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Peter Smagorinsky

The University of Georgia, emeritus
E-Mail: smago@uga.edu
Social Security #: @#$-&%-@*&^

EDUCATION

1989 Ph.D. English Education, University of Chicago
1977 M.A.T. English Education, University of Chicago
1974 B.A. English Literature, Kenyon College (Gambier, OH)
1968-1970 Princeton High School (Princeton, NJ)
1966-1968 T. A. Edison High School (Fairfax County, VA)
1965-1966 Ascension Academy (Alexandria, VA) (now St. Stephens/St.Agnes Middle School)
1964-1965 Mark Twain Junior High School (Fairfax County, VA)
1963-1964 Wilton Woods Elementary School (Fairfax County, VA) (now an administrative building)
1959-1963 Rose Hill Elementary School (Fairfax County, VA)
1958-1959 Chichester School (Fairfax County, VA)

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FACULTY APPOINTMENTS
University

2021-present: Emeritus professor, The University of Georgia

2018-present: Distinguished Visiting Scholar
Universidad de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

2011-2020: Distinguished Research Professor
Department of Language and Literacy Education,
College of Education,
The University of Georgia

2001-2011: Professor
Department of Language and Literacy Education,
College of Education,
The University of Georgia

1998-2001: Associate Professor
Department of Language Education,
College of Education,
The University of Georgia

1995-1998: Associate Professor (early tenure, 1995)
College of Education,
University of Oklahoma

1990-1995: Assistant Professor
College of Education,
University of Oklahoma

Secondary School

1985-1990: English Teacher, Oak Park and River Forest High School (IL)
1978-1985: English Teacher, Barrington High School (IL)
1977-1978: English Teacher, Westmont High School (IL)
1977: Student Teacher, Martin Luther King, Jr., High School (Chicago, IL)
1976-1977: English Teacher, Pilot Enrichment Program/Upward Bound (Chicago, IL) 

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DISTINCTIONS
Editing | Chairing

Editing

1996-2003: Co-Editor, Research in the Teaching of English (research journal of the National Council of Teachers of English)
2012-2020: Faculty advisor, Journal of Language and Literacy Education

 Editorial Boards
Book Publishers Series

Bloomsbury Publishing Series: Reinventing Teacher Education (2014-present)
Routledge Library of Key Thinkers in English in Education and the Language Arts

Journals

American Educational Research Journal (2008-2014)
American Journal of Education (1994-1997)
Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning (2013-present)
Education at Versita [De Gruyter subsidiary] Open Access Books program [2013-present]
Educational Researcher (2007-2009)
English Teaching: Practice and Critique (2011-present)
Journal of Educational Research and Practice (2011-present)
Journal of Literacy Research (2014-present)
Journal of Pedagogical Research (2017-present)
Journal of Teacher Education (2013-present)
L1 - Educational Studies in Language and Literature (2000-present)
Language Arts (2015-present)
News of the Weird (Oklahoma Bureau Chief, 1993-1998; Board of Editorial Advisors, 2013-2017)
The Open Communication Journal (2007-present)
Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture (2019-present)
Reading & Writing Quarterly (1996-present)
Reading Research Quarterly (2003-present)
Research in the Teaching of English (1995-1996; 2007-2012; 2012-2017)
Review of Educational Research (1997-1999; 2009-2011; 2012-2015)
Taboo: The Journal of Culture and Education (2017-present)
Writing and Pedagogy (2021-present)
Written Communication (1995-1999; 2003-present)

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Chairing Committees and Conferences
National

2012-2014: Chair, Cultural-Historical Research Special Interest Group of the American Educational Research Association
2003-2009: Chair, Research Forum of the National Council of Teachers of English
2000-2003: Chair, Research Foundation of the National Council of Teachers of English
2001: President, National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy
1995-1996: Chair, National Council of Teachers of English Standing Committee on Research
1996: Co-Chair, National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research
1996: Co-Chair, Vygotsky Centennial: Vygotskian Perspectives on Literacy Research (International Conference, Chicago, IL)
1993-1995: Chair, Steve Cahir Award for Research on Writing, Special Interest Group in Writing of the American Educational Research Association

University

2004-5: Chair, Intercollegiate Athletics Committee, The University of Georgia
1997-1998: Chair, Research Council, University of Oklahoma

AWARDS
Career Achievement | Career Publication Achievement | Individual Publications Winner | Individual Publications Runnerup | Global Citation Rank | Teaching | Service | Fellow or Trustee | Who's Who

Awards for Cumulative or Lifetime Career Achievement
National or International

2020: Horace Mann League Outstanding Public Educator Award, presented to an outstanding educator who has, over their career, supported public education
2017: National Council of Teachers of English Distinguished Service Award

University

2017: UGA College of Education Aderhold Distinguished Professor Award

Awards for Cumulative or Lifetime Publication Achievement
National or International

2024: Elected to the Reading Hall of Fame
2023: Elected to the National Academy of Education
2023:AERA Cultural Historical Research SIG Lifetime Contribution to Cultural-Historical Research Award, which acknowledges the contribution of one person, over the course of their career, to the Cultural-Historical Research field as reflected in foundational books, series of publications, lectures, conference presentations, grants, speeches, and important engagement with the field broadly speaking including outreach and service.
2018: International Federation for the Teaching of English Award for making internationally distinguished contributions to scholarship in the field of English in Education
2018: Senior Career Distinguished Scholar Award (one of three in inaugural group) of the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy recognizing "deserving members of NCRLL whose work has made major contributions to language and literacy research"
2014: Steve Witte Award from the Special Interest Group in Writing and Literacies of the American Educational Research Association, presented to a senior scholar who has made significant contributions to research in the area of writing and literacies through a particular academic work or body of work that has contributed significantly to scholarship in the area of writing and literacies.
2012: Sylvia Scribner Award, awarded by Division C of the American Educational Research Association to recognize a current program of scholarship by a Division C member that has significantly influenced thinking and research of learning and instruction and that represents a significant advancement in the field's understanding.
1999: Raymond B. Cattell Early Career Award for Programmatic Research presented by the American Educational Research Association to recognize the scholar who has conducted the most distinguished program of cumulative educational research in any field of educational inquiry within the first decade following receipt of their doctoral degree

University

2009: UGA College of Education Russell H. Yeany, Jr., Research Award

Awards for Individual Publications: Winner
National or International

2022: American Educational Research Association Division K Exemplary Research in Teaching and Teacher Education Award for Learning to Teach English and Language Arts: A Vygotskian Perspective on Beginning Teachers' Pedagogical Concept Development. London: Bloomsbury.
2013: National Council of Teachers of English David H. Russell Research Award for Distinguished Research in the Teaching of English for an outstanding work of scholarship or research in language, literature, rhetoric, or pedagogy and learning, published during the previous five years, presented for Vygotsky and literacy research: A methodological framework.
2009: Edward B. Fry Book Award, awarded by the National Reading Conference (now Literacy Research Association) for the book published within the last five years that most outstandingly advances knowledge about literacy, displays inquiry into literacy, and shows responsible intellectual risk taking, presented for Handbook of Adolescent Literacy Research.
2008: Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Research Award, presented for "Student Engagement in the Teaching and Learning of Grammar: A Case Study of an Early Career Secondary English Teacher"
2003: Janet Emig Award for the article published in English Education that most contributes to the field's thinking about English teacher education and most informs the field's research. Presented by the National Council of Teachers of English's Conference on English Education for "Acquiescence, accommodation, and resistance in learning to teach within a prescribed curriculum"
1991: Steve Cahir Award for Research in Writing (top dissertation award) presented by the Special Interest Group in Writing of the American Educational Research Association

University

2014: UGA Service-Learning Research Excellence Award for Service-Learning in Literacy Education: Possibilities for Teaching and Learning

Awards for Individual Publications: Runnerup or Finalist

2022: Finalist, Edward B. Fry Book Award awarded by the Literacy Research Association for the book published within the last five years that most outstandingly advances knowledge about literacy, displays inquiry into literacy, and shows responsible intellectual risk taking, presented for Whitewashed Critical Perspectives: Restoring the Edge to Edgy Ideas.
2021: Runner Up, United Kingdom Literacy Association Academic Book Award for Developing culturally and historical sensitive teacher education: Global lessons from a literacy education program. London: Bloomsbury.
2000: Runner Up, Edwin M. Hopkins Award for the top article by non-K-12 authors in English Journal, presented by the National Council of Teachers of English, for "Revising Ophelia: Rethinking questions of gender and power in school"
1989: Runner Up, English Journal Writing Award for best article by a K-12 author in English Journal, presented by the National Council of Teachers of English as one of the year's top two articles, for "Small groups: A new dimension in learning"

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Listings for Global Citation Rank

2024: Listed among most highly referenced scholars historically in the Social Sciences and Humanities: Global, U.S.
2021: Listed among top 2% of "hard" and social scientists worldwide in citational impact

Awards for Teaching

2016: UGA Center for Student Organizations H. Gordon and Francis S. Davis Student Organization Achievement and Recognition Award (SOAR) Award for Advisor of the Year for advisement of the Journal of Language and Literacy Education
2011: UGA COE Distinguished Research Mentor
2007-2008: UGA Service-Learning Fellow
2007: UGA Graduate School Outstanding Mentoring Award in Humanities and Fine and Applied Arts

Awards for Service

National/International Reviewing

2013: AERA Publications Committee Outstanding Reviewer Award (American Educational Research Journal)
2013: AERA Publications Committee Outstanding Reviewer Award (Review of Educational Research)
2012: AERA Publications Committee Outstanding Reviewer Award (American Educational Research Journal)
2011: Sage Citation for Excellence in Reviewing (Written Communication)
2011: AERA Publications Committee Outstanding Reviewer Award (Review of Educational Research)
2008: AERA Publications Committee Outstanding Reviewer Award (Educational Researcher)
2007: AERA Publications Committee Outstanding Reviewer Award (Educational Researcher)
2006: AERA Publications Committee Outstanding Reviewer Award (Educational Researcher)

Service to Universities

2023: Universidad de Guadalajara ixi'm winiko'b' [Nahuatl] Award/Social Builder in Academic Merit Award

Fellow & Trustee Positions

2010-present: Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
1998-present: Fellow of the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy
1997-2000: Trustee, Research Foundation of the National Council of Teachers of English

Recognition in Who's Who Volumes

1989 and subsequent editions: Who's Who in American Education
1999 and subsequent editions: Who's Who in the South and Southwest
2000 and subsequent editions: Who's Who in America
2001 and subsequent editions: Who's Who in the World
2019 and subsequent editions: Who's Who Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award

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SCHOLARSHIP

Publications

Books

Books: Theory and Research: Authored or Coauthored

Smagorinsky, P. (2024). L. S. Vygotsky and English in Education and the Language Arts. Routledge & International Federation of Teachers of English.

Smagorinsky, P. (2020). Learning to teach English and Language Arts: A Vygotskian perspective on beginning teachers' pedagogical concept development. London, UK: Bloomsbury. Winner of the 2022 Division K Exemplary Research in Teaching and Teacher Education Award

Smagorinsky, P. (2011). Vygotsky and literacy research: A methodological framework. Boston: Sense. Winner of 2014 AERA Steve Witte Award, 2013 NCTE David Russell Award

Smagorinsky, P., & Taxel, J. (2005). The discourse of character education: Culture wars in the classroom. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. | Review 1 | Review 2 | Review 3

Smagorinsky, P., & Whiting, M. E. (1995). How English teachers get taught: Methods of teaching the methods class. Urbana, IL: Conference on English Education and the National Council of Teachers of English. | Review 1 | Review 2

Marshall, J. D., Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (1995). The language of interpretation: Patterns of discourse in discussions of literature. NCTE Research Report No. 27. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English. | Review

Books: Theory and Research: Edited or Coedited

Compton-Lilly, C., Lewis Ellison, T., Perry, K., & Smagorinsky, P. (Editors) (2021). Whitewashed critical perspectives: Restoring the edge to edgy ideas in literacy education. New York, NY: Routledge. 2022 Edward B. Fry Book Award Finalist

Gayol, Y., Rosas, P., & Smagorinsky, P. (Editors) (2020). Developing culturally and historical sensitive teacher education: Global lessons from a literacy education program. London, UK: Bloomsbury. Runner up, United Kingdom Literacy Association Academic Book Award 2021

Smagorinsky, P., Tobin, J., & Lee, K. (Eds.). (2019). Dismantling the disabling environments of education: Creating new cultures and contexts for accommodating difference. New York, NY: Peter Lang. | Review 1

Smagorinsky, P. (Ed.). (2016). Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Kinloch, V., & Smagorinsky, P. (Eds.). (2014). Service-learning in literacy education: Possibilities for teaching and learning. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing. Winner of the UGA Service-Learning Excellence in Research Award | Review

Ellis, V., Edwards, A., & Smagorinsky, P. (Eds.) (2010). Cultural-historical perspectives on teacher education and development: Learning teaching. New York: Routledge. | Review 1 | Review 2 | Review 3 | Review 4

Christenbury, L., Bomer, R., & Smagorinsky, P. (Eds.) (2009). Handbook of adolescent literacy research. New York: Guilford. Winner of the National Reading Conference [Literacy Research Association] Ed Fry Book Award | Review 1 | Review 2 | Review 3 | Review 4

Smagorinsky, P. (Ed.) (2006). Research on composition: Multiple perspectives on two decades of change. New York: Teachers College Press and the National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy. | Review 1 | Review 2 | Review 3 | Review 4| Review 5

Lee, C. D., & Smagorinsky, P. (Eds) (2000). Vygotskian perspectives on literacy research: Constructing meaning through collaborative inquiry. New York: Cambridge University Press. | Review 1 | Review 2| Review 3 | Review 4| Review 5

Smagorinsky, P. (Ed.). (1994). Speaking about writing: Reflections on research methodology. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. | Review

Books: Teaching Practice: Authored or Coauthored

Skerrett, A., & Smagorinsky, P. (2023). Teaching literacy in troubled times: Identity, inquiry, and social action at the heart of instruction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Teaching English by design: How to create and carry out instructional units, 2nd Edition. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Smagorinsky, P., Johannessen, L. R., Kahn, E. A., & McCann, T. M. (2010). The dynamics of writing instruction: A structured process approach for middle and high school. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. | Review 1 | Review 2

Smagorinsky, P. (2008). Teaching English by design: How to create and carry out instructional units. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. | Review 1 | Review 2 | Review 3 | Review 4

Smagorinsky, P. (2002). Teaching English through principled practice. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice Hall. | Review 1 | Review 2

Smagorinsky, P. (1996). Standards in practice, grades 9-12. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Smagorinsky, P., & Gevinson, S. (1989). Fostering the reader's response: Rethinking the literature curriculum, grades 7-12. Palo Alto, CA: Dale Seymour Publications.

Short Pedagogical Books Authored or Coauthored

Smagorinsky, P., Johannessen, L. R., Kahn, E. A., & McCann, T. M. (2012). Teaching students to write research reports. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Smagorinsky, P., Johannessen, L. R., Kahn, E. A., & McCann, T. M. (2012). Teaching students to write essays that define. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Smagorinsky, P., Johannessen, L. R., Kahn, E. A., & McCann, T. M., with Anglin, J. (2012). Teaching students to write personal narratives. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Smagorinsky, P., Johannessen, L. R., Kahn, E. A., & McCann, T. M., with Dean, A. (2012). Teaching students to write comparison/contrast essays. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Smagorinsky, P., Johannessen, L. R., Kahn, E. A., & McCann, T. M. (2011). Teaching students to write argument. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Smagorinsky, P., Johannessen, L. R., Kahn, E. A., & McCann, T. M. (2011). Teaching students to write fictional narratives. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991). Expressions: Multiple intelligences in the English class. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English. | Review

Smagorinsky, P., McCann, T., & Kern, S. (1987). Explorations: Introductory activities for literature and composition, grades 7-12. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Books: Teaching Practice: Edited or Coedited

Smagorinsky, P. (Ed.). (2014).Teaching dilemmas and solutions in content-area literacy, grades 6-12. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

McCann, T. M., Johannessen, L. R., Kahn, E. A., Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (Eds.) (2005). Reflective teaching, reflective learning: How to develop critically engaged readers, writers, and speakers. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. | Review 1 | Review 2

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Podcasts, Lectures, & Interviews

Podcasts & Audio Broadcasts

2021: Classroom Caffeine: A Conversation with Peter Smagorinsky, JANUARY 19, 2021 | Alternative version

2018: O'Connor, J., Smagorinsky, P., & Walker, N. (2018, June 20). Schooled: The Podcast: Neurodiversity | Alternative version

2016: Interview moderated by Lois Holzman on Creativity and Community among Autism-Spectrum Youth: Creating Positive Social Updrafts through Play and Performance

2014: Interview moderated by Lois Holzman on the adaptation of Vygotsky's work on defectology to 21st century mental health treatment, East Side Institute for Group & Short Term Psychotherapy

1980: WPRB (Princeton University NPR station): Program on African American Gospel Music Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4

Videos

2024: Interview with Jim Arnold on the State of Education in Georgia and Beyond Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 3 (Audio)

2024: Smagorinsky, P. (2024, January). Reading and writing qualitative characters. Presentation made for the Innovacion Educativa, Liderazgo, y Literacidad conference, Guadalajara, MX [zoom]. Audio only

2023: Estrada Rebull, M. d. M., Gayol, Y., Janks, H., & Smagorinsky, P. (2023, October). Literacies and knowledge. Panel presentation at the Third Congreso Internacional de Literacidad, Universidad de Guadalajara [zoom and live; YouTube version in Spanish].

