Rhyme with Reason: The Summer Poetry Teachers Institute – KT Lowe shares her experience
This past July, I was fortunate to attend the Summer Poetry Teachers Institute. Sponsored by the Poetry Foundation, which furthers the understanding and appreciation of poetry, the institute was at their headquarters in Chicago, IL. The application was competitive, with only 100 teachers and librarians from across the US, from kindergarten to college, selected to take part in the program. Throughout five days, we explored poetry resources, nationally and internationally recognized poets, and classroom ideas, in order to create a curriculum designed to benefit students in the community. (Children’s section of the Poetry Foundation library) Because of my work with slam poetry as part of National Poetry Month, my section was focused on middle school students. In addition to education … Continued