Senior elementary education major Sam Cronin was invited by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) to present at the 2018 NCTE Annual Convention on November 15-18. Cronin will talk about her work  using children’s literature as a teaching tool and her popular blog “Samantha Cronin’s Kid Lit Library” where she posts children’s book reviews that reflect diverse experiences and identities along with lesson plans, extension activities, and author/illustrator interviews. She will share how she uses books in her student-teaching placement in the BS in elementary education program

“Books are important tools for teaching empathy and social justice,” says Cronin. “Stories have the remarkable capacity to inspire and empower readers to share their own stories and raise their voices to create change in their communities.”

Cronin is planning to enroll in the M.Ed. and initial teaching license program in elementary education and attain her K-6 teaching license.

Learn more about the programs and degrees in elementary education in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.