2023: Presentation in recognition of receiving the AERA Cultural-Historical Research Lifetime Achievement Award

2022: Presentation (zoom) for Brazilian conference on Vygotsky

2022: Presentation (zoom) for Guadalajara, Mexico conference

2022: AERA Session on Cultural-Historical Activity Theory

2022: Different Take with Bill Griffin: Interview about Restorative Justice vs. Punitive Discipline | Alternative version

2022: Vygotsky and argumentation, TALGS (TESOL and Applied Linguistics Graduate Students) Conference, Greensboro, NC Second talk starting at the 1:05 mark

2022: Defectology & Deaf Education, 2022 Asia-Pacific Summer School

2020: Interview with Autumn Dodge on Qualitative Research Methods | Audio version

2020: Interview with Anthony Barra, Insights and Inquiries with Peter Smagorinsky, August 4, 2020 | Alternative version

2020: Interview with Anthony Barra, Peter Smagorinsky on Cultural Ways of Thinking January 20, 2020. | Alternative version

2017: Interview with Jeanine Staples, Mastering Mentoring Series: A Virtual Summit April 10-24, 2017, sponsored by Critical Examinations of Race, Ethnicity, Class, and Gender in Education

2015: Talk presented at Michigan State University on "Creativity and Community Among Autism-Spectrum Youth: Creating Positive Social Updrafts through Play and Performance"

2015: Sage Video: Method Section as Conceptual Epicenter: Sage version [requires subscription] | Free access #1 (lower resolution, faster download speed) | Free access #2 (higher resolution, slower download speed)

2014: COE video series, Part 1: Conceptions of Teaching | Alternative version

2014: COE video series, Part 2: Supporting New Teachers | Alternative version

2013: John and Mary Sue Oehler Lecture, Virginia Commonwealth University, April 10

2012: Interview by Anthony Barra on L. S. Vygotsky's work on concepts | Alternative version

2011: Distinguished Research Professor Interview REMOVED

2010: Interview by Andy Blunden on L. S. Vygotsky's The Psychology of Art

Curriculum Materials

2009: Senior Consultant and Author, Writing with Power, Grades 6-12. Logan, IA: Perfection Learning.

Editor of Special Themed Issues of Journals

Smagorinsky, P. (Editor) (2006). Writing in school contexts. Special themed issue of L1-Educational Studies of Language and Literature, 6(2). Available at http://l1.publication-archive.com/public?fn=lookup&repository=1&string=vol%206%2C%20issue%202

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National/International Refereed Journal Articles

Smagorinsky, P. (2025). Writing and reading qualitative characters. Written Communication, 42(3),

Smagorinsky, P., & Long, S.L. (2024). An eight-year longitudinal study of an English Language Arts teacher's developmental path through multiple contexts. Research in the Teaching of English, 59(1), 1-79. http://dx.doi.org/10.58680/rte2024591147

Smagorinsky, P. (2024). Emotions, empathy, and education for social justice. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 23(3), 332-351. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/ETPC/ETPC2024.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2023). Talking and listening for civic engagement. English Journal, 112(3), 57-63. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ2023.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Lang, M. (2023). Learning to create environments for deafness among hearing preservice teachers: A defectological approach. Learning, Culture, and Social Interaction, 38. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/LCSI/LCSI_2023.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2022). Arguing controversies through civic discourse. Writing and Pedagogy, 14(3), 391-408. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/WAP/WAP2023.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2022). The creation of national cultures through education, the inequities they produce, and the challenges for multicultural education. International Journal of Multicultural Education, 24(2), 80-96. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/IJME/IJME2022.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2021). The relation between emotion and intellect: Which governs which? Integrative Psychological & Behavioral Science, 55, 769-778. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/IPBS/IPBS2021.pdf

Yaden, D. B., Reinking, D. P., & Smagorinsky, P. (2021). The trouble with binaries: A perspective on a science of reading. Reading Research Quarterly, 56, 119-129. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RRQ/RRQ2021.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Johnson, L. L. (2021). Empathic framing during concept development in book club discussions in a service-learning teacher education class. Language and Sociocultural Theory, 8(2), 206-238. https://doi.org/10.1558/lst.18853. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/LST/LST2021.pdf

Johnson, L.L., Chisam, J., Smagorinsky, P., & Wargo, K. (2018). Beyond publication: Social action as the ultimate stage of a writing process. Contribution to a special issue in honor of Gert Rijlaarsdam Making Connections: Studies of Language and Literature Education. L1-Educational Studies in Language and Literature, 18, 1-21. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/L-1/L12018.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Literacy in teacher education: "It's the context, stupid." Journal of Literacy Research, 50(3), 281-303. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JLR/JLR2018.pdf

Berchini, C., & Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Calling all writers: Using cell phones to teach argumentation and other genres. Journal of Teaching Writing, 33(1), 23-42. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JTW/JTW2018.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Deconflating the ZPD and instructional scaffolding: Retranslating and reconceiving the zone of proximal development as the zone of next development. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 16, 70-75. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/LCSI/LCSI_2018.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Emotion, reason, and argument: Teaching persuasive writing in tense times. English Journal, 107,(5), 98-101. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ2018.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., with Brasley, A., Johnson, R., & Shurtz, L. (2017). A letter to teacher candidates at the dawn of the Trump presidency. English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 16(3), 319-330. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/ETPC/ETPC2017.pdf

Jakubiak, C. & Smagorinsky, P. (2016). The discourse of voluntourism: An analysis of applications submitted to a summer overseas volunteer teaching program. The Journal of English as an International Language, 10(2), 108-137. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JEIL/JEIL2016.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2016). Huck and Kim: Would teachers feel the same if the language were misogynist? English Journal, 106(2), 75-80. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ2016.pdf

Barnes, M. E., & Smagorinsky, P. (2016). What English/Language Arts teacher candidates learn during coursework and practica: A study of three teacher education programs. Journal of Teacher Education, 67(4) 338–355. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JTE/JTE2016.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Shelton, S. A., & Moore, C. (2015). The role of reflection in developing eupraxis in learning to teach English. Pedagogies: An International Journal, 10(4), 285-308. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Pedagogies/Pedagogies2015.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Clayton, C. M., & Johnson, L. L. (2015). Distributed scaffolding in a service-learning course. Theory into Practice, 54(1), 71-78. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/TIP/TIP2015.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Barnes, M. E. (2014). Revisiting and revising the apprenticeship of observation. Teacher Education Quarterly, 41(4), 29-52. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/TEQ/TEQ2014.pdf

Harman, R., & Smagorinsky, P. (2014). A critical performative process: Supporting the second language literacies and voices of emergent bilingual learners. Youth Theater Journal, 28, 1–18. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/YTJ/YTJ2014.pdf

Cook, L. S., & Smagorinsky, P. (2014). Constructing positive social updrafts for extranormative personalities. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 3(4), 296–308. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/LCSI/LCSI_2014.pdf

Anglin, J. L., & Smagorinsky, P. (2014). Hip-hop Hamlet: Hybrid interpretive discourse in a suburban high school English class. Dialogic Pedagogy: An International Online Journal, 2, 41-69. DOI: 10.5195/dpj.2014.73. Available at http://dpj.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/dpj1/article/view/73/55

Smagorinsky, P. (2014). Who's normal here? An atypical's perspective on mental health and educational inclusion. English Journal, 103(5), 15-23. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ2014.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2013). The development of social and practical concepts in learning to teach: A synthesis and extension of Vygotsky's conception. Learning, Culture, and Social Interaction, 2(4), 238-248. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/LCSI/LCSI_2013.PDF

Smagorinsky, P. (2013). What does Vygotsky provide for the 21st century Language Arts teacher? Language Arts, 90, 190-202. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/LA/LA2013.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Rhym, D., & Moore, C. (2013). Competing centers of gravity: A beginning English teacher's socialization process within conflictual settings. English Education, 45, 147-183. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE2013.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2012). Vygotsky, "defectology," and the inclusion of people of difference in the broader cultural stream. Journal of Language and Literacy Education [Online], 8(1), 1-25. Available at http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Vygotsky-and-Defectology.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2012). "Every individual has his own insanity": Applying Vygotsky's work on defectology to the question of mental health as an issue of inclusion. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 1(1), 67-77. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/LCSI/LCSI_2012.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Anglin, J. L., & O’Donnell-Allen, C. (2012). Identity, meaning, and engagement with school: A Native American student’s composition of a life map in a senior English class. Journal of American Indian Education, 51(1), 22-44. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JAIE/2012JAIE.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2011). Vygotsky's stage theory: The psychology of art and the actor under the direction of perezhivanie. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 18, 319-341. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/MCA/MCA2011-Psychology of Art.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2011). Confessions of a mad professor: An autoethnographic consideration of neuroatypicality, extranormativity, and education. Teachers College Record, 113, 1701-1732. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/TCR/TCR2011.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Wilson, A. A., & Moore, C. (2011). Teaching grammar and writing: A beginning teacher's dilemma. English Education, 43, 263-293. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE2011.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Boggs, G. L., Jakubiak, C. A., & Wilson, A. A. (2010). The implied character curriculum in vocational and nonvocational English classes: Designing social futures for working class students and their teachers. Journal of Research in Character Education, 8(2), 1-23. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JRCE/JRCE2010.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2010). The culture of learning to teach: The self-perpetuating cycle of conservative schooling. Teacher Education Quarterly, 37(2), 19-32. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/TEQ/TEQ2010.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Daigle, E. A., O'Donnell-Allen, C., & Bynum, S. (2010). Bullshit in academic writing: A protocol analysis of a high school senior's process of interpreting Much Ado About Nothing. Research in the Teaching of English, 44, 368-405. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/RTE2010.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2009). Is it time to abandon the idea of "best practices" in the teaching of English? English Journal, 98(6), 15-22. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ2009.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Jakubiak, C., & Moore, C. (2008). Student teaching in the contact zone: Learning to teach amid multiple interests in a vocational English class. Journal of Teacher Education, 59, 442-454. DOI: 10.1177/0022487108324329. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JTE/JTE2008.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2008). The method section as conceptual epicenter in constructing social science research reports. Written Communication, 25, 389-411. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/WC/WC2008.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Augustine, S. M., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. (2007). Experiences with personal, academic, and hybrid writing: A study of two high school seniors. English in Australia, 42(3), 55-73. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EA/EA2007.pdf

Zoss, M., Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. (2007). Mask-making as representational process: The situated composition of an identity project in a senior English class. International Journal of Education & the Arts, 8(10). Available at http://www.ijea.org/v8n10/v8n10.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Cameron, T., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. (2007). Achtung maybe: A case study of the role of personal connection and art in the literary engagement of students with attentional difficulties. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 23, 333-358. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RWQ/RWQ2007.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Wright, L., Augustine, S. M., O'Donnell-Allen, C., & Konopak, B. (2007). Student engagement in the teaching and learning of grammar: A case study of an early-career secondary school English teacher. Journal of Teacher Education, 58, 76-90. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JTE/JTE2007.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Sanford, A. D., & Konopak. B. (2006). Functional literacy in a constructivist key: A nontraditional student teacher's apprenticeship in a rural elementary school. Teacher Education Quarterly, 33(4), 93-110. Available at http://www.teqjournal.org/TEQ%20Website/Back%20Issues/Volume%2033/VOL33%20PDFS/33_4/16smagorinsky-33_4.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Augustine, S. M., & Gallas, K. (2006). Rethinking rhizomes in writing about research. The Teacher Educator, 42, 87-105. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/TTE/TTE2006.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2006). Introduction. Writing in school contexts (Special themed issue of L1-Educational Studies of Language and Literature), 6(2), 1-6. Available at http://l1.publication-archive.com/public?fn=enter&repository=1&article=176

Smagorinsky, P., Zoss, M., & Reed, P. (2006). Residential interior design as complex composition: A case study of a high school senior's composing process. Written Communication, 23, 295-330. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/WC/WC2006.pdf

Bickmore, S. T., Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. (2005).Tensions between traditions: The role of contexts in learning to teach. English Education, 38, 23-52. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE0381Tensions.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Zoss, M., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. (2005). Mask-making as identity project in a high school English class: A case study. English in Education, 39(2), 58-73. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EiE/EinE2005.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Cook, L., & Reed, P. (2005). The construction of meaning and identity in the composition and reading of an architectural text. Reading Research Quarterly, 40, 70-88. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RRQ/RRQ2005.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Taxel, J. (2004). The discourse of character education: Ideology and politics in the proposal and award of federal grants. Journal of Research in Character Education, 2(2), 113-140. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JRCE/JRCE2004.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Pettis, V., & Reed, P. (2004). High school students' compositions of ranch designs: Implications for academic and personal achievement. Written Communication, 21, 386-418. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/WC/WC2004.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Gibson, N., Moore, C., Bickmore, S., & Cook, L. S. (2004). Praxis shock: Making the transition from a student-centered university program to the corporate climate of schools. English Education, 36, 214-245. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE0363Praxis.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Cook, L. S., Jackson, A. Y., Moore, C., & Fry, P. G. (2004). Tensions in learning to teach: Accommodation and the development of a teaching identity. Journal of Teacher Education, 55, 8-24. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JTE/JTE2004.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Cook, L. S., & Johnson, T. S. (2003). The twisting path of concept development in learning to teach. Teachers College Record, 105, 1399-1436. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/TCR/TCR2003.pdf

Johnson, T. S., Smagorinsky, P., Thompson, L., & Fry, P. G. (2003). Learning to teach the five-paragraph theme. Research in the Teaching of English, 38, 136-176. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/RTE2003.pdf

Gallas, K., & Smagorinsky, P. (2002). Approaching texts in school. The Reading Teacher, 56(1), 54-61. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/TRT/TRT2002.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2002). Growth through English revisited. English Journal, 91(6), 23-29. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ0916Growth.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Lakly, A., & Johnson, T. S. (2002). Acquiescence, accommodation, and resistance in learning to teach within a prescribed curriculum. English Education, 34, 187-213. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE0343Acquiescence.pdf

Cook, L. S., Smagorinsky, P., Fry, P. G., Konopak, B., & Moore, C. (2002). Problems in developing a constructivist approach to teaching: One teacher's transition from teacher preparation to teaching. The Elementary School Journal, 102, 389-413. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/TESJ/TESJ2002.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2001). If meaning is constructed, what is it made from?: Toward a cultural theory of reading. Review of Educational Research, 71, 133-169. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RER/RER2001.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2000). Reflecting on character education through literary themes. English Journal, 89(5), 64-69. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ0895Reflecting.pdf

Grossman, P. L., Smagorinsky, P., & Valencia, S. (1999). Appropriating tools for teaching English: A theoretical framework for research on learning to teach. American Journal of Education, 108(1), 1-29. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/AJE/AJE1999.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1999). Time to teach. English Education, 32, 50-73. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/Timetoteach.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1999). Standards revisited: The importance of being there. English Journal, 88(4), 82-88. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ0884Standards.pdf

O'Donnell-Allen, C., & Smagorinsky, P. (1999). Revising Ophelia: Rethinking questions of gender and power in school. English Journal, 88(3), 35-42. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ0883Revising.PDF

Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. (1998). The depth and dynamics of context: Tracing the sources and channels of engagement and disengagement in students' response to literature. Journal of Literacy Research, 30, 515-559. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JLR/JLR1998.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. (1998). Reading as mediated and mediating action: Composing meaning for literature through multimedia interpretive texts. Reading Research Quarterly, 33, 198-226. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RRQ/RRQ1998.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1998). Thinking and speech and protocol analysis. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 5, 157-177. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/MCA/MCA1998.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1997). Artistic composing as representational process. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 18, 87-105. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JAPD/JAPD1997.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1997). Personal growth in social context: A high school senior's search for meaning in and through writing. Written Communication, 14, 63-105. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/WC/WC1997.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1996). Appropriating tools for teaching and research through collaborative independent study. English Education, 27, 127-142. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE1996.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1995). Multiple intelligences in the English class: An overview. English Journal, 84(8), 19-26. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ1995.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1995). The social construction of data: Methodological problems of investigating learning in the zone of proximal development. Review of Educational Research, 65, 191-212. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RER/RER1995.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1995). Constructing meaning in the disciplines: Reconceptualizing Writing Across the Curriculum as Composing Across the Curriculum. American Journal of Education, 103, 160-184. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/AJE/AJE1995.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1995). The reader, the text, the context: An exploration of a choreographed response to literature. Journal of Reading Behavior, 27, 271-298. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JLR/JRB1995.pdf

Translated into Portuguese as:

Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1999). Leitor, texto e contexto: Uma investigacao de resposta coreografica a literatura. Revista da Faeeba, 8(11), 101-124. (Ricardo Ottoni Vaz Japiassu, Trans.)

Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1995). Reading through the lines: An exploration of drama as a response to literature. Reading & Writing Quarterly, 11, 369-391. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RWQ/RWQ1995.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1994). Bring the court room to the classroom: Develop civic awareness with simulation activities. The Social Studies, 85, 174-180.Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/SS/SS1994.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1994). Exploring an evocation of the literary work: Processes and possibilities of an artistic response to literature. Reader, Fall, 62-74. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Reader/Reader1994.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1994). Exploring artistic response to literature. In C. K. Kinzer & D. J. Leu (Eds.), Multidimensional aspects of literacy research, theory, and practice, (pp. 335-341). Forty-Third Yearbook of the National Reading Conference. Chicago: National Reading Conference. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/NRC/NRC1994.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1994). Cultural tools and the classroom context: An exploration of an artistic response to literature. Written Communication, 11(3), 283–310. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/WC/WC1994.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. & Fly, P. K. (1993). The social environment of the classroom: A Vygotskian perspective on small group process. Communication Education, 42, 159-171. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/CE/CE1993.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. & Smith, M. W. (1992). The nature of knowledge in composition and literary understanding: The question of specificity. Review of Educational Research, 62, 279-305. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RER/RER1992.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1992). Towards a civic education in a multicultural society: Ethical problems in teaching literature. English Education, 24, 212-228. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE1992.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1991). The writer's knowledge and the writing process: A protocol analysis. Research in the Teaching of English, 25, 339-364. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/RTE1991.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. & Jordahl, A. (1991). The student teacher/cooperating teacher collaborative study: A new source of knowledge. English Education, 23, 54-59. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE1991.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1989). The reliability and validity of protocol analysis. Written Communication, 6, 463-479. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/WC/WC1989.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1987). Graves revisited: A look at the methods and conclusions of the New Hampshire study. Written Communication, 4, 331-342. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/WC/WC1987.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1986). An apology for structured composition instruction. Written Communication, 3, 105-122. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/WC/WC1986.pdf

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National/International Journal Articles-Invited

Smagorinsky, P. (in press). Lantolf, Vygotsky, and learning through and about languages. Language Teaching Research Quarterly.

Smagorinsky, P. (2020). Neurodiversity and the deep structure of schools. Ought: The Journal of Autistic Culture, 2(1), Article 4. Available at https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/ought/vol2/iss1/4

Smagorinsky, P. (2019). Warranting evidence in social science research reports. Research in the Teaching of English, 53(3), 273-275. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/RTE2019.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Is instructional scaffolding actually Vygotskian? And why should it matter to teachers? Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 62(3), 253-257. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JAAL/JAAL2018.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (Ed.). (2015). Anagastopoulos, D., Lee, C. D., Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W., A Tribute to George Hillocks, Jr. Research in the Teaching of English, 50, 236-248. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/RTE2015.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2015). Growth through Language Arts and the conundrum of teacher evaluation. Language Arts, 93(2), 108-112. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/LA/LA2015.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2015). Disciplinary literacy in English/language arts. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 59(2), 141-146. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JAAL/JAAL2015.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, November 26). Taking the diss out of disability. Teachers College Record. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/TCR/TCR2014.html

Smagorinsky, P. (2014). Authentic teacher evaluation: A two-tiered proposal for formative and summative assessment. English Education, 46(2), 165-185. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE2014.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2011). NCTE & me: Reflections on the Council's role in one teacher's life. English Journal, 101(1), 111-116. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ_Sept2011_Smagorinsky_NCTE & Me.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2011). A distant perspective on the School of the Dialogue of Cultures pedagogical movement in Ukraine and Russia. Journal of Russian and East European Psychology, 49(2), 29-35. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/JREEP/JREEP2011.pdf

Portes, P., & Smagorinsky, P. (2010). Static structures, changing demographics: Educating for shifting populations in stable schools. English Education, 42, 236-248. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE2010.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2009). The cultural practice of reading and the standardized assessment of reading instruction: When incommensurate worlds collide. Educational Researcher, 38(7), 522-527. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/ER/ER2009.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2009). The culture of Vygotsky. Reading Research Quarterly, 44, 85-95. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RRQ/RRQ2009.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2007). Vygotsky and the social dynamics of classrooms. English Journal, 97(2), 61-66. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ0972Vygotsky.pdf

Dickson, R., & Smagorinsky, P. (2006). Are methods enough? Situating teacher education programs within the multiple settings of learning to teach. English Education, 38, 312-328. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE2006.pdf

Bracewell, R., Brandt, D., Chin, E., Daly, J., Flower, L., Freedman, S. W., Gutierrez, K., Hull, G., Rose, M., & Smagorinsky, P. (2004). Tributes to Stephen P. Witte. Research in the Teaching of English, 34, 7-19. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/RTE2004.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2001). Rethinking protocol analysis from a cultural perspective. In M. McGroarty (Ed.), Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 21 (pp. 233-245). New York: Cambridge University Press. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/ARAL/ARAL2001.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2000). What will be the influences of media on literacy in the new millennium? Reading Research Quarterly, 35(2) 277-278. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RRQ/RRQ2000.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1996). Multiple intelligences, multiple means of composing: An alternative way of thinking about learning. NASSP Bulletin, 80(583), 11-17. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/NASSP/NASSP1996.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1995). Teacher certification as personal and professional development. Voices from the Middle, 2(4), 21-26. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/VM/VM1995.pdf

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Book Chapters

Smagorinsky, P. (in press). Cultural-historical theory. In Encyclopedia of Cultural Psychology (L. Tateo, J. Valsiner, R. de Luca Picione, & S. Xu, Eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing.

Skerrett, A., Pruitt, A.A., Smagorinsky, P., & Blakes, B. (2025). Racial literacy for anti-racist teaching. In M. Winn & L. Winn (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social justice in education. Bloomsbury.

Smagorinsky, P. (in press). The disputatious personality and the value of listening. In K. B. Kelly, P. R. Rogers, & R. Vinz (Eds.), Building literate communities: In conversation with Sheridan Blau (pp. 161-184). National Council of Teachers of English.

Smagorinsky, P. (2024). Como descolonice mi propia percepcion sobre la literacidad [How I decolonized my own thinking about literacy]. In P. Rosas & M. Moreno (Eds.), Exploraciones de los estudios en literacidad en el contexto latinoamericano [Explorations of literacy studies in the Latin American context](pp. 61-71). Universidad de Guadalajara Publishing House. Editorial Universidad de Guadalajara.

Smagorinsky, P. (2023). My life as a gardener. In J. Avila (Ed.), Leaders in English Language Arts education: Intellectual self portraits (pp. 216-230). Brill.

Smagorinsky, P. (2022). Vygotsky and multicultural education. In A. Garcia (Ed.), Multicultural education section; D. Fisher (Ed.), Routledge encyclopedia of education (online). New York, NY: Routledge (Link).

Smagorinsky, P. (2022). Un enfoque evolutivo, cultural y emocional de la alfabetizacion [A developmental, cultural, and emotional approach to literacy education]. In M. M. Vergara Fregoso, R. Garcia Reynaga, & S. Ayala Ramirez (Eds.), Literacidad critica, formacion e inclusion [Literacy criticality, training and inclusion] (pp. 141-263). Guadalajara, MX: Editorial Universidad de Guadalajara, Centro Universitario de Arte, Arquitectura y Diseno, Instituto Transdisciplinar en Literacidad.

Smagorinsky, P., & Mayer, R. E. (2022). Learning to be literate. In K. Sawyer (Ed.), Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences, 3rd ed. (pp. 543-559). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Smagorinsky, P. (2022). An intellectual path paved with emotions and shaped by cultures. In D. Sumara & D. Alvermann (Eds.), Ideas that changed literacy practices: First person accounts from leading voices (pp. 287-296). Gorham, ME: Myers Education Press.

Smagorinsky, P. (2021). Third and hybrid spaces in literacy scholarship and practice: They are different, and their differences matter. In C. Compton-Lilly, T. Lewis Ellison, K. Perry, & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Whitewashed critical perspectives: Restoring the edge to edgy ideas in literacy education (pp. 18-40). New York, NY: Routledge.

Compton-Lilly, C., Lewis Ellison, T., Perry, K., & Smagorinsky, P. (2021). Introduction. In C. Compton-Lilly, T. Lewis Ellison, K. Perry, & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Whitewashed critical perspectives: Restoring the edge to edgy ideas in literacy education (pp. 1-17). New York, NY: Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P. (2021). The great equalizer of the conditions of [humanity]: How transformative can schools be when society itself remains inequitable and quarrelsome? In D. C. Berliner & C. Hermanns (Eds.), Public education: The cornerstone of American democracy (pp. 69-83). Teachers College Press.

Brooks, M. D., & Smagorinsky, P. (2021). Long-term English Learners. In H. Mohebbi & C. Coombe (Eds.), Research questions in language education: A reference guide for teachers (pp. 231-236). Amsterdam, NL: Springer.

Smagorinsky, P. (2020). Introduction. In Y. Gayol, P. Rosas, & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Developing culturally and historical sensitive teacher education: Global lessons from a literacy education program (pp. 1-28). London, UK: Bloomsbury.

Gayol, Y., & Smagorinsky, P. (2020). Conclusion: Networking Letras para Volar into the future. In Y. Gayol, P. Rosas, & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Developing culturally and historical sensitive teacher education: Global lessons from a literacy education program (pp. 307-314). London, UK: Bloomsbury.

Smagorinsky, P., Guay, M., Lewis Ellison, T., & Willis, A. I. (2020). A sociocultural perspective on readers, reading, reading instruction and assessment, reading policy, and reading research. In E. B. Moje, P. Afflerbach, P. Enciso, & N. K. Lesaux (Eds.), Handbook of reading research, Vol V (pp. 57-76). New York, NY: Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019). Inquiry and service-learning in teacher education. In E. A. Kahn, A. Bouque, D. Forde, T. M. McCann, & C. C. Walter (Eds.), Inquiry paths to literacy learning (pp. 119-136). Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019). Vygotsky, “defectology,” and the Soviet approach to human difference. In P. Smagorinsky, J. Tobin, & K. Lee (Eds.), Dismantling the disabling environments of education: Creating new cultures and contexts for accommodating difference (pp. 47-64). New York, NY: Peter Lang.

Smagorinsky, P., Tobin, J., & Lee, K. (2019). Introduction. In P. Smagorinsky, J. Tobin, & K. Lee (Eds.), Dismantling the disabling environments of education: Creating new cultures and contexts for accommodating difference (pp. 1-22). New York, NY: Peter Lang.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Dartmouth’s growth model reconceived from a social perspective. In A. Goodwyn, C. Durrant, W. Sawyer, D. Zancanella, & L. Scherff, The future of English teaching worldwide: Celebrating 50 years from the Dartmouth conference (pp. 123-133). New York, NY: Routledge IFTE/NATE series in Educational Policy and Literacy.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Inclusion, "defectology," and second language learners. In J. Lantolf & M. Poehner (Eds.), Handbook of sociocultural theory and second language development (pp. 551-564). New York, NY: Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P., & Berchini, C. N. (2018). Ensinando escrita com materiais cotidianos: O telefone celular como estmulo para escrever de vrias maneiras. In M. Deib (Ed.), A aprendizagem e o ensino da escrita: Desofios e resultodos em experiencios estrangeiras (pp. 179-204). Campinas, BR: Pontes. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/Smagorinsky&Berchini_Brazil.pdf

Heath, A. L., & Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Expeditionary learning, constructivism, and the hidden structures that impede their possibilities. In D. Kritt (Ed.), Constructivist education in an age of accountability (pp. 267-281). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/ExpeditionaryLearning.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Character education. In J. I. Liontas, (Ed.), The TESOL encyclopedia of English language teaching, first edition, organizational and administrative issues. [M. DelliCarpini (Project Ed.); Salas, S. (Volume Ed]. Boston, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. DOI: 10.1002/9781118784235. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/TESOL_CE.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Cole, M., & Braga, L. W. (2017). On the complementarity of cultural historical psychology and contemporary disability studies. In I. Esmonde & A. Booker (Eds.), Power and privilege in the learning sciences: Critical and sociocultural theories (pp. 70-92). New York, NY: Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017). Discussion, conversation, and dialogue: Applebee, Bakhtin, and speech in school. In R. K. Durst, G. E. Newell, & J. D. Marshall (Eds.), English Language Arts research and teaching: Revisiting and extending Arthur Applebee’s contributions (pp. 27-40). New York, NY: Routledge.

Shelton, S. A. & Smagorinsky, P. (2017). Conversation analysis, ethnomethodology, and teacher identity construction in interviews. In S. A. Mirhosseini (Ed.), Reflections on qualitative research in language and literacy education (pp. 121-135). New York, NY: Springer. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/Shelton-Smagorinsky_ConversationAnalysis.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2017). Misfits in school literacy: Whom are U. S. schools designed to serve? In D. Appleman & K. Hinchman (Eds.), Adolescent literacy: A handbook of practice-based research (pp. 199-214). New York, NY: Guilford.

Noguerón-Liu, S., Hall, D., & Smagorinsky, P. (2017). Building on immigrant parents’ repertoires: Scaffolding online home-school communication in New Latin@ Diaspora contexts. In P. Portes & S. Salas (Eds.), Latinization and K-12 communities: National perspectives on regional change (pp. 3-21). Albany, NY: SUNY Press. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/Nogueron_Hall_Smagorinsky2017.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2016).  Introduction. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance (pp. 3-31).New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016). Toward a social understanding of mental health. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance (pp. 33-49). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016). Adaptation as reciprocal dynamic. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance (pp. 51-76). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Lipkin, J., Epstein, M., Heller, P., & Smagorinsky, P. (2016). The DisAbility Project: A model for autism-specific creativity and civic engagement within the broader context of difference. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance (pp. 153-186). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Cook, L. S., & Smagorinsky, P. (2016). The anime culture as positive social updraft. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance (pp. 219-242). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016). An autistic life, animated through the world of Disney. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance (pp. 269-291). New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

Smagorinsky, P., Johnson, L. L., & Clayton, C. M. (2015). Synthesizing formal and experiential concepts in a service-learning course. In J. Brass & A. Webb (Eds.), Reclaiming English Language Arts methods courses: Critical issues and challenges for teacher educators in top-down times (pp.123-134). New York, NY: Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P., & Mayer, R. E. (2014). Learning to be literate. In K. Sawyer (Ed.), Cambridge handbook of the learning sciences (pp. 605-625). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014). Designing the task of teaching novice teachers how to design instructional tasks. In I. Thompson (Ed.), Designing tasks in secondary education: Enhancing subject understanding and student engagement (pp. 191-206) New York: Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014). Service-learning in an alternative school as mediated through book club discussions. In V. Kinloch & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Service-learning in literacy education: Possibilities for teaching and learning (pp. 85-103). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Kinloch, V., & Smagorinsky, P. (2014). Introduction. In V. Kinloch & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Service-learning in literacy education: Possibilities for teaching and learning (pp. ix-xxiii). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014). Introduction: Literacy across the curriculum. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Teaching dilemmas and solutions in content-area literacy, grades 6-12 (pp. ix-xv). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Smagorinsky, P., & Flanagan, J. (2014). Literacy in the English/Language Arts classroom. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Teaching dilemmas and solutions in content-area literacy, grades 6-12 (pp. 1-28). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Johnson, L. L., & Smagorinsky, P. (2013). Writing remixed: Mapping the multimodal composition of one preservice English Education teacher. In K. Pytash & R. Ferdig (Eds.), Exploring multimodal composition and digital writing (pp. 262-280). Hershey, PA: IGI Global. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book%20Chapters/Johnson&Smagorinsky-Writing-Remixed.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2013). The bold and courageous path of Vera John-Steiner. In R. Lake & C. Connery (Eds.), Constructing a community of thought: Letters on the scholarship, teaching and mentoring of Vera John-Steiner (pp. 13-16). New York, NY: Peter Lang.

