Born in Louisville, Mississippi, Jermaine Thompson learned language from big-armed women who greased their skillets with gossip and from full-bellied men who cursed and prayed with the same fervor. Jermaine earned his MFA in poetry from the University of Missouri Kansas City in 2018, and he currently teaches 9th–12th grade Humanities at Build Up Community School in Birmingham, AL.
Jermaine will be interviewed by Connecticut teacher and Writing Project teacher-leader, Rich Novack.
This episode of NWP Radio features Tomas Moniz, a member of the NWP Writers Council and the author of All Friends Are Necessary, a tender and open-hearted novel that explores the power of friendship, community, and the families we create for ourselves.
How do teachers work in collaboration with others to leverage knowledge and resources to advocate for justice and equity in our local and national communities?
Here you’ll find radio shows, webinars with discussion questions, and a toolkit for teacher leaders to discuss and use to support teachers in their own individual and collective advocacy, as well as stories of what is possible when teachers network and advocate.
What approaches to teaching and learning motivate students to move from apathy to action?
In this collection find resources that can help teachers imagine how students can take control of their own learning and speak for themselves, as well as connections to opportunities for young people to publish and get involved in social justice movements beyond the classroom.
