Educator's Voice is a series dedicated to highlighting research­based classroom and school­wide strategies that make a difference in instructional practice in literacy. NYSUT proudly invites articles from all constituents and seeks real classroom stories about effective practices that are based on research.

You are invited to submit a proposal for an article for the next volume. Authors must be an active or retired member of a NYSUT affiliate, including United University Professions, the Professional Staff Congress and all other locals. If there are multiple authors, at least one author must be a current or retired NYSUT member.

Volume III of NYSUT's Journal of Best Practices in Education, Educator's Voice, will focus on the theme of "Expanding Literacy for Adolescents in all Content Areas, Grades 7­-12." The Editorial Board especially encourages proposals from teams of content teachers and from partnerships between higher­education faculty and school­based teachers from grades 7­-12.

Audience: Classroom teachers, SRPs, union leaders, parents, administrators, researchers, legislators and policymakers.

Submission Form

• DOWNLOAD: Vol. III Guidelines and Author Submission Forms. PDF file is 90K.

Please return these forms by April 30, 2009, to: NYSUT Research