Smagorinsky, P., & Daigle, E. A. (2012). The role of affect in students' writing for school. In E. L. Grigorenko, E. Mambrino, & D. D. Preiss (Eds.), Writing: A mosaic of new perspectives (pp. 293-307). New York, NY: Psychology Press. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/AffectInWriting_Grigorenko_Mambrino_Preiss_Writing.pdf

Martínez-Roldán, C. M., & Smagorinsky, P. (2011). Computer-mediated learning and young Latino/a students' developing expertise. In P. Portes & S. Salas, Vygotsky in 21st Century society: Advances in cultural historical theory and praxis with non-dominant communities (pp. 162-179). New York, NY: Peter Lang.

Kinloch, V., Nieto, S., & Smagorinsky, P. (2011). Conclusion: Reflections and insights on urban education. In V. Kinloch (Ed.), Urban literacies: Critical perspectives on language, learning, and community (pp. 195-200). New York: Teachers College Press.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011). Theory and method in research on literacy practices. In D. Lapp & D. Fisher (Eds.), Handbook of research on teaching the English language Arts, 3rd ed. (pp. 405-409). New York: Routledge, International Reading Association, & National Council of Teachers of English. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/Theory and Method in Research on Literacy Practices--Lapp.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2011). Service-learning as a vehicle for examining assumptions about culture and education. In A. Honigsfeld & A. Cohan (Eds.), Breaking the mold of school instruction and organization: Preservice and inservice teacher education (pp. 65-74). Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/Service-learning [Breaking the Mold].pdf

Souto-Manning, M., & Smagorinsky, P. (2010). Freire, Vygotsky, and social justice theories in English education. In sj Miller & D. Kirkland (Eds.), Change matters: Critical essays on moving social justice research from theory to policy (pp. 41-51). New York: Peter Lang.

Smagorinsky, P. (2010). The inscription of self in graphic texts in school. In M. C. Connery, V. John-Steiner, & A. Marjanovic-Shane (Eds.), Vygotsky and creativity: A cultural-historical approach to meaning-making, play, and the arts (pp. 125-140). New York, NY: Peter Lang.

Smagorinsky, P. (2010). Teaching writing in the age of accountability: Reflections from the academy. In G. A. Troia, R. K. Shankland, & A. Heintz (Eds.), Putting writing research into practice: Applications for teacher professional development (pp. 276-305). New York, NY: Guilford.

Ellis, V., Edwards, A., & Smagorinsky, P. (2010). Introduction. In V. Ellis, A. Edwards, & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Cultural-historical perspectives on teacher education and development: Learning teaching (pp. 1-10). New York: Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P. (2010). A Vygotskian analysis of the construction of setting in learning to teach. In V. Ellis, A. Edwards, & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Cultural-historical perspectives on teacher education and development: Learning teaching (pp. 13-29). New York, NY: Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P. (2009). The architecture of textuality: A semiotic view of composing in and out of school. In R. Beard, D. Myhill, M. Nystrand, & J. Riley (Eds.), Handbook of writing development (pp. 363-373). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/The Architecture of Textuality [in Beard et al].pdf

Christenbury, L., Bomer, R., & Smagorinsky, P. (2009). Introduction. In L. Christenbury, R. Bomer, & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent literacy research (pp. 3-13). New York: Guilford.

Burroughs, R. S., & Smagorinsky, P. (2009). The secondary English curriculum and adolescent literacy. In L. Christenbury, R. Bomer, & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Handbook of adolescent literacy research (pp. 170-182). New York, NY: Guilford.

Smagorinsky, P. (2006). Overview. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Research on composition: Multiple perspectives on two decades of change (pp. 1-14). New York: Teachers College Press.

Ragsdale, D. A., & Smagorinsky, P. (2005). The role of play and small-group work in activity-based instruction. In T. M. McCann, L. R. Johannessen, E. Kahn, P. Smagorinsky, & M. W. Smith (Eds.), Reflective teaching, reflective learning: How to develop critically engaged readers, writers, and speakers (pp. 83-98). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/ragsdale_smagorinsky.pdf

McCann, T. M., Johannessen, L. R., Kahn, E., Smagorinsky, P., & M. W. Smith, M. W. (2005). Preface. In T. M.McCann, L. R. Johannessen, E. Kahn, P. Smagorinsky, & M. W. Smith (Eds.), Reflective teaching, reflective learning: How to develop critically engaged readers, writers, and speakers (pp. xxiii-xxv). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. (2004). A study of students' artistic interpretations of Hamlet. In A. Goodwyn & A. Stables (Eds.), Language and literacy education (pp. 170-191). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book Chapters/A study of students' artistic interpretations of Hamlet.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2002). Activity theory. In B. Guzzetti (Ed.), Literacy in America: An encyclopedia (pp. 10-12). New York, NY: ABC.

Smagorinsky, P. (2002). National Conference on Research in Language and Literacy. In B. Guzzetti (Ed.), Literacy in America: An encyclopedia (pp. 397-398). New York, NY: ABC.

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2002). Research in the Teaching of English. In B. Guzzetti (Ed.), Literacy in America: An encyclopedia (p. 551). New York, NY: ABC.

Smagorinsky, P. (2001). Preservice secondary language arts teaching methods. In J. E. Many (Ed.), Handbook of instructional practices for literacy teacher-educators: Examples and reflections from the teaching lives of literacy scholars (pp. 91-97). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Lee, C. D., & Smagorinsky, P. (2000). Introduction: Constructing meaning through collaborative inquiry. In C. D. Lee & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Vygotskian perspectives on literacy research: Constructing meaning through collaborative inquiry (pp. 1-15). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. (2000). Idiocultural diversity in small groups: The role of the relational framework in collaborative learning. In C. D. Lee & P. Smagorinsky (Eds.), Vygotskian perspectives on literacy research: Constructing meaning through collaborative inquiry (pp. 165-190). New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.

Smagorinsky, P. (1999). The world is a stage: Dramatic enactment as response to literature. In B. J. Wagner (Ed.), Building moral communities through drama (pp. 19-38). Stamford, CT: Ablex.

Smagorinsky, P. (1998). I did it my way . . . . with a little help from my friends. In R. Larson & T. McCracken, with J. Entes (Eds.), Teaching college English and English education: Reflective stories (pp. 82-88). Urbana, IL: Conference on English Education and National Council of Teachers of English.

Smagorinsky, P. (1995). New canons, new problems: Promoting a sense of kinship among students of diversity. In B. A. Goebel & J. Hall (Eds.), Teaching a "new canon"?: Students, teachers, and texts in the college literature classroom (pp. 48-64). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Smagorinsky, P. (1994). Models. In A. C. Purves (Ed.), Encyclopedia of English Studies and Language Arts (pp. 812-813). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English and Scholastic.

Smagorinsky, P. (1994). Introduction: Potential problems and problematic potentials of using talk about writing as data about writing process. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Speaking about writing: Reflections on research methodology (pp. ix-xix). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Smagorinsky, P. (1994). Think-aloud protocol analysis: Beyond the black box. In P. Smagorinsky (Ed.), Speaking about writing: Reflections on research methodology (pp. 3-19). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Smagorinsky, P. (1993). Preparing students for enriched reading: Creating a scaffold for literary understanding. In G. E. Newell & R. K. Durst (Eds.), Exploring texts: The role of discussion and writing in the teaching and learning of literature (pp. 153-174). Norwood, MA: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.

Smagorinsky, P. (1992). How reading model essays affects writers. In J. W. Irwin & M. A. Doyle (Eds.), Reading/writing connections: Learning from research (pp. 160-176). Newark, DE: International Reading Association. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Book%20Chapters/How_Reading_Model_Essays_Affects_Writers.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1992). Reconfiguring the English class through multiple intelligences. In J. Collins (Ed.), Vital signs 3: Restructuring the English class (pp. 35-44) Portsmouth, N.H.: Heinemann.

Smagorinsky, P. (1990). Developing the social conscience through literature. In P. Phelan (Ed.) Literature and life: Making connections: Classroom practices in the teaching of English, Vol. 25 (pp. 13-18). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

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Book Forewords

Smagorinsky, P. (2022). Foreword. In M. Shoffner & A. W. Webb (Eds.), Reconstructing care in teacher education after COVID-19: Caring enough to change. Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P. (in press). Foreword. In T. M. McCann, E. A. Kahn, S. Hochstetler, & D. Chambers, On the case in the English Language Arts classroom: Situations for the teaching of English (pp. xviii-xxi). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Smagorinsky, P. (2021). Foreword. In N. Sieben & S. A. Shelton (Eds.), Humanizing grief in higher education: Narratives of allyship and hope (pp. xx-xxiv). New York, NY: Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P. (2020). Foreword. In D. Forde, A. Bouque, E. A. Kahn, T. M. McCann, & C C. Walter (Eds.), Inquiry units for English Language Arts (pp. vii-xii). Landham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.

Smagorinsky, P. (2020). Foreword. In E. Chase, N. P. Morabito, & S. S. Abrams, Writing in education: The art of writing for educators (pp. xi-xiv). Boston, MA: Brill/Sense.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019). Foreword. In C. I. Mercado, Navigating teacher education in complex an uncertain times: Re-imagining teacher education a borderless world (pp. viii-xiii). London, UK: Bloomsbury.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018). Foreword. In S. Hochstetler (Ed.), Reform and literacy education: History, effects, and advocacy (pp. ix-xiii). New York, NY: Routledge.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017). Foreword. In D. Pasternak, S. Caughlan,  H. Hallman, L. A. Renzi, & L. Rush, Secondary English teacher education in the United States (pp. viii-xii). London, UK: Bloomsbury.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016). Foreword: English education. In A. Brown & L. Rodesiler (Eds.), Developing contemporary literacies through sports: A guide for the English classroom (pp. xi-xii). Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015). Foreword. In D. Reed & T. Hicks, Research writing rewired: Lessons that ground students� digital learning (pp. xiv�xv). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015). Foreword. In T. M. McCann, R. D�Angelo, N. Galas, & M. Greska, Literacy and history in action: Immersive approaches to disciplinary thinking, grades 5-12 (pp. ix-xii). New York, NY: Teachers College Press.        

Smagorinsky, P. (2007). Foreword. In V. Ellis, Subject knowledge and teacher education: The development of beginning teachers' thinking (pp. xi-xii). London/New York: Continuum.

Smagorinsky, P. (2006). Foreword. In C. O'Donnell-Allen, The book club companion: Fostering strategic readers in the secondary classroom (pp. viii-xiv). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Smagorinsky, P. (2002). Foreword. In L. R. Johannessen & T. M. McCann, In case you teach English: An interactive casebook for prospective and practicing teachers (pp. ix-xi). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Prentice-Hall.

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Refereed Technical Reports, Center on English Learning and Achievement

Grossman, P. L., Smagorinsky, P., & Valencia, S. (1999). Appropriating conceptual and pedagogical tools for teaching English: A conceptual framework for studying professional development. (Technical Report No.12011). Albany, NY: National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement, University at Albany, State University of New York. Available at http://www.albany.edu/cela/reports/grossmanappropriating12011.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., Cook, L. S., & Johnson, T. S. (2003). The twisting path of concept development in learning to teach. (Technical Report No. 16002). Albany, NY: National Research Center on English Learning & Achievement, University at Albany, State University of New York. Available at http://cela.albany.edu/publication/abstract/smagorinsky/Smagetal03-02.PDF

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Editorials & Presidential Statements

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2003). Editors' introduction: Reconsidering Research in the Teaching of English. Research in the Teaching of English, 37, 417-424. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial37_4.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2003). Editors' introduction: Put on those dancing shoes. Research in the Teaching of English, 37, 273-277. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial37_3.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2002). President's message: The language and mission of NCRLL. NCRLL Newsletter, 29(1), 1, 3, 9. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/NCRLL/NCRLLNewsletterFall01.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2002). Editors' introduction: Ideology and education. Research in the Teaching of English, 37, 141-144. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial37_2.pdf

Smith, M. W., & Smagorinsky, P (2002). Editors' introduction: Great expectations. Research in the Teaching of English, 37, 5-8. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial37_1.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2002). Editors' introduction: Seats of authority. Research in the Teaching of English, 36, 433-436. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial36_4.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2002). Editors' introduction: Whose who? Research in the Teaching of English, 36, 305-308. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial36_3.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2001). President's message: What is the role of NCRLL in the new millennium? NCRLL Newsletter, 28(2), pp. 1, 3. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/NCRLL/NCRLLNewsletterFall98.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2001). Editors' introduction: Theory and method. Research in the Teaching of English, 36, 157-160. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial36_2.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2001). Editors' introduction: Constructive conflicts. Research in the Teaching of English, 36, 5-8. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial36_1.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2001). Editors' introduction: Classroom performances. Research in the Teaching of English, 35, 453-456. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial35_4.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2001). Editors' introduction: Considering context. Research in the Teaching of English, 35, 285-289. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial35_3.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2000). Editors' introduction: Inferring authors. Research in the Teaching of English, 35, 141-145. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial35_2.pdf

Smith, M. W., & Smagorinsky, P. (2000). Editors' introduction: Is there a text in this study? Research in the Teaching of English, 35, 5-8. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial35_1.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2000). Editors' introduction: Telos and educational research. Research in the Teaching of English, 34, 465-467. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial34_4.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2000). Editors' introduction: Questions of cultures. Research in the Teaching of English, 34, 345-349. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial34_3.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (1999). Editors' introduction: Reading, reduction, and reciprocity. Research in the Teaching of English, 34, 193-196. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial34_2.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (1999). Editors' introduction. Research in the Teaching of English, 34, 5-9. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial34_1.pdf

Smith, M. W., & Smagorinsky, P. (1999). Editors' introduction. Research in the Teaching of English, 33, 349-351. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial33_4.pdf

Smith, M. W., & Smagorinsky, P. (1999). Editors' introduction. Research in the Teaching of English, 33, 229-234. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial33_3.pdf

Smith, M. W., & Smagorinsky, P. (1998). Editors' introduction. Research in the Teaching of English, 33, 133-135. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial33_2.pdf

Smith, M. W., & Smagorinsky, P. (1998). Editors' introduction. Research in the Teaching of English, 33, 5-7. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial33_1.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (1998). Editors' introduction. Research in the Teaching of English, 32, 121-125. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial32_2.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (1998). Editors' introduction. Research in the Teaching of English, 32, 5-9. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial32_1.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (1997). Editors' introduction. Research in the Teaching of English, 31, 425-427. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial31_4.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (1997). Editors' introduction: Guidelines for contributors to Research in the Teaching of English. Research in the Teaching of English, 31, 285-294. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial31_3.pdf

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (1997). Editors' introduction. Research in the Teaching of English, 31, 157-160. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/RTE/Editorial31_2.pdf

