Deborah Appleman

Deborah Appleman is Professor of Educational Studies and Director of the Summer Writing Program at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. Her primary interests include adolescent response to literature, multicultural literature, and the teaching of literary theory to high school students. A high school English teacher for nine years, Deborah works weekly in urban and suburban high schools.

Expertise

Uncommon Core: Staying True to Students and Best Practices
Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents
Adolescent Literacy and the Teaching of Reading
Voice in Adolescent Writing
Teaching Adolescents to Read the Word and the World
What Literacy Teachers Can Do to Interrupt the School to Prison Pipeline

Workshops

Building Communication and Trust in Schools: Develop the skills to communicate effectively in schools. Author Dr. Shelly Arneson shares strategies that motivate teachers and school leaders towards success. Based on her research on trust and communication in schools, this informative, multi-media presentation will improve the culture of communication and promote student-centered achievement.
Building Trust in Teacher Evaluations: Develop the skills to communicate effectively in schools. Author Dr. Shelly Arneson shares strategies that motivate teachers and school leaders towards success. Based on her research on trust and communication in schools, this informative, multi-media presentation will improve the culture of communication and promote student-centered achievement.

Books

Fighting Fake News

Teaching Students to Identify and Interrogate Information Pollution

By: Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Michael W. Smith, Hugh Kesson and Deborah Appleman

Uncommon Core

Where the Authors of the Standards Go Wrong About Instruction-and How You Can Get It Right

By: Michael W. Smith, Deborah Appleman and Jeffrey D. Wilhelm