2019 UCTE CONFERENCE

 Penny Kittle teaches writing at Plymouth State University. She taught in public schools for 34 years and learned two essential things: all students will build independent reading lives of joy, curiosity, and hunger when given agency; and teachers who write with their students generate community and creative power. Penny is the author of nine books, including Micro Mentor Texts, Book Love, and Write Beside Them, which won the James Britton award from NCTE. She co-authored two books with Kelly Gallagher: 4 Essential Studies and the best-selling 180 Days. She co-authored two books with Donald Graves. For six years she was a featured columnist for Voices from the Middle, an NCTE journal. Penny is the President of the Book Love Foundation where we believe a love of reading is built on engagement, equity, and the power of classroom teachers.