CROSSPOL 4.1 - the art issue

accepting submissions through September 1, 2018

 

FOR THIS ISSUE, WE ARE CALLING FOR RESPONSES TO PERHAPS THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION IN OUR FIELD: WHAT DOES TEACHING LOOK LIKE?

 

We are seeking photo essays (one to five photos) accompanied by brief essays of 1500 words describing your pedagogical and theoretical response to what teaching looks like.

 

A note on the photos: we are looking for photos that

• are creatively framed (i.e., photos shouldn’t be blurry or otherwise difficult to view);

• somehow capture some essence of what it means to teach or to be a teacher.

 

Some interesting questions to address might be, but certainly aren't limited to, the following:

• What does teaching look like from the teacher’s point of view?

• What does teaching look like from the student’s point of view?

• What does teaching look like from the point of view of other stakeholders (administrators, parents, businesses, college admissions, politicians, the community-at-large)?

• Are there perspectives or frames that depict what teaching looks like that are unconventional? Beautiful? Without people in them?

• What types of teaching are valued in transitional contexts by instructors, students, and other stakeholders? 

• How does teaching shape students' attitudes towards learning? 

• How does teaching improve or undermine students’ abilities to write? 

• What other ways does teaching impact students' minds and lives? 

• What approaches to and forms of teaching motivate students based on their values and patterns of engagement? 

 

We hope this call will generate many submissions and potentials for conversations. We are interested in publishing work by high school English or writing teachers; college writing teachers; and collaborations between the two. Additionally, we are interested in incorporating student voices in innovative and compelling ways. Anyone interested in writing a collaborative piece but unable to find a partner should email us at crosspol.ed@gmail.com, and we will try to facilitate a collaboration.

 

We will accept project submissions for this themed issue through September 1, 2018, and we will respond to submissions by January 15, 2019. If we request revisions, you’ll need to resubmit by May 6, 2019. 

 

crosspol: a journal of transitions for high school + college writing teachers is a peer-reviewed online journal that welcomes both traditional and multimodal projects. You can find more details on the journal, including submission guidelines, at crosspol-journal.com. Please direct any questions to Andrew and Colin at crosspol.ed@gmail.com.