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Book Reviews

Smagorinsky, P. (2015). Review of Majors, Y. J. (2015). Shoptalk: Lessons in teaching from an African American hair salon. New York, NY: Teachers College Press. Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 11(2), 222-234. Available at http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Smagorinsky-Book-Review-FINAL-fixed-links.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2013). Daiute’s dynamics: A review of Human Development & Political Violence. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 20, 298-300. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/MCA/MCA2011_Daiute.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2007). A thick description of thick description: Review of K. Tobin & J. Kincheloe (Eds.), Doing educational research: A handbook. Educational Researcher, 36(4), 199-200 Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/ER/EdResearcher Tobin & Kincheloe.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2007). Response to Nancy Leech. Educational Researcher, 36(4), 202. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/ER/EdResearcher Tobin & Kincheloe--Response to Leech.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1997). Responding to writers, not writing: A review of 12 Readers Reading: Responding to College Student Writing by Richard Straub and Ronald F. Lunsford. Assessing Writing, 3, 211-220. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/AW/Assessing Writing--Review of Straub.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1996). Review of A. N. Applebee, Curriculum as conversation: Transforming traditions of teaching and learning. American Journal of Education, 105, 108-112. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/AJE/AJE Review of Applebee.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1993). Review of J. R. Hayes et al. (Eds.), Reading Empirical Research Studies: The Rhetoric of Research. Journal of Advanced Composition, 13, 550-554. Available at http://www.jaconlinejournal.com/archives/vol13.2/smagorinsky-reading.pdf

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Other National Publications

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, December 27). How to be a funky writer. Teachers, Profs, Parents: Writers Who care. Available at https://writerswhocare.wordpress.com/2021/12/28/how-to-be-a-funky-writer/

Smagorinsky, P. (2021). Revising history to suit the present. Academia Letters, Article 279. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/AL/AcademiaLetters2021.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, February 6). The ideological character of character education. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Center for Practical Wisdom. Available at https://wisdomcenter.uchicago.edu/news/discussions/ideological-character-character-education

Smagorinsky, P. (2020). The essential role of relationships and emotional life in schooling. School Administrator, October, 36-39. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE2019.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2019). Emig Award recipient commentary. In Karen Morris with the 2019 Editorial Team, Fifty years of English Education: What the Emig Award-winning articles tell us. English Education, 51(4), 341-342. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EE/EE2019.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2018). A Southern white man's lessons on how to grow up racist. Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 14(1), 1-8. Available at http://jolle.coe.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Smagorinsky_JoLLE2018.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2015). Speaking out in the public sphere: Why, what, where, and how teachers can enter the fray. English Journal, 104(3), 91–96. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ2015_SpeakingOutInThePublicSphere.pdf

Green, J. L., & Smagorinsky, P. (1998). What is the role of NCRLL in public debate and policy concerning education? NCRLL Newsletter, 25(2), 1, 3. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/NCRLL/NCRLLNewsletterFall98.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1997). Entering the electronic conversation. English Journal, 86(4), 80-84. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ0864Software.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1995). Striving for kinship within diverse communities. English Leadership Quarterly, 17(1), 7-9.

Smagorinsky, P., & Fly, P. K. (1994). A new perspective on why small groups do and don't work. English Journal, 83(3), 54-58. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ1994.pdf

Reprinted in:

Roberts, P. (Editor) (1998). Harcourt Brace Sourcebook for Teaching Writing. Harcourt Brace College Publishing.

Milner, J., & Milner, L. (Editors) (1999). Bridging English (2nd edition). Merrill/Prentice Hall.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991). The aware audience: Role-playing peer response groups. English Journal, 80(5), 35-40. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/ej1991.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1989). Small groups: A new dimension in learning. English Journal, 78(2), 67-70. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/EJ/EJ1989.pdf

Quick Reference Guides

Smagorinsky, P. (2019). Unit design Quick Reference Guide. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English.

Task Force White Papers

Freedman, S., Miller, S., Smagorinsky, P., Stallworth, J., & Zancanella, D. (2011). An analysis of the NCTQ/U.S. News & World Report plan to evaluate and rank teacher education programs in colleges and universities. Available at http://www.ncte.org/cee/positions/NCTQanalysis

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ERIC Documents

Smagorinsky, P. (2000). What English educators have to say to assessment specialists. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. ED 446 050; SP 039 481.

Smagorinsky, P., Cook, L., Fry, P. G., Jackson, A., Konopak, B., Moore, C., & O'Donnell-Allen, A. (2000, April). An analysis of university/school alignment during student teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. TM031500

Smagorinsky, P. (1994, March). Constructing meaning in the disciplines: Reconceptualizing Writing across the Curriculum as Composing across the Curriculum. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Nashville. ED 366 954.

Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1994, April). The reader, the text, the context: An exploration of dance as response to literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. ED 366 950.

Smagorinsky, P., & Whiting, M. E. (1994, November). How teachers get taught: Five models for teaching the secondary English methods class. Paper presented on the Research Strand at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Orlando, FL. ED 385 529

Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1993, April). Broadening the notion of text: An exploration of an artistic response to literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta. ED 357 031.

Smagorinsky, P., & Fly, P. K. (1992, April). Patterns of discourse in small group discussions of literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. ED 343 132.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991, March). A research-based, fun, and engaging program for vocabulary development. Paper presented at the annual Spring meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Indianapolis. ED 331 019.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991, April). Effects of composition instruction on the writing process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. ED 317 992.

Smagorinsky, P., & Jordahl, A. (1990, April). A student teacher/critic teacher collaborative study of the effects of instructional modes on generalization and support. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston. ED 322 090

Smagorinsky, P. (1990, March). The effect of different types of knowledge on the writing process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago. ED317992

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State/Regional Refereed & Invited Articles

Smagorinsky, P. (2017). Reconsidering Dartmouth from a social, institutional perspective. Language Arts Journal of Michigan, 33(1), 4-7. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/LAJM/LAJM2017.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2010). The role of videos in the English language arts classroom. Connections: A Journal of the Georgia Council of Teachers of English, 47(1), 55-66.

Smagorinsky, P. (1997). Teacher-research as a way of life. Oklahoma English Journal, 11(2), 26-30.

Smagorinsky, P. (1996). Grammar, dialect, second language acquisition, and writing: An annotated bibliography. Oklahoma English Journal, 10(2), 31-36.

Davis, K., & Smagorinsky, P. (Editors). (1993). Language communities in the classroom. Special theme issue of the Oklahoma English Journal, 7(2). Ada, OK: Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English.

Smagorinsky, P. (1993). Learning in the community in Oklahoma and beyond. Oklahoma English Journal, 7(2), 4-7.

Smagorinsky, P., & Fly, P. K. (1992). How teacher-led discussions affect small group processes. Oklahoma English Journal, 7(1), 5-15.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991). Writing across the curriculum: Do writing skills really transfer from class to class? Oklahoma English Journal, 5(2), 48-56.

Smagorinsky, P., & Slaby, J. (1986). A vocabulary bonus. Illinois English Bulletin, 73(2), 52-55. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/IEB/IEB1986.pdf

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Public Essays
Affluence | Arts, Music & Theater | Censorship | Conditions of Teaching | Culture of Schools | Emotions | Funding | Gender | Great GA Teachers | Great GA Leaders | Health | Higher Education | Media | Neurodiversity | Policy | Political Correctness | Process of Education | Public Writing | Relationships | School Violence | Scripted Curricula | Students | Teacher Evaluation | Teaching Profession | Testing

Affluence and Education

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, March 22). Opinion: Easier to blame teachers for achievement gap than tackle poverty. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, September 6). Even if teachers give 110 percent, can 100 percent of kids succeed? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Arts, Music, and Theater in School

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, January 25). Why our kids need drama. Psychology Today.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, January 19). Students need soft skills, hard facts. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Thorne, M., & Smagorinsky, P. (2014, January 18). The unseen benefits of the arts in schools. Rockdale News.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, January 21). My View: Hear the music - STEM studies aren't the only path to a better future. CNN Schools of Thought.

Walker, M., & Smagorinsky, P. (2013, January 1). The power of school music programs: Students come for the music and stay for the math. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Censorship

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, April 26). Opinion: We shut down pools to fight diversity; now it's libraries. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Conditions of Teaching

Skerrett, A., & Smagorinsky, P. (2022, August 16). Teaching in tough times: Addressing a different sort of learning loss. Corwin Connect.

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, February 3). OPINION: Strengthening teacher pipeline won't matter if destination is a sewer. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, July 5). Opinion: Improving teacher education won’t matter if teaching conditions worsen. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, August 5). The conditions of teaching. Athens Patch.

The Culture of Schools

Smagorinsky, P. (2022, March 10). Opinion: Georgia schools are so white they alienate students of color. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, June 26). Whose cultural values should schools promote? Who decides? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, May 29). Boy objects to female president. Are schools supposed to fix that? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, July 19). The ideal head: Bizarre racial teachings from a 1906 textbook. The Atlantic.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, July 17). Viewing every black student as at-risk: Are we pathologizing children rather than helping them? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, March 5). If you kill the heart and soul of a school, what’s left? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Emotions in Education

Long, S. L., & Smagorinsky, P. (2019, September 12). Is anyone considering the social and emotional needs of teachers? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, October 3). A UGA professor of education asks: Why is school so boring? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, August 21). Reason, emotion, thinking, and writing in school Teachers, Profs, Parents: Writers Who Care.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, April 3). Seeing teachers as technicians ignores what else they give students: Confidence, moral support and inspiration. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

School Funding

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, May 18). Opinion: Classrooms play defense while football scores. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, July 28). Bad student writers: You get what you pay for. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011, September 19). The latest in free-market educational solutions. The Answer Sheet of The Washington Post.

Gender and Education

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, July 11). Opinion: Pesky pronouns become bulkhead in culture battles. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, May 23). Controversy over transgender students: Why can't schools designate a unisex restroom? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Great Georgia Teachers Series

Smagorinsky, P. (2020, August 26). Remembering a great Georgia teacher lost to COVID-19. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, June 12). #EvaluateThis: Athens teacher breaks barriers, builds relationships. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, August 30). Great Georgia teachers: Brookwood High’s Carrie Settles Livers makes science real, relevant. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, November 14). Great Georgia teachers: Lauren Eckman brings out potential in visually impaired students. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, April 23).  A teacher who understands third graders need play, joy and calm to learn. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, January 20). Great Georgia teacher Becky Cross: A reflection of great commitment and great influences. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, November 30). Another Great Georgia Teacher: Her classroom hums with activity. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, May 8). Great Georgia Teachers: Stephanie Fuerte of Muscogee offers tough love, ground rules and great results. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, April 7). Great Georgia Teachers: Atlanta's Elisha Gray. 'I see abilities, not disabilities.' Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, January 10). Why the arts and arts teachers enrich schools. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Davis, E., Johnson, L. L., & Smagorinsky, P. (2013, October 8). A great group of great teachers in Morgan County. Monroe Patch.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, August 9). Great teacher series: The energy and creativity of Grady High School's Dave Winter. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, March 18). Griffin-Spalding teacher Lisa Miller: Coming home to teach. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, January 24). Great teachers: Effingham County's Mark Weese teaches the wonders of science. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, November 27). A teacher led by faith and fire for her students: Bettina Polite Tate of Savannah's Johnson High. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, October 25). Another great Georgia teacher: Justin Sealy of Pelham City Schools. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, September 27). Another great Georgia teacher: Angela Dean of Gwinnett. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, August 14). Teacher Travis Ellington: An exceptional teacher in Toombs for exceptional children. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, July 14). Great Georgia teachers: Beyond the test scores. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, May 26). Is there a teacher in this room? Why don't we ever recognize the great teachers behind the great students? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Great Georgia (and Others) Leaders Series

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, April 2). Opinion: Principal sets tone that turns a school into a community. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, February 14). When schools mine data to death, teacher spirit also dies. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, January 1). What if schools focused on improving relationships rather than test scores? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011, June 29). Great principals hire great teachers and get out of their way. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Health

Smagorinsky, P. (2020, April 8). Opinion: We can't expect every kid to shift to online learning without skipping a beat. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Higher Education

Smagorinsky, P. (2024, June 28). Opinion: Who values diversity? Look to actions, not statements, for answer. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2024, May 21). Opinion: Who would want to be a university president these days? Not me. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2024, April 5). Opinion: Students should debate opposing ideas, not shout them down. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, November 15). Opinion: Ancient Greece offers civil discourse model for today's campuses. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, October 27). Opinion: Georgia's tenure review process is arduous, thorough and working. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, July 23). Danger of turning classroom lectern into social justice pulpit. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, April 1). Does Trump's order clarify or complicate free speech on campus?. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, March 27). UGA professor: Violence at Trump rallies shows dangers of ‘good guys’ with guns on campus. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, February 25). Community college: Not ‘failing diploma mills,’ but pathways to success. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, February 9). Issue isn’t welding vs. Chaucer. It’s how to remove barriers to college. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, June 9). The cost of college: A burden worth sharing? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Education in the Media

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, March 2). The fictions of teaching from ‘Dangerous Minds’ to ‘Downton Abbey.’ Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, August 31). Education myth busters: Do criticisms of U.S. schools rely on bad information and distortions? Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, February 13). Why is the image of public education distorted by media? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Neurodiversity

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, October 5). A brief guide to neurodiversity. The Committed Project.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, August 2016). Foregrounding potential, not disorder, in neurodiverse students. Literacy & NCTE.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, July 9). Is mental health strictly mental? Psychology Today.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, May 27). University of Georgia professor explains his ‘Asperger’s Advantage’ and disabling assumption of disorder. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Educational Policy

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, December 21). Legislature '24: Make schools safer, healthier for kids, teachers. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, October 10). Opinion: In revising U.S. history, we adopt Putin's propaganda playbook. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Reinking, D., Smagorinsky, P., & Yaden, D. B. (2023, May 23). On the latest obsession with phonics. Answer Sheet of the Washington Post.

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, January 12). Opinion: Higher expectations for teachers, schools yet same low funding. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2022, September 1). Opinion: Teachers tired of fighting cellphones in classrooms. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Reinking, D., Smagorinsky, P., & Yaden, D. B. (2022, May 26). Opinion: Phonics is not a panacea for all struggling readers. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, November 23). Opinion: When teachers face a bounty for lessons about race. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, January 18). OPINION: From their safe havens, leaders order teachers into classrooms. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2020, July 9). Education in a time of upheaval: What can we learn? K-12 Talk of W. W. Norton.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, August 12). Opinion: We can’t retool U.S. schools based on Finland or China. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Arnold, J., & Smagorinsky, P. (2014, August 20). Georgia: Time to reform the reformer. Diane Ravitch's Blog.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, June 3). School to work: Is it working? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, June 13). The Snark syndrome in educational policymaking. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, September 7). What do we care about when we care about education? The Athens Patch.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, June 13). The real educational crisis is manufactured educational crises. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, March 28). How to remake the Education Department (or, it's time to give teachers a chance). The Answer Sheet of The Washington Post.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, March 11). Why the Ed Department should be reconceived-or abolished. The Answer Sheet of The Washington Post.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011, November 8). Efforts to "quantify teaching have become a national obsession on its way to becoming a national joke." Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011, June 20). Does class size matter? Don't ask Bill Gates. Ask a teacher. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011). Viewpoint: School's out----of touch with teachers. UGA Research Magazine, Fall, 32-33.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011, January 10). Want reform? Why not ask teachers for ideas? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2010, June 8). Make every school a charter school. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Political Correctness

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, March 9). Opinion: Is it fair to evaluate heroes of past with present-day lens? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, February 21). Every curriculum is ideological. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, September). Political correctness and the future of society. Scholars Speak Out of the Journal of Language and Literacy Education.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, July 21). To be or not to be politically correct: What was that question? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

The Process of Education

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, February 26). The ‘why’ of history is more compelling than the ‘when.’ Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, May 30). Should schools follow competitive or cooperative models? Can they be both? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, March 14). More A's in English classes? Not easier material or grade inflation but more open-ended discussion. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Public Writing

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, July 21). Educating the public on the public's terms: An open letter to academics. Teachers, Profs, Parents: Writers Who Care.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, September 19). Carpe diem in the public sphere. Part II. Teachers, Profs, Parents: Writers Who Care.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, September 16). Carpe Diem in the Public Sphere, Part I. Teachers, Profs, Parents: Writers Who Care.

