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Join us for a conversation with educator-authors Richard Koch and Elizabeth Dutro for a discussion about literacy teaching that is informed by and mindful of the stress and trauma in all of our lives. Originally published on March 26, 2020Download | Subscribe: Apple / Android / Spotify
Richard Koch and Elizabeth Dutro discuss their recent publications, The Mindful Writing Workshop and The Vulnerable Heart of Literacy. Our guests discuss literacy teaching that is informed by and mindful of the stress and trauma in all of our lives.
Guests
- Elizabeth Dutro, Professor and Chair of Literacy Studies, University of Colorado at Boulder
- Richard Koch, Professor of English Emeritus, University of Iowa and Adrian College, Michigan
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