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I went on to receive my Ph.D. in Language, Literacy, and Composition at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I recently completed my first book, Stirring up Justice: Writing and Reading to Change the World (Heinemann, 2006). This book was an outgrowth of the curriculum I created with my students in Portland. My current research interests include literacy sponsorship, writing as a healing practice, issues of equity and justice in education, and the teaching of writing and reading. In addition to my interest in literacy research, I have substantial experience teaching a wide range of literacy courses to pre-service and in-service teachers. I have taught in graduate education programs at Lewis & Clark College, California State University Channel Islands, and the Teacher Education Program at the University of California, Santa Barbara. I currently teach English Education courses to undergraduate and graduate students at ASU. Representative Publications: Singer, J. (In press). Preparing students for life after high school: An interview writing project. In T. Newkirk and R. Kent (Eds.) 21st Century Writing: New directions for secondary classrooms. Heinemann: New Hampshire. Singer, J. and Singer, G. (2007). Writing as physical and emotional healing: Singer, J. (2006). Stirring up justice: Writing and reading to change the world. Singer, J. and Shagoury, R. (2006). Stirring up justice: Adolescents reading, writing, and changing the world. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Singer, J. (2005). Finding and framing teacher research questions: Moving from Singer, J. (2004). Getting students off the track. The new teacher book: Finding |
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I grew up in Eugene, Oregon and earned my B.A. in English from Whitman College and my M.A.T. from Lewis & Clark College. I taught English to elementary students on a coffee farm in a mountain village in Costa Rica, which provided the opportunity to learn Spanish. After teaching Language Arts in the International Baccalaureate program at South Eugene High School, I taught English at Cleveland High School in Portland, Oregon for three years. I grew particularly interested in working with and researching struggling students to promote literacy and advance social justice in education. I served as a steering committee member for Rethinking Schools, an educator-activist group working for progressive change in Portland public schools. I also spearheaded a successful effort to untrack the English department and developed curriculum for diverse learners.