Relationships

Smagorinsky, P. (2020, May 21). Opinion: Pay more attention to mental health than to test scores. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, January 28). Cultivating relationships has always been the heart of schooling. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, May 24). How to evaluate whether a school works? Ask the students. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, February 28). Before you can get kids to care about school, you have to show you care about them. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, December 4). More than three decades later, student recalls teacher's kindness. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

School Violence

Smagorinsky, P. (2022, November 30). Opinion: Starting small might aid Gwinnett's school discipline shift. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2020, January 30). Opinion: From nuclear attacks to active shooters, fear continues. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, October 3). Building schools as bunkers, not as sanctuaries for learning. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, July 23). How do schools balance a policing culture with a learning one? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, June 3). Parkland school shooting provoked fears that won't go away. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Scripted Curricula

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, January 24). Defeated by too many students and scripted instruction, a good teacher becomes an ex-teacher. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, November 29). Common Core turns students into literary critics. Does it turn them into lifelong readers? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, January 19). Can we produce innovative students with teachers chained to a script? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, July 8). Common Core State Standards: A lesson in shrewd marketing. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Students

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, September 22). Opinion: There's a lot absent from discussions of student achievement. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, August 23). When kids refuse to read and nothing will persuade them. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, June 30). Schools ought to produce good citizens as well as good students. Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Teacher Evaluation

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, October 6). Georgia will judge teachers on student growth. But growth toward what end? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, June 17). Response to the new NCTQ Teacher Prep Review. The Becoming Radical

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, April 3). How do you know when teaching is good? Athens Patch.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011, February 7). Putting Socrates and Jesus to the good-teacher test. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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The Teaching Profession

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, October 5). Opinion: Who would want to be a teacher these days? Atlanta Journal-Constitution..

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, May 27). Is teaching a special career, or a job like any other? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, September 10). When a teacher teaches in a lonely forest. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Testing and Measurement

Smagorinsky, P. (2024, August 20). High-stakes tests offer thin veneer of validity yet we blindly trust them. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, June 6). Opinion: To grow, students need solutions, not miracles. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, May 12). Opinion: If tests crush curiosity in children, it's hard to rekindle. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, November 14). Opinion: Maybe, it's time to say nope to NAEP. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, December 26). How do we define and measure whether a student is literate? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, July 1). Testing and technology in Georgia schools: Who will watch the watchers? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, October 28). Baseball and teaching: Why simplistic measures of performance strike out in both professions. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, August 13). Atlanta cheating scandal: A tragedy of teaching and learning. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Arnold, J., & Smagorinsky, P. (2014, June 24). Better ways to use millions of dollars now spent on testing. The Answer Sheet of The Washington Post.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, February 11). New era of accountability: Reducing students to "anonymous data points." Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, November 14). What can be measured can be managed. Does it apply to education and can it be managed well? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, June 30). Testing mandates flunk cost-benefit analysis. The Answer Sheet of The Washington Post.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, April 1). The billion dollar question for Arne Duncan: Why has testing become the driver in school reform? Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2010, May 31). Teachers can't be judged by tests. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

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Fiction and Satire

Smagorinsky, P. (2024, March 28). It's time to dig the dirt out of our libraries. Radical Scholarship. Available at https://radicalscholarship.com/2024/03/28/guest-post-a-modest-proposal-from-peter-smagorinsky/ Alternative version

Smagorinsky, P. (2023, January 27). Opinion: Let AI teach class, bots write essays and computers grade them. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Op-Ed/CHATbot.html

Smagorinsky, P. (2022, September 23). Opinion: No college degree? You can be a teacher in some states anyway. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Op-Ed/TeacherShortage.html

Smagorinsky, P. (2022, April 21). First, it was Florida man. Now it's Florida math. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Op-Ed/FloridaMath.html

Smagorinsky, P. (2021). A modest proposal for the Greene New Deal for Education. Pangyrus. Available at https://www.pangyrus.com/politics/a-modest-proposal-for-the-greene-new-deal-for-education/ and http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Fiction/Pangyrus.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 22). Educators have quite a taste for alphabet soup. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, June 14). Taking it to the street: A modest proposal to apply education reforms to police work. Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Smagorinsky, P. (1984). Office of the principal. The Journal of Irreproducible Results, 29(2), 28. Reprinted in the Quarterly Review of Doublespeak, 9(2), January, 1985, pp. 7-8. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Fiction/Office_of_the_Principal_JIR1984.jpg

Smagorinsky, P. (1984). Belmont El. Nit&Wit, Chicago’s Art Magazine, 6(1), 4-5. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Fiction/BelmontEl.pdf

Smagorinsky, P. (1981). The bold man and the semen. Scholia Satyrica, 7(3&4), 41-42. Available at http://www.petersmagorinsky.net/About/PDF/Fiction/Bold_Man.pdf

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English Today Magazine

Shortly after college, I got an assignment to write articles on U.S. culture for English Today, a magazine published in Japan for Japanese people hoping to learn more about U.S. life (published by Goken Co., Ltd., Tokyo). My father's weather forecasting lab included a group of Japanese meteorologists, one of whom got a request from back home to find a U.S. writer to provide articles on life in the States for the magazine. I was a recent college graduate with a degree in English, and so they recommended me, and I wrote for the magazine for a few years, with the English version accompanied by a Japanese translation. I think it might have folded, which would explain why the gig ended. One of those Japanese scientists, by the way, was Syukuro Manabe, who was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Smagorinsky, P. (1979). Violence in football. English Today, 5, 62-65.

Smagorinsky, P. (1979). Violence in football. English Today, 4, 70-73.

Smagorinsky, P. (1979). Fast food cookies. English Today, 3, 64-68.

Smagorinsky, P. (1979). Sex on television. English Today, 2, 40-44.

Smagorinsky, P. (1979). Condominiums. English Today, 1, 36-44.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). More superlatives in sports. English Today, 12, 44-50.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). Superlatives in sports. English Today, 11, 46-51.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). Saturday Night Fever. English Today, 10, 61-65.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). Malpractice suits. English Today, 9, 40-44.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). PCP. English Today, 8, 50-54.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). Posthumous musical celebrity. English Today, 7, 38-42.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). Media sports. English Today, 6, 54-59.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). Problems in American education. English Today, 5, 54-58.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). Unmarried mates. English Today, 4, 66-70.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). Reverse discrimination. English Today, 3, 34-38.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). Running. English Today, 2, 62-71.

Smagorinsky, P. (1978). Youth crime. English Today, 1, 43-47.

Smagorinsky, P. (1977). Teenage pregnancies. English Today, 12, 69-73.

Smagorinsky, P. (1977). Two career parenting. English Today, 11, 48-73.

Smagorinsky, P. (1977). Dietary trends: Yogurt and fiber. English Today, 10, 13-18.

Smagorinsky, P. (1977). Solar energy. English Today, 9, 56-60.

Smagorinsky, P. (1977). American education: Back to basics. English Today, 8, 33-38.

Smagorinsky, P. (1977). Marijuana use in the U.S. English Today, 7, 23-26.

Smagorinsky, P. (1977). Disco and punk. English Today, 5, 48-52.

Smagorinsky, P. (1977). Perm & rag. English Today, 4, 48-52.

Smagorinsky, P. (1977). CB radios. English Today, 2, 23-26.

Smagorinsky, P. (1976). New music in U.S. English Today, 12, 63-66.

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Presentations
National/International Conferences: Chair | National/International Conferences: Planning Committee | National/International Conferences: Keynote/Plenary Speaker | National/International Conferences: Invited Presentations | National/International Conferences: Refereed Presentations | University-Sponsored Conferences and Symposia | State/Regional Conferences Keynote/Plenary Addresses | State/Regional Conferences Presentations | UGA Conference Keynote Presentations | UGA Conference Presentations | Community Forums

National/International Conferences

Conference Chair

Ellis, V., Edwards, A., & Smagorinsky, P. (Chairs) (2008, April). Sociocultural Perspectives on Teacher Education and Development: New Directions for Research, Oxford, U.K.

Lee, C. D., & Smagorinsky, P. (Chairs) (1996, February). A Vygotsky Centenniel: Vygotskian perspectives on literacy research. Co-chair of the Midwinter Conference of the Assembly for Research of the National Council of Teachers of English, Chicago.

Planning Committee

2011: Scientific committee, 8th International Association for the Improvement of Mother Tongue Education Conference, University of Hildesheim, Germany: Fostering literacies: Teaching and learning in heterogeneous environments.

2011: Scientific committee, 3rd International Santa Barbara Conference on Writing Research, Writing Research Across Borders (George Mason University).

2008: Scientific committee, 2rd International Santa Barbara Conference on Writing Research, Writing Research Across Borders (University of California-Santa Barbara).

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Keynote/Plenary Addresses

Smagorinsky, P. (2024, April). Beyond inclusion: Vygotsky's compassionate defectology. Keynote presentation at the conference on Beyond inclusion: Towards transformative education. IX international seminar "Vygotskij," Turin, Italy.

Smagorinsky, P. (2022, February). Vygotsky and writing development. Presentation at the TALGS (TESOL and Applied Linguistics Graduate Students) Conference, Greensboro, NC [zoom].

Smagorinsky, P. (2020, October). Black Lives Matter and literacy. Keynote presentation at the I Congreso de Literacidad para una Cultura Cient fica, Guadalajara, MX (virtual conference).

Smagorinsky, P. (2020, February). The essential role of relationships and emotional life in schooling. Keynote presentation at the 99th Annual Luncheon and Meeting of The Horace Mann League, San Diego, CA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, November). Principles and resources of critical multimodality in higher education. Keynote presentation at the Fourth International Encounter on Reading, Writing and Expression in Higher Education, Guadalajara, MX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, June 27). Theory and practice of inclusive literacy for people with physical or cognitive challenges. Keynote presentation at the Semana Academica: Literacidad e Inclusion Conference, Guadalajara, MX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, November 22). What does it mean to be literate in 2018? Keynote presentation at the Modelos y Practicas en Literacidad Conference, 3ra Edicion, Encuentro de Lecture, Escritura, Eschucha y Expresividad en la Education Superior, Guadalajara, MX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 6). First Literacies in the Mexican street mural culture. Keynote presentation at the Literacy and Social Justice Conference of the Literacy Association of South Africa, Port Elizabeth, ZA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 3). The contexts of literacy performance. Keynote presentation at the Language and Mathematics in the 21st century Conference, Cape Town, ZA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, June). Service-learning as an alternative to conventional field experiences in teacher education. Keynote presentation made at British Educational Research Association English in Education SIG conference, Researching for Social Justice and Educational Improvement, University of Bedfordshire, Bedford, UK.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, June). Literacy teacher education: It's the context, stupid. Keynote presentation made at the So Many Voices, So Many Worlds conference hosted by the National Association of Teachers of English and International Federation for the Teaching of English, Birmingham, UK.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, November). Los signos de la vida cotidiana: Su uso y significado. Keynote talk at the Literacidad y Vida Cotidiana, Universidad de Guadalajara, MX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, June). Literacy and human rights. Keynote talk presented Lira Para Ser Más Humanos conference, Universidad de Guadalajara, MX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, September). ¿Qué es Literacidad en el Siglo XXI? Keynote talk presented Lira Para Ser Más Humanos conference, Universidad de Guadalajara, MX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, February). Conducting and constructing persuasive research. Keynote talk presented at the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research, Ypsilanti, MI.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, July 13). Authentic teacher evaluation. Keynote address at the biannual summer conference of the Conference on English Education, Fort Collins, CO.

Smagorinsky, P. (2007, October). Literacy teaching and learning in the age of accountability. Plenary paper presented at the 3rd Annual Literacy Achievement Research Center Research Symposium, Writing Instruction, Assessment, and Technology: The Research We Have and The Research We Need, East Lansing, MI.

Smagorinsky, P. (2004, May). The discourse of character education. Keynote speech at the annual conference of the American Association for Applied Linguistics, Portland, OR.

Smagorinsky, P. (1999, June). The character of character education. Plenary paper presented at The English Teacher as Curriculum Maker in the Face of Reform Conference, Chicago.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991, August). Ironic, didactic and "representative" texts: Ethical problems in teaching literature. Plenary paper presented at the Institute on Writing, Reading and Civic Education, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA.

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Invited Presentations

Smagorinsky, P. (2024, December 5). Cultural-historical frameworks for literacy development. Reading Hall of Fame Mentoring Session at the Literacy Research Association annual conference, Atlanta.

Smagorinsky, P. (2024, October 14). Learning outside of school through Vygotsky. Presentation made at the Bridging Universities and Communities: A Binational Inquiry conference, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

Smagorinsky, P. (2024, January). Literacidad y metodologia. Presentation made for the Innovacion Educativa, Liderazgo, y Literacidad conference, Guadalajara, MX [zoom].

Estrada Rebull, M. d. M., Gayol, Y., Janks, H., & Smagorinsky, P. (2023, October). Literacies and knowledge. Panel presentation at the Third Congreso Internacional de Literacidad, Universidad de Guadalajara [zoom and live].

Smagorinsky, P. (2022, March). Better ways to spend a school budget. Invited presentation for the National Superintendents Roundtable [zoom].

Smagorinsky, P. (2022, January). Vygotsky and defectology. Asia-Pacific CHAR Summer School [zoom].

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, November). Neurodiversity. Presentation at Doing Academia Differently: In Conversation with Neuroatypicality. University of the Western Cape, University of Missouri-Columbia, Ghent University [zoom].

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, November). Freire and Vygotsky. Presentation at the Freire And Vygotsky International Congress: Emancipatory Public Education, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Centro de Ciencias da Educacao, Brazil [zoom].

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, October). The creation of national cultures through education, and the inequities they produce. Presentation at the 2nd International Literacy Congress, Literacies: Innovating Education for Social Justice, Guadalajara, MX [zoom].

Smagorinsky, P. (2021, September). Vygotsky and education.Presentation at the International Seminar Language and Activity, Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo, Brazil [zoom].

Skerrett, A., & Smagorinsky, P. (2021, February). Teaching literacy in troubled times: Identity, inquiry, and social action at the heart of instruction. Pre-conference workshop conducted at the Winter Conference of the Journal of Language and Literacy Education, Athens, GA.

Ball, A., Guerra, J., Kinloch, V., Lee, C. D., Perry, T., & Smagorinsky, P. (2020, November). The history of Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color. Presentation at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Denver [zoom].

Compton-Lilly, C., Lewis-Ellison, T., Perry, K., & Smagorinsky, P. (2020, January). Restoring the edge to edgy ideas: Whitewashing the critical perspective from critical perspectives. Workshop conducted at the Journal of Language and Literacy Education Winter Conference, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, February). Don't break that wall down yet; it might have a mural on it: Public art as community literacy. Workshop conducted at the Journal of Language and Literacy Education Winter Conference, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, November 17). The community context for literacies and their practice: Mural art in Guadalajara as First Literacies. Invited talk made at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Houston, TX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 6). A structured process approach to teaching writing genres through everyday materials. Workshop presented at the Literacy and Social Justice Conference of the Literacy Association of South Africa, Port Elizabeth, ZA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 4). First Literacies in schools and communities. Presentation at the Language and Mathematics in the 21st century Conference, Cape Town, ZA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 3). Home, community, and school in literacy education. Presentation at the Language and Mathematics in the 21st century Conference, ZA.

Smagorinsky, P. et al. (2017, November). Our family gathering: A conversation with students and educators. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, St. Louis, MO.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, November). La consolidacion de la investigacion mediante redes. Talk given at the 1er Encuentro de Lectura en la Educacion Superior: Lecture, Psicoanolisis y Cerebro conference, Guadalajara, MX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, November). Current theories in literacy education. Talk given at the 1er Encuentro de Lectura en la Educacion Superior: Lecture, Psicoanolisis y Cerebro conference, Guadalajara, MX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, April). Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance. Paper presented at the Regional meeting of the International Society for Cultural-historical and Activity Research, Quebec City, Quebec & Online [skype].

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, April). Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, March). Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance. Paper presented at the College of Education at the University of North Georgia seminar series, Oakwood, GA & Online [skype].

