How do you approach essay, poetry, book clubs, and digital composition? If we reimagine our approach to these four areas we can open the door to more engaged, connected, and challenging learning. I’m Brett from Heinemann and that is the focus of authors Penny Kittle and Kelly’s Gallagher’s newest book 4 Essential Studies: Beliefs and Practices to Reclaim Student Agency.Penny and Kelly extend their work in 180 Days: Two Teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents by taking a deep dive into these four essential studies: Essay, Poetry, Book Clubs and Digital Composition. Their aim is to move beyond compliance and formula, and to develop students’ agency, independence, and decision-making skills. Penny and Kelly write that these four practices, have the power to transform students’ relationship with literacy—and truly prepare them for the more demanding work of college.Hosting today’s conversation with Penny and Kelly is their editor and colleague, Tom Newkirk. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.