Assistant Professor of Education Melissa Wells presented at the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference in Boston. Her presentations were titled "Panels Full of Heart, Hope, andHumanity: The Power of Graphic Novels to Foster Critical Literacy and CriticalReading, Teaching with the 2024 Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Award Read more…
Professor of Education Melissa Wells spoke to With Good Reason radio for a recent episode titled "Baby Babble – Bring Your Family to School." Too often when it comes to helping minority kids succeed in school, families are seen as part of the problem to solve. Instead, Wells recognizes the Read more…
Assistant Professor of Education Melissa Wells has been appointed to the National Council of Teachers of English committee. NCTE seeks to amplify the voice of educators through personal connection, collaboration, and a shared mission to improve the teaching and learning of English and language arts at all levels. [...]
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Elephant toothpaste. The giant glob of sudsy foam created in a classroom experiment gave Battlefield Elementary School student Aidan Muller a thought: “Chemistry is cool!” The whimsical tooth wash – hydrogen peroxide mixed with dish soap and a healthy dose of imagination – was part of a fall field trip Read more…Read more about Melissa Wells.