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, February). Discussion, conversation, and dialogue: Applebee, Bakhtin, and speech in school. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research, Ypsilanti, MI.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, February). Mentoring workshop. Session held at the annual conference of the National Council of Teachers of English Assembly for Research, Ypsilanti, MI.

Chin, B., & Smagorinsky, P. (2015, July). Applying and interviewing for English education positions. Session presented at the quadrennial International Federation of Teachers of English conference, Fordham University, Bronx, NY.  

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, March). Transparency in research: Messiness, rigor, and ethics in the conduct of writing research. Presentation made at the annual meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Tampa, FL.

McEwen, D. D., Sharma, A., Smagorinsky, P., & Thompson, K. F. (2014, June 3). Service-learning Fellows on service-learning. Panel presented at the Diving in: Campus Compact's Institute for New Community and Civic Engagement Professionals Conference, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, April). Using literacy research for political action. Panel given at the Writing and Literacies Special Interest Group business meeting, presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013 April 30). Constructing positive social updrafts for extranormative personalities. Invited address in recognition of winning the 2012 Sylvia Scribner Award, presented at the annual conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, October). Service-learning in literacy education. Presentation at the Service Learning and Community Engagement Conference, Columbus, OH.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, September). The state of the state of education in Georgia. Presentation made at the The Fifth Annual State of Education in Georgia Conference, Athens, GA.

Barnes, D., Bray, J., Cook, J., Eberle, F, & Smagorinsky, P. (2011, June). Moderated panel at the Opening General Session. Panel presented at the 9th National Career Clusters™ Institute, Atlanta, GA.

Smagorinsky, P., & Daigle, E. A. (2011, February). The role of affect in students' writing for school. Paper presented at the Writing Research Across Borders II Conference, George Mason University, Fairfax County, VA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2010, November). A structured process-approach to teaching writing. Paper presented at the Arkansas Curriculum Conference, Little Rock.

Smagorinsky, P. (2009, October). Adapting static school structures to changing population realities. Presentation made at The First Triennial Conference on Latino Education and Immigrant Integration, sponsored by the Center for Latino Achievement and Success in Education, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2008, February). Research on composition, 1984-2003. Plenary talk made at the Writing Research Across Borders conference, Santa Barbara.

Smagorinsky, P. (2008, February). Student engagement in the teaching and learning of grammar: A case study of an early career secondary English teacher. Presentation made at the annual meeting of the Association of Teacher Educators, New Orleans.

Cuomo, C., Morris, J., & Smagorinsky, P. (2007, February). Managing research agendas. Invited panel presented at the Black Issues in Higher Education Conference, Athens, GA.

Barab, S., Beach, K. D., John-Steiner, V., Levinson, B. A., Matusov, E., & Smagorinsky, P. (2005, April). Working across the divides: Challenges and opportunities in relating theory, practice, and service. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.

Smagorinsky, P. (2004, May). The architecture and landscape of textuality. Paper presented at the Economic and Social Research Council Seminar Series Reconceptualising Writing 5-16: New Perspectives, University of Exeter, Devon, U.K.

Smagorinsky, P. (2004, April). Praxis shock: Making the transition from a student-centered university program to the corporate climate of schools. Paper presented at the Conference of the United Kingdom National Association for the Teaching of English, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland.

Smagorinsky, P., Lakly, A., & Johnson, T. S. (2003, November). Rethinking rhizomes in writing about research. Paper presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Francisco.

Forman, E., Morine-Dershimer, G., Palincsar, A., Saxe, G., Silver, E., & Smagorinsky, P. (2003, April). Perspectives from journal editors on publishing qualitative and interpretive research. Panel discussion at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Childers, P., Cook, W., Jago, C., Smagorinsky, P., & Sullivan, C. (2002, November). What are the major needs of teachers and students if excellence in teaching English is to be achieved? Panel discussion presented at the SAS inSchool English Education Forum 2002, Atlanta.

Smagorinsky, P. (2002, November). Principled practice for the English methods course. Paper presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta.

Newkirk, T., Smagorinsky, P., Sterling, R., & Waff, D. (2002, November). A discussion of writing today. Panel presented at The College Board's Forum 2002, Atlanta.

Smagorinsky, P. (2002, October). The clash of the curricula: When official and shadow curricula meet over controversial literature. Paper presented at the 22nd annual Indiana Teachers of Writing fall conference, Indianapolis.

Smagorinsky, P. (2002, April). The socially situated composition process of house and horse ranch plans by high school seniors. Invited poster session at the Reach for the Stars session sponsored by the Special Interest Group on Basic Research in Reading and Literacy at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Smagorinsky, P. (2001, November). Character as relationship. Presentation made at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Baltimore.

Smagorinsky, P. (2000, April). If meaning is constructed, what's it made of? Invited address presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Smagorinsky, P. (2000, April). Teaching literature in the century ahead. Invited address presented to the Special Interest Group in Literature at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Collins, A., Lesh, R., Smagorinsky, P., & Strickland, D. (2000, April). Looking at measurement from the outside: Subject area specialists talk to measurement specialists. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Smagorinsky, P. (1999, November). What is research in the teaching of English for? Paper presented at the annual fall conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, Denver, CO.

Smagorinsky, P. (1996, November). What is the mission of Research in the Teaching of English?. Symposium presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English.

Lee, C. D., & Smagorinsky, P.(Chairs) (1996, November). What is research? Perspectives on the process of inquiry. Workshop conducted at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English.

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, J. (1995, November). Spoken and written discourse in writing workshops. Workshop presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Diego.

Smagorinsky, P. (1995, November). Thinking about talking in the classroom. Workshop presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Diego.

Smagorinsky, P., & Wagner, B. J. (1995, November). Dramatic enactment in the classroom. Research roundtable presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Diego.

Smagorinsky, P. (1994, October). Composing through multiple intelligences. Paper presented at the fall meeting of the South Coast Writing Project, Santa Barbara.

Smagorinsky, P. (1994, June). Composing across the curriculum: Reconceptualizing how students make meaning in their transactions with texts and other people. Workshop presented at the WELS National Literacy Convention, Dr. Martin Luther College, New Ulm, MN.

Marshall, J. D., Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M.W. (1992, November). Understanding discussions of literature. Research Roundtable presented at the annual Fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Louisville.

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Refereed Presentations

Skerrett, A., & Smagorinsky, P. (2022, April). Keeping it 100: Teaching in times of crisis and other times too. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego [zoom].

Bass, C., & Smagorinsky, P. (2020, November). A confluencia of voices with autistic (multi)cultures: Exploring resources and methods to recognize neurodiversity in the English Language Arts classroom. Presentation at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Denver [zoom].

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, November). Neurodiversity in classrooms: An introduction. Presentation at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Baltimore, MD.

Bass, C., Richmond, K. J., Root, T., Rozema, R., Smagorinsky, P. (2018, November 17). Raising the autistic voice in the English Language Arts. Presentation at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Houston, TX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, April). Reading literature, reading worlds: The equity opportunity. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Smagorinsky, P., & Johnson, L. L. (2017, April). Equitable education in a diverse society: Concept development in a university service-learning teacher education course. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Berchini, C., & Smagorinsky, P. (2016, November). Risk and reward in writing for the public. Roundtable led at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, November). The social life of autism-spectrum youth, and the pernicious effects of deficit assumptions about their potential. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, November). Establishing a position as advocate in the mainstream media, or sticking your head in the lion’s mouth: It might smell bad in there, and it looks scary, but maybe you can get him to purr. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, November). Challenging current rhetoric: The knotty nature of teacher preparation. Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, April). Toward a social understanding of mental health: An alternative perspective for educators, psychologists, and counselors. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.

Smagorinsky, P. (2016, April). Complicating the digital romance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, November). Healthy approaches for navigating the academy. Roundtable led at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, November). Longitudinal research on principled practices for teaching and learning literary argumentation in high school English language arts classrooms. Respondent at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, November). Multiple perspectives on schooling and argumentative writing: Shared knowledge and responsibilities. Keynote speech at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, November). Past, present, and future: Advocacy and NCTE . Paper presented at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, November). Ramon Veal Seminar. Mentoring program co-chair at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, November). Teaching beyond the classroom: Social media as teacher activism and professionalism . Roundtable led at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, November). The intersection of literacy, sport, culture, and society. Respondent at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Minneapolis, MN.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, July). Relationships and service-learning: Navigating the human landscape of classrooms and communities. Paper presented at the quadrennial International Federation of Teachers of English conference, Fordham University, Bronx, NY.

Smagorinsky, P., & Johnson, L. L. (2015, April). Distributed scaffolding in a service-learning in literacy education class. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Hallman, H., Pasternak, D., Renzi, L., Rush, L., & Smagorinsky, P. (2013, November). A new era: How English teacher preparation is changing in the twenty-first century. Paper presented at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Boston.          

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, November). Vygotsky in the twenty-first century. Paper presented at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Boston.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, November). Teachers writing as public advocates for our schools. Paper presented at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Boston.

Smagorinsky, P., & Johnson, L. L. (2013, July). Concept development in a service-learning course. Roundtable presented at the biannual summer conference of the Conference on English Education, Fort Collins, CO.

Anglin, J. L., & Smagorinsky, P. (2013, April 28). Collaborative spoken word poetry as a medium for interpreting Hamlet in a senior English class. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

Smagorinsky, P. 2012, November). Integrating Common Core standards into middle and high school classrooms. Paper presented at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Las Vegas.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, April). Vygotsky and defectology: Creating contexts for alternative developmental pathways toward conventional cultural ends. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Vancouver, B.C.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011, September). "Every individual has his own insanity": Applying Vygotsky's work on defectology to the question of mental health as an issue of inclusion. Paper presented at the triennial meeting of the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research, Rome.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011, April). A beginning English teacher's developing concept of teaching using Montessori methods in regimented school settings. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Jakubiak, C. A., & Smagorinsky, P. (2011, April). The discourse of voluntourism: American exceptionalism in application essays submitted to a summer overseas volunteer teaching program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Smagorinsky, P. (2010, November). A beginning English teacher's developing concept of teaching using Montessori methods in structured school settings. Paper presented at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Orlando.

Smagorinsky, P. (2010, April-May). The inscription of self in graphic texts in school. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver.

Smagorinsky, P. (2010, April-May). Analyzing concept development of preservice teachers through book club discussions related to service learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver.

Smagorinsky, P. (2010, April-May). Problem-based research designs in TLELA. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Denver.

Smagorinsky, P., & Daigle, E. A. (2009, November). Bullshit in academic writing: A protocol analysis of a high school senior's process of interpreting Much Ado about Nothing. Paper presented at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Philadelphia.

Smagorinsky, P., McCann, T., Kahn, E., & Flanagan, J. (2009, November). The dynamics of writing instruction: A tribute to Larry Johannessen. Panel presented at the annual fall convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Philadelphia.

Smagorinsky, P., & Daigle, E. A. (2008, November). The role of affect in a high school senior's essay writing process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Antonio.

Burroughs, R., & Smagorinsky, P. (2008, November). The secondary English curriculum and adolescent literacy. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Antonio.

Flanagan, J., Johannessen, L., Kahn, E., McCann, T., & Smagorinsky, P. (2008, November). The dynamics of writing instruction: A structured process approach to teaching secondary school writing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Antonio.

Smagorinsky, P., & Zoss, M. (2008, September). Mask-making as representational process: The situated composition of an identity project in a senior English class. Paper presented at the triennial meeting of the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research, San Diego.

Smagorinsky, P., & Daigle, E. (2008, September). Meta-experience and affect in analytic writing. Paper presented at the triennial meeting of the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research, San Diego.

Smagorinsky, P. (2008, September). The construction of setting in learning to teach. Paper presented at the triennial meeting of the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research, San Diego.

Zoss, M., & Smagorinsky, P. (2008, April). Composition as complex literacy events. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Teachers of English, Warwick, U. K.

Smagorinsky, P., & Daigle, E. A.(2008, April). Writing about Much Ado About Nothing. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Association of Teachers of English, Warwick, U. K.

Zoss, M., & Smagorinsky, P. (2008, March). Teaching drawing and writing in a secondary literacy class as multimodal composition. Presentation made at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.

Johannessen, L. R., McCann, T., & Smagorinsky, P. (2007, November). The dynamics of writing instruction: A structured process approach to teaching secondary school writing. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, New York City.

Dawson, C., Fredricksen, J., Juzwik, M., Schoon-Tanis, K., Sherry, M., Smagorinsky, P., & Van Duinen, D. V. (2007, November). Snapshots: Teacher educators examining the thinking of prospective teachers. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, New York City.

Murphy, S. L., Cameron, T., Smagorinsky, P., & Zoss, M. (2007, April). The role of the creative arts in literary response. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Smagorinsky, P., & Jakubiak, C. (2007, April). The role of course assignments in shaping the hidden curriculum behind a teacher's practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Murphy, S. L., Cameron, T., Smagorinsky, P., & Zoss, M. (2007, January). The role of the creative arts in literary response. Panel presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P., & Jakubiak, C. (2007, January). The role of course assignments in shaping the hidden curriculum behind a teacher's practice. Paper presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2006, November). Approaches to teaching writing and what they assume. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Nashville.

Murphy, S. L., Sanford, A., Smagorinsky, P., & Zoss, M. (2006, January). Concept development in teaching and learning. Panel presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Brass, J., Johnson, T. S., Murphy, S. L., & Smagorinsky, P. (2005, November). Toward an ethical pedagogy: Refusing the mind/body split. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Pittsburgh.

Ragsdale, D. A., & Smagorinsky, P. (2005, November). The role of play in activity-based instruction. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Pittsburgh.

Smagorinsky, P., & Zoss, M. (2005, September). The inscription of culture and meaning in the interior design of a home. Paper presented at the triennial meeting of the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research, Seville, Spain.

Smagorinsky, P. (2005, April). Analyzing the multidimensionality of texts in education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal.

Zoss, M., & Smagorinsky, P. (2005, January). Arts-based thinking in a high school interior design class: A case study of a senior's design processes. Paper presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Murphy, S. L., & Smagorinsky, P. (2005, January). "You have to make it personal so that they will be able to understand it": An early career teacher's quest to develop a conception of engaged learning. Paper presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P., & Bickmore, S. T. (2004, January). Appropriating the concept of student-centered teaching in the multiple contexts of learning to teach. Paper presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2003, August). Implications of a meaning-based theory of reading for the literature curriculum. Paper presented at the Tenth Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction, Padova, Italy.

Smagorinsky, P., & Cook, L. S. (2003, April). An analysis of the composing processes of a high school senior designing a house in an Architectural Design class. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Smagorinsky, P. (2003, April). Concept, pseudoconcept, complex: A Vygotskian analysis of the development of conceptions for teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Smagorinsky, P. (2003, January). A theoretical framework for studying multimedia composing. Paper presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Alvermann, D., Reinking, D., & Smagorinsky, P. (2003, January). Publishing your qualitative studies. Panel discussion presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P., & Taxel, J. (2002, November). Character education: Why it's happening, where it comes from, what it is, and how it's implemented in U.S. Schools. Paper presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta.

Dyson, A. H., Gallas, K., Smagorinsky, P., Sperling, M., & Wells, G. (2002, November). Composing across modalities: Meaning making through composition in its many forms. Panel discussion presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Atlanta.

Smagorinsky, P. (2002, June). Concept formation: A resolution to the theory vs. practice dilemma in preservice teacher education. Paper presented at the Fifth Congress of the International Society for Cultural Research and Activity Theory, Amsterdam.

Bazerman, C., Berkenkotter, C., & Smagorinsky, P. (2002, June). Writing in the organization, mediation, and realization of activity systems and actors. Paper presented at the Fifth Congress of the International Society for Cultural Research and Activity Theory, Amsterdam.

Smagorinsky, P., & Taxel, J. (2002, April). Questions about character: An analysis of OERI-funded character education initiatives. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Blanton, W. E., Engeström, Y., Lee, C. D., & Smagorinsky, P. (2002, April). The application of cultural-historical activity theory to research on school-going activity. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Grossman, P. L., O'Donnell-Allen, C., Smagorinsky, P., & Valencia, S. (2002, April). Politics and policies: Implications for the teaching of literature and literacy. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Smagorinsky, P., Cook, L. S., Johnson, T. S., & Moore, C. (2002, January). Using Atlas/ti to analyze qualitative data about learning to teach. Panel presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Alvermann, D., Reinking, D., & Smagorinsky, P. (2002, January). Publishing your qualitative studies. Panel presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Cook, L. S., Jackson, A. Y., Johnson, T. S., & Smagorinsky, P. (2001, November). The development of identity in early-career teachers. Panel presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Baltimore.

