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TYCA to You–Recharge

January 27, 2015 by Jen Richrath Leave a Comment

Interested in adding your two cents? The topic for the TYCA to You column in the May issue of TETYC is as follows: How do you recharge in the summer? What do you do to re-energize the “teacherly part” in you to be better? Please share your experiences with Suzanne Labadie for possible incorporation into […]

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Good Reads–Choosing Civility

January 23, 2015 by Jen Richrath Leave a Comment

I have my Comp 110 students read a book I picked up at the CCCCs two years ago and love—Choosing Civility by P.M. Forni. It’s been around since 2002, but the ideology and themes are timeless and force readers to rethink how they respond and react to others in a variety of social settings. (submitted […]

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Meet the Board–Suzanne Labadie

January 23, 2015 by Jen Richrath Leave a Comment

Suzanne serves as the TYCA/NCTE Representative for the TYCA-MW Board. She teaches full-time at Oakland Community College in Royal Oak, Michigan. Her courses include Composition 1 and 2, Introduction to Literature, British Literature, and Shakespeare. Other professional interests include assessment, placement strategies, multimodal writing, and brain-based learning strategies. When not in the classroom or grading […]

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Meet the Board–John Pruitt

January 23, 2015 by Jen Richrath Leave a Comment

John Pruitt serves as the Wisconsin Representative for the TYCA-MW Advisory Committee. He teaches at the University of Wisconsin-Rock County. John is currently president of the Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English and just became editor of the Wisconsin English Journal.

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Message from the Chair, January 2015

January 23, 2015 by Jen Richrath 1 Comment

Hello, and welcome to the new TYCA-Midwest website and Midwest Messenger blog. Here, you’ll find reflections on past conferences, updates on future conferences, an introduction to our board members, teaching tips, information about TYCA-Midwest awards, and other resources to help you learn more about our organization. Many thanks to Amy Edwards Patterson, Jen Richrath, and […]

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TYCA-Midwest Conference 2014 Recap

December 18, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Thank you to everyone who attended TYCA-Midwest Conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan! It was an incredibly successful event, with wonderful presentations on a wide range of topics. Attendees shared the images below, which represent presentations, evening events, and artwork from Art Prize, which was also held in Grand Rapids on the weekend of the conference.

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