Teacher. Scholar. Reader. Writer. She/her/hers.

Joined September 2012
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When I use @canva for PowerPoints, I’ll put together well-designed slides, but then when showing them in class the text box shifts and now doesn’t fit on the slide. I am constantly having to readjust the text box while teaching and it’s aggravating…any advice?
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
9 Sep 2024
CLA and UGA are excited to announce that we are now accepting proposals for our Online Research Conference on research in Children's Literature. Submission deadline: Friday, September 27 Submit here: tinyurl.com/CLAconf #KidLitAssembly #NCTE24 #NCTE2024 #ELAchat
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“People who love books will always love books more than people who hate books will.” - @jeffzentner, on the book banning epidemic in the United States. He thinks this will pass.
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5 Jan 2024
We are excited to announce the fall issue of the Journal of Children's Literature has been published on our CLA Website. Access to the journal is one of the privileges of CLA membership, so please navigate to our members-only content page. childrensliteratureassembly.…
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Tis the season! Weber Undergraduates, get your submissions into the Metaphor Literary Journal!
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
21 Dec 2023
❤️📚 Love Books? Want to Serve?📚 ❤️ We are accepting applications for CLA Members to join the Notable Children's Books in Language Arts (NBCLA) Award Committee. #kidlit Applications are due January 31, 2024. childrensliteratureassembly.…
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Weber State University, which is located in Ogden, Utah, is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor of English Education. We invite candidates with expertise in one or more areas of English Education. Applications are due January 12, 2024. #kidlit jobs.weber.edu/postings/2117…

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👀 #NCTE23
12 Nov 2023
Here's a sneak preview of some of the original art by children's book illustrators available in the CLA Breakfast Auction. Register for the breakfast at NCTE.org and stop by our booth in the main exhibit hall to see the art at #NCTE23 #CLAatNCTE23
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Can’t wait! #NCTE23
10 Nov 2023
#CLAatNCTE23 Event: CLA Breakfast Sunday, November 19 7:00 - 8:45am Location: Short North A, GCCC We look forward to seeing you at our CLA Breakfast featuring Traci Sorell! Check out Traci's website tracisorell.com/. Register for the breakfast at NCTE.org
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We are hiring three tenure-track positions in the English Department at Weber: ✓ English Education jobs.weber.edu/postings/2117… ✓ Composition & Rhetoric/Technical Writing jobs.weber.edu/postings/2114… ✓ Screenwriting and Fiction Writing jobs.weber.edu/postings/2107… #literacies #phdchat

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I am excited to announce that we are hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of English Education in the English Department at Weber State University. Please reach out to me with any questions or considerations. jobs.weber.edu/postings/2117…

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Come work with me! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of Composition & Rhetoric/Technical Writing in our English department. jobs.weber.edu/postings/2114…

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Come work with me! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of screenwriting and fiction. jobs.weber.edu/postings/2107…

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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
I’m so excited to share this product after a long period of work. It’s a beautiful, engaging, rich, and critical study for 9-12th graders across the U.S. We did it! @juliaerin80 @cicelythegreat Ronnell and Morgan. Share w the leaders at your school! penguinrandomhousesecondarye…
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Thinking about researching the crazy rise in censorship? Wondering where to begin or what resources to might help? @watersenglish & @LiteracyRocks have curated two annotated bibliographies filled studies and resources. @ncte_elate @ALANorg journals.shareok.org/studyan…

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ACE and @NCTE are hosting another #digitalliteracy webinar: Oct. 11 at 5:00pm Eastern. @teachKHT and Jill Stedronsky will lead a workshop on digital book creation using @BookCreatorApp with secondary English students. Register at the link below! #ELAchat ncte.org/digital-literacy-el…
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Come work with me! We’re hiring a tenure-track assistant professor of multiethnic literature in our English department. jobs.weber.edu/postings/2096…

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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
3 Oct 2023
The CLA 2023 Board of Directors election is currently underway. We invite you to visit our Elections page on the CLA website to learn about the candidates and vote for three new board members. Elections are open until October 12 at 5:00pm. childrensliteratureassembly.…
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
13 Sep 2023
🎓Grad Info Session🎓 Our CLA Student Committee is hosting a webinar titled *Navigating the Academic Job Market* with Dr. Alex Berglund. #NCTE23 #phdlife #phdchat #academicjobs When: Tuesday, September 19 at 7:00pm ET via Zoom RSVP: forms.gle/2s1FHNRgudjussya6 Everyone is welcome!
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Megan Van Deventer retweeted
#ResearchThursday is a great day to consider a critical study focused on the narrative of deficit that often surrounds characters who have mental illness in young adult literary novels (YAL) by @ElsieOlan and @kiajanerichmond. @ncte_elate @ALANorg journals.shareok.org/studyan…

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