English Department / Western Kentucky University / 1906 College Heights Blvd. #11086 / Bowling Green, KY 42101-1086 . Inquiries and drafts are encouraged. Electronic submission preferred: keb@kcte.org

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