This year’s ICTE Spring Conference features a panel of accomplished journalists whose work intersects with education. Virginia Black  is the editor of three Indiana daily newspapers: the Lafayette Journal & Courier , the Muncie Star Press and the Richmond Palladium-Item . Formerly, she mentored future journalists by serving as the news adviser for the student-run Purdue Exponent. She also worked at the South Bend Tribune  as a deputy managing editor, investigative reporter, a

Roy Jackson is an ICTE Board Member At-Large As an avid vinyl record collector, I fully recognize the privilege I carry when I do not hesitate to spend over thirty dollars, or more, on a rare colored press of something I already own. Most record collectors I know are of some means of affluence, able to budget or not worry about the high cost of their hobby. While I am not a wealthy person, I am an educator for goodness’ sake, I do indulge in this love of mine. While I can dow

Jennifer Broome is an ICTE board member-at-large Do you want your students to read more? Every English teacher I’ve ever met responds with a resounding “yes!” Unfortunately, this can be quite the challenge in some situations. We know that younger students are more likely to think of themselves as readers than are adolescent students, and that boys are less likely to read than girls. Students who are emerging bilinguals may have a difficult time finding books in their native l