Greenleaf, C., Smagorinsky, P., & Sperling, M. (2001, November). Studies of reflective teaching in an era of scripted pedagogy. Panel presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Baltimore.

Smagorinsky, P. (2001, November). Character as relationship. Presentation made at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Baltimore.

Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2001, November). Researching the literate lives of urban youth. Full-day workshop presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Baltimore.

Gallas, K., & Smagorinsky, P. (2001, July). Other ways of seeing meaning: The role of culture and imagination in reading. Paper presented at the 12th European Conference on Reading, Dublin.

Smagorinsky, P., Cook, L. S., Jackson, A. Y., & Moore, C. (2001, January). Case studies of teachers learning to teach. Panel presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Interdisciplinary Qualitative Studies, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P., Cook, L. S., Jackson, A. Y., & Moore, C. (2000, November). Resistance, accommodation, and acquiescence: A look at two first-year teachers negotiating centralized curricula and high-stakes assessment. Paper presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Milwaukee.

Smagorinsky, P., Cook, L., Fry, P. G., Jackson, A., Konopak, B., Moore, C., & O'Donnell-Allen, A. (2000, April). An analysis of university/school alignment during student teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. TM031500

Alvermann, D., Hynd, C., Reinking, D., Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (2000, January). Publishing qualitative research: Editors' perspectives on writing. Symposium presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Qualitative Research in Education, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (1999, November). Time to teach. Paper presented at the annual fall conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, Denver, CO.

Hynd, C., Oldfather, P., Reinking, D., Smagorinsky, P., & Smith, M. W. (1999, January). Evaluating qualitative research: Quandaries from the editors' perspective. Symposium presented at the annual QUIG Conference on Qualitative Research in Education, Athens, GA.

Guice, S., & Smagorinsky, P. (1998, December). Improving student achievement in English/language arts through teacher education and professional development. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Staff Development Council, Washington, D.C.

Fry, P. G., Konopak, B., O'Donnell-Allen, C., & Smagorinsky, P. (1998, November). The effects of preservice programs on teachers' concept development. Paper presented at the annual fall conference of the National Council of Teachers of English, Nashville, TN.

Agee, J., Grossman, P. L., O'Donnell-Allen, C., Smagorinsky, P., & Valencia, S. (1998, February). An activity theory framework for studying the settings for teachers' professional development. Roundtable presented at "Sociocultural Views of Literacy: Creating Communities of Learners," the Midwinter Conference of the Assembly for Research of the National Council of Teachers of English, Los Angeles.

Au, K., Cole, M., John-Steiner, V., Kawakami, A., Portes, P., & Smagorinsky, P. (1998, April). Ethical dilemmas in "culturing" the children: Exploring the consequences of designing social futures through education. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. L. (1998, April). The dynamics of context: Tracing the sources and channels of engagement and disengagement in students' response to literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

Fry, P. G., Grossman, P., Konopak, B., O'Donnell-Allen, C., Smagorinsky, P., & Valencia, S. (1998). Learning to teach: A perspective from activity theory. Panel presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.

Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. L. (1997, November). Teacher-researchers at work: Alternative models and methods: Audiotaping students during collaborative artistic interpretations of literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Detroit.

Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. L. (1997, November). An analysis of high school students' collaborative artistic interpretations of literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Detroit.

Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. L. (1997, March). An analysis of high school students' collaborative artistic interpretations of literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Smagorinsky, P. (1997, March). Thinking and speech and protocol analysis. Roundtable presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Smagorinsky, P. (1995, November). The classroom as a social context for writing: A sociocultural perspective on a high school senior's composing process. Paper presented at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Diego.

Smagorinsky, P. (1995, November). Teacher preparation as lifelong learning. Panel discussion at the annual fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, San Diego.

Smagorinsky, P. (1994, March). Broadening the notion of text: Reconceptualizing WAC as CAC (Composing Across the Curriculum). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Nashville. ED 366 954.

Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1994, April). The reader, the text, the context: An exploration of dance as response to literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans. ED 366 950.

Smagorinsky, P. (1994, September). The social construction of data: Methodological problems of investigating learning in the zone of proximal development. Paper presented at the International Conference on Lev Vygotsky and the Contemporary Human Sciences, Moscow.

Smagorinsky, P. (1994, November). Ethical issues in teaching literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Orlando, FL.

Smagorinsky, P. (1994, November). Classroom research in writing and literacy: Teachers and researchers approaching issues, methods, and results. Pre-convention workshop conducted at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Orlando, FL.

Smagorinsky, P., & Whiting, M. E. (1994, November). How teachers get taught: Five models for teaching the secondary English methods class. Paper presented on the Research Strand at the annual meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Orlando, FL. ED 385 529

Smagorinsky, P. (1993, November). Exploring artistic response to literature. Research roundtable presented at the annual Fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Pittsburgh.

Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1993, April). Broadening the notion of text: An exploration of an artistic response to literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta. ED 357 031.


Smagorinsky, P., & Coppock, J. (1993, December). The composition of artistic texts in response to literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Charleston, SC.

Smagorinsky, P. (1992, March). Think-aloud protocol analysis: Beyond the black box. Paper presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Cincinnati.

Smagorinsky, P., & Fly, P. K. (1992, April). Patterns of discourse in small group discussions of literature. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. ED 343 132.

Smagorinsky, P. (1992, November). How teacher talk affects small group process. Paper presented on the Research Strand at the annual Fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Louisville.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991, March). Do good writing teachers need to write? Workshop conducted at the annual Spring meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Indianapolis.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991, March). A research-based, fun, and engaging program for vocabulary development. Paper presented at the annual Spring meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Indianapolis. ED 331 019.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991, March). How the study of model essays affects writers. Paper presented at the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Boston.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991, April). Effects of composition instruction on the writing process. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago. ED 317 992.

Smagorinsky, P. (1990, March). Researching the writer's knowledge. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago.

Smagorinsky, P., & Jordahl, A. (1990, April). A student teacher/critic teacher collaborative study of the effects of instructional modes on generalization and support. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Boston. ED 322 090

Smagorinsky, P. (1989, November). Watching students at work: A close look at the learning process. Paper presented at the annual Fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Baltimore.

Smagorinsky, P. (1987, November). Small groups for dynamic instruction. Workshop presented at the Fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Los Angeles.

Smagorinsky, P. (1985, September). Introductory reading and writing activities: An integrated approach to engaging students in Language Arts instruction. Paper presented at the Basic Writing Conference, St. Louis.

Smagorinsky, P. (1985, November). Introductory reading and writing activities: An integrated approach to engaging students in Language Arts instruction. Paper presented at the annual Fall meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English, Philadelphia.

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University-Sponsored Conferences and Symposia

Gayol, Y., & Smagorinsky, P. (2023, April 24-26). Academic writing. Workshop for the faculty and students at the Universidad de Guadalajara, Mexico.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, September 22-24). Critical literacy across the curriculum. Three-day workshop at Prepa Tonala, MX, in conjunction with Letras para Volar.

Smagorinsky, P. (2019, June 27-28). Participatory inquiry. Two-day workshop at the Week of Letras para Volar conference, Guadalajara, MX.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 16). Multilingualism from a semiotic perspective. Invited presentation, Multilingual Seminar Series, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, ZA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 11). Methods of conducting social science research. Invited presentation for the faculty and graduate students of Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, ZA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 9). Service-learning in literacy education: Possibilities for teaching and learning. Public lecture sponsored by The Department of English Language and Linguistics, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, ZA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 8). Language matters. Invited presentation for the faculty and graduate students of Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, ZA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, October 8). Methods of planning instruction. Invited presentation for the preservice teachers at Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, ZA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2018, June). Designing a study of pedagogical concept development from a Vygotskian perspective. Invited presentation at the Researching Teacher Education: Equity and Social Justice Summer Workshop for Advanced Doctoral Students and Early Career Researchers. Centre for Innovation in Teacher Education and Development, King's College, London, UK.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, March). Vygotsky and the cultures of collaboration. Talk presented at the UGALLA Research Symposium, Cultures of Collaboration, Department of Lifelong Education, Administration, and Policy, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2017, February). Toward a social understanding of mental health. Kirby-Greer Endowed Lecture sponsored by the Center for Language Acquisition at The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2015, September). Creativity and community among autism-spectrum youth: Creating positive social updrafts through play and performance. Talk presented at the Literacy Colloquy Fall 2015, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, February). Recipe for a career in English ed: Blend theory, research, teaching, & service (quantities TBA). Teachers College, Columbia University Student-Faculty Reception, Dinner, & Symposium on Research in English Education, New York.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, February). An evening with Peter Smagorinsky. East Side Institute for Group and Short Term Psychotherapy, New York.

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, April 10). Authentic teacher evaluation: A two-tiered process. Oehler Lecture presented at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, October). Service-learning in an alternative school. Presentation made for the students and faculty at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.

Smagorinsky, P. (2011, July). Vygotsky's views on art and emotion. Presentation at Vygotsky, Pedagogy, English, Drama: A Research Symposium, Oxford, U.K.

Smagorinsky, P. (2009, October). Bullshit in academic writing. Symposium led at Fordham University, New York.

Smagorinsky, P. (2009, February). Publishing in scholarly journals. Seminar conducted in the From Backpacks to Briefcases: Getting Published and Promoted in Academia series. Berkeley, CA: University of California-Berkeley.

Smagorinsky, P. (2008, April). Challenges in teaching, learning, and teacher education from a Vygotskian perspective. Presentation made at the conference on Sociocultural Perspectives on Teacher Education and Development: New Directions for Research, Oxford, U.K.

Smagorinsky, P. (2002, October). The twisting path of concept development in learning to teach. Paper presented at the Center for Language Acquisition, The Pennsylvania State University.

Smagorinsky, P. (2002, March). The composition of nonverbal texts. Invited presentation for the faculty and students of McGill University, Montreal.

Smagorinsky, P. (1994, September). Literacy instruction across the curriculum. Paper presented for the faculty and students at Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI.

State/Regional Conferences

Keynote/Plenary Addresses

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, February). Evaluating teachers. Plenary address to the Testing Our Patience: Gaining Clarity on Education Reforms in GA Conference, Lawrenceville, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, March). Teaching argumentative writing amidst the testing mandates. Keynote talk delivered at the Abydos Learning 26th Annual Teacher's and Trainers Conference, Dallas.

Smagorinsky, P. (2002, October). The American character: The story of the modern character education movement and how you can rewrite its sequel. Keynote address presented at the 22nd annual Indiana Teachers of Writing fall conference, Indianapolis.

Smagorinsky, P. (1995, November). Composing in a new key. Keynote address given at the annual fall meeting of the Arkansas Council of Teachers of English, Little Rock.

Smagorinsky, P. (1995, October). Composing and multiple intelligences. Keynote address given at the conference on Learning Styles/Multiple Intelligences & Writing of the Ohio Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts, Columbus.

Smagorinsky, P. (1989, May). Cognitive mapping and the reading process. Keynote address given at the annual meeting of the Illinois Secondary Reading League, Villa Park, IL.

Presentations

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, October). Service-learning in an alternative school. Presentation made for the students and faculty at Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, March). Teaching comparison and contrast essays. Workshop conducted at the Abydos Learning 26th Annual Teacher's and Trainers Conference, Dallas.

Ragsdale, D. A., & Smagorinsky, P. (2003, October). The role of play in activity-based instruction. Paper presented at the annual fall conference of the Illinois Association of Teachers of English, Oak Brook, IL.

Smagorinsky, P. (1998, July). Developing local standards. Presentation at the English/Language Arts Summer Leadership Seminar of the Georgia Council of Teachers of English, Athens, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (1996, April). Reader response and writing. Panel discussion presented at the Region V convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Oklahoma City.

Smagorinsky, P. (1996, April). The information highway runs through the English class. Panel discussion presented at the Region V convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, Oklahoma City.

Smagorinsky, P. (1995, October). Re-thinking composing: A hands-on workshop for teachers. Workshop presented at the conference on Learning Styles/Multiple Intelligences & Writing of the Ohio Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts, Columbus, OH.

Smagorinsky, P., & O'Donnell-Allen, C. (1993, April). Teachers writing, teachers teaching: Designing mini-lessons for outcomes-based education. Workshop conducted at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English, Norman, OK.

Smagorinsky, P. (1993, April). Crosscurrents: How high school and college teachers view the teaching of high school English. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English, Norman, OK.

Smagorinsky, P. (1991, April). The student-centered classroom and Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English, Oklahoma City.

Smagorinsky, P. (1988, October). The thematic literature unit: Nurturing empathic and cognitive response. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Illinois Association of Teachers of English, Champaign, IL.

Smagorinsky, P. (1987, October). Small groups for dynamic instruction. Workshop presented at the annual meeting of the Illinois Association of Teachers of English, Schaumburg, IL.

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The University of Georgia

Keynote/Plenary Addresses

Smagorinsky, P. (2013, October). Student life at The University of Georgia. Keynote talk delivered for parents and prospective students, Athens.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, October). Student life at The University of Georgia. Keynote talk delivered for parents and prospective students, Athens.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, April). Mentoring matters. Keynote talk delivered at the The University of Georgia College of Education Graduate Student Research Conference, Athens.

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, February). The DOE: What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Keynote talk delivered at the Roosevelt Institute @ UGA Perfect Presidential Platform Conference, Athens, GA.

Presentations

Smagorinsky, P. (2012, November). Comprehensive exams, prospectus, and dissertation. Seminar held for the Language and Literacy Education Graduate Organization, Athens.

Community Forums

Smagorinsky, P. 2022, April). Monthly gathering. Panel presentation with Coming to the Table. [zoom]

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, March). At the core of the Core. Panel presentation at community forum on the Common Core State Standards, Braselton, GA.

Smagorinsky, P. (2014, February). Teacher assessment. Panel presentation made at the Testing our Patience Forum, Lawrenceville, GA.

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Grants

External

2013: "No Child Left Behind" Title II Part A Higher Education IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY Higher Education grant: $35, 627 to study Writing 2.0: Pathways to a 21st Century Writing Pedagogy [with Lindy L. Johnson and Elizabeth Davis].

2001-2002: Spencer Foundation, $34,970 to study "Multimedia Composing across the Secondary School Curriculum"

1996-2001: United States Department of Education Office of Educational Research and Improvement: $55,000 per year to study "Making the Transition from Pre-service Teaching to In-Service Teaching" (strand of $500,000 per year grant for the National Research Center on English Learning and Achievement (CELA).

1995: Research Foundation of the National Council of Teachers of English: $3,838 to study "Composing in Multiple Media in a High School English Class: The Role of 'Composition' in the Development of Thought" (#R95-39)

Internal

1997: University of Oklahoma Research Council: $1,000 to support travel for classroom observations for the OERI grant "Making the Transition from Pre-service Teaching to In-Service Teaching" (with Pamela Fry and Bonnie Konopak)

1996: University of Oklahoma Research Councill: $750 for purchase of scanner and zip drive to support the OERI grant "Making the Transition from Pre-service Teaching to In-Service Teaching" (with Pamela Fry and Bonnie Konopak)

1996: University of Oklahoma Research Council: $3,905 for purchase of laptop computers to support the OERI grant "Making the Transition from Pre-service Teaching to In-Service Teaching" (with Pamela Fry and Bonnie Konopak)

1995: University of Oklahoma Graduate College: $750 Faculty Research Grant to support the NCTE grant "Composing in Multiple Media in a High School English Class"

1995: University of Oklahoma Graduate College: $1,000 Technology Support Grant; $500 matching funds from department of ILAC. For the purchase of a laptop computer to conduct the NCTE-funded research "Composing in Multiple Media in a High School English Class"

1994: University of Oklahoma: $750 Faculty Research Grant

1993: University of Oklahoma Graduate College: $5,000 Junior Faculty Summer Grant to study "Artistic Response to Literature"

1991: University of Oklahoma: $750 Faculty Research Grant

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