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Kim Blevins

Kim Blevins teaches high school English and journalism. She was awarded the 2011-2012 Missouri Secondary Educator of the Year by the Missouri State Teacher’s Association. Blevins is a Teacher-consultant with the Ozarks Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project. She earned her bachelor’s degree and teaching certificate from Missouri State University and her master’s degree in Education from Lindenwood University.
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Subtle Messages Shape Students

"I just don’t know what to do about Jordan," confessed Mary, whom I’d just met. I don’t know if she was confiding in me because I teach English or because that’s just what one does at a nail salon. “Last year, he spent hours filling his journals and talking about being a writer when he grew up. Now he hardly writes at all. He says he’s not any good at it.”
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Julie Zwillich

Julie Zwillich is the author of Phoebe Sounds it Out and Not 'Til Tomorrow, Phoebe . When she's not writing books, Julie hosts and writes television programs. She’s best known for her shows on Food Network ( Summer’s Best ), CBC ( S urprise! It’s Edible Incredible! ), TVOKids and as the host of Tap Bio 100 on Instagram. She also does animation voices ( Beyblade, The Blobs ) and long-form commercials (KitchenAid). Julie lives in Central Oregon with her husband and 11-year-old twins. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @juliezwillich.
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Students Write for Audiences Close to Home

Hands jut into the crisp autumn air, restricting my field of vision to a sea of shirtsleeves. While this is not an odd phenomenon after a new writing assignment, the types of questions are. “When will we mail it?” and “Can I make this longer than three paragraphs?” replace heavy sighs of “When is this due, again?”
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Bullying & Bias