What's up, everyone?! It's been a minute since I updated this space. More than a year, in fact. In June 2019, my dad passed away unexpectedly. There's a lot I want to write and share about that experience (to both heal and to hopefully help others). Eventually. By August 2019, I was back in Nashville, … Continue reading Brief Update! →

Happy Friday, everyone! Thanks to the School Library Journal for spotlighting our Project LIT founders as they graduate this weekend. What an incredible chapter it's been. (But, more on that later!) In this post, I wanted to share a few tips and comments for our Project LIT educators as we wrap up another school year. … Continue reading Project LIT Mailbag — Book Lists, Tips, and Reminders →

Thanks to Education Dive for publishing this op-ed: 13 ways educators can transform literacy.

Yesterday we shared advice and inspiration from our incredible chapter leaders. Today we'll share what Project LIT Community means to our family of educators. In our winter survey, we asked chapter leaders to finish the sentence: "Project LIT Community..." and here's what everyone had to say... has absolutely changed me as a teacher, mom, and … Continue reading Project LIT Community is… →

Happy New Year, everyone! If you're planning to launch a Project LIT chapter in 2019, see below for advice and inspiration from our community. (And thanks again to all of the educators who completed our winter survey!) What advice would you offer a new Project LIT chapter leader?  Just ASK people to help - you'll … Continue reading Happy New Year — Advice for Project LIT Chapter Leaders →

Earlier today, I received the inaugural Inspiring Educator Award on behalf of Project LIT Community. Thanks to the generosity of the Nashville Public Education Foundation and Ingram Charities, we will be able to do even more to empower our young people as readers and leaders. I also wanted to take a moment to thank everyone … Continue reading What If…? →

Over the past two weeks, we've shared highlights from our inaugural Project LIT Summit. See below for links to all of our coverage, and thanks again to everyone for your feedback and support of our community! We can't wait to do it again next year. The inaugural Project LIT Summit... Thank you, Kwame Alexander Thank … Continue reading Complete recap of Project LIT Summit →

We asked attendees to finish this sentence: The inaugural Project LIT Summit... was the start of something special! Everythang! No seriously, it was the best PD I’ve attended in my short teaching career. In Project LIT I can say with certainty I’ve found my people. Was inspiring and encouraging. Was full of passionate educators and … Continue reading The inaugural Project LIT Summit… →

One of the highlights of inaugural Project LIT Summit was the accessibility and awesomeness of our authors: Kwame Alexander, Tiffany Jackson, Nic Stone, and Jeff Zentner. Here's what our attendees wanted to share with Jeff, author of The Serpent King and Goodbye Days. His third book, Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee, is coming in 2019! … Continue reading Thank you, Jeff Zentner →

If you follow this blog, you know how much Nic Stone means to our community of students and educators. Here's what our attendees had to say about the Cardi B of YA lit following our inaugural Project LIT Summit. Nic Stone, thank you for... being the ultimate Project LIT author ambassador! Being unapologetically yourself. You speak … Continue reading Thank you, Nic Stone →