for the SPRING Issue of

The Peripatetically Published Journal of PEN 

Greetings, PEN Colleagues, and thank you for reading! Spring is on the way, and for the next edition of our journal, we invite you to share your ideas, photos, and reminders of what progressive education means and looks like in your school. 

For our Spring issue,  we invite submissions on the following Special Topics: 

The Art and Science/s of Reading Instruction:  we invite pieces that focus on reading and literacy, in particular the refreshed conversation about how best to provide reading instruction. What does reading instruction look like in progressive spaces? What should it look like? 

Highlighting Histories: Moving Beyond A Month:  with appreciation for the opportunities provided for elevating the histories of marginalized peoples during specific months of the year, we invite pieces that focus on the ways that educators invest time, effort and meaningful integration of such histories within and throughout the school year. 

As in each of our issues, in the Spring 2024 issue, we will ground our thinking in any of the PEN Educational Principles.

Other submission guidelines & topics for consideration: 

“PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE” 

Featured articles engaging our Educational Principles; what do the practices look like in your school community; what is the HOW of your progressive practice? 

“WHAT PROGRESSIVE EDUCATION MEANS TO ME.” 

Short essays from students and/or from classroom-based educators articulating personal commitments and/or experiences (~500 words) 

“PRINCIPLES IN ACTION” 

High-resolution photos from your work in schools, accompanied by extended captions (~100words). 

“REFRAMING THE PROGRESSIVE PANTHEON”

Archival material and/or critical essays foregrounding the contributions of progressive educators and theorists of color to progressive education 

“CONTEMPORARY CONTRIBUTIONS” 

Featured pieces that foreground the contributions of an influential, contemporary progressive educator and explore her/his contemporary practice 

The deadline for submissions for the Spring issue is FRIDAY, APRIL 5th, 2024.