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Almost Famous, NCTE Style and the Conjunction of Biology and Narrative

by Jay Stott Posted on November 23, 2013

Saturday morning of NCTE. What to say? It’s NCTE. Coming to a conference like this is important for a whole bunch of reasons. It creates community both through introducing us to new people and allowing us to spend time with … Continue reading →

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More on narrative: What storytelling does to our brains fm The Buffer blog

by Jay Stott Posted on January 10, 2013

I guess this follows hot on the heels of my last post on the role of narrative. It was tweeted by one of our favorite thinkers on literacy, Penny Kittle. I’ll let the article speak for itself, but the short … Continue reading →

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