Happy Friday, everyone! Over the past two weeks, we’ve been sharing highlights from our inaugural Project LIT Summit. Today we wanted to take a moment to show our appreciation for Tiffany D. Jackson, author of two twisty and incredible books, Allegedly and Monday's Not Coming. Here's what our attendees had to say! Tiffany, thank you for... … Continue reading Thank you, Tiffany Jackson →

Over the past two weeks, we've been sharing highlights and takeaways from our inaugural Project LIT Summit. Today we wanted to take a moment to show our appreciation for Kwame Alexander, author of several Project LIT Book Club selections, including The Crossover, Booked, Rebound, and Solo.  Here's what our attendees had to say! Kwame Alexander, … Continue reading Thank You, Kwame Alexander →

Wondering what Project LIT Community is all about? How it began and what our work is all about? I recently wrote this blog post for Hope Street Group. I also had the honor of joining Corrina Allen on the Books Between Podcast. Thanks to everyone who has already given it a listen. Hope you enjoy! … Continue reading Project LIT Community Links →

Continuing with the reflections from Project LIT Summit, here are the steps that our chapter leaders plan to take this summer/next school year as well as some additional suggestions for future events. Thanks for reading! After the Project LIT Summit, I plan to... organize local meet-ups in my community! Start a chapter and continue to … Continue reading Project LIT Summit: Next Steps & Improvements →

The Project LIT Summit recap continues this morning with "glows," positives from the event, and "grows," ways that we can improve in the future. Thanks again to the educators for your feedback! What did you enjoy most about the summit, and why? The students at our table were amazing and so inspiring. The love they … Continue reading Project LIT Summit Recap: Glows and Grows →

Following our inaugural Project LIT Summit, we asked attendees to complete a post-conference survey, so that we could determine what went well and identify areas of improvement for future events. But, what's the point of asking for feedback if you don't do anything with it? Over the course of the week, we will share all of the … Continue reading Project LIT Summit: Educator Highlights & Takeaways →

We're continuing to share highlights from our inaugural Project LIT Summit (see part 1 & part 2). Below is Jakaylia's welcome address and introduction of Nic Stone. Good morning and welcome to the first Project LIT Summit! My name is Jakaylia and I am a senior at Maplewood High School and one of the founders … Continue reading Project LIT Summit: Student Reflection and Nic Stone Introduction →

Below is the student welcome address from our inaugural Project LIT Summit. Rodrea, Jakaylia, and David are rising seniors at Maplewood HS and three of the founders of Project LIT Community. 1: A lot of people ask us: How did Project LIT Community begin? 2: We had just started our sophomore year, and we were … Continue reading Project LIT Summit: Student Welcome →

It's July 5th, and I'm back in Nashville, refreshed and ready to start planning for the upcoming school year! First, however, I wanted to take some time to reflect on our inaugural Project LIT Summit. Over the next week, I plan to share highlights from the unforgettable day as well as some the post-summit reflections from our … Continue reading Highlights from our inaugural Project LIT Summit →

I recently had the opportunity to join the Human Restoration Project Podcast and chat with host Chris McNutt about a wide range of topics, including book access, tips for fellow English teachers, and the growth of Project LIT Community. You can listen to the entire podcast here. I would love to hear your thoughts on … Continue reading Learn more about Project LIT Community in Human Restoration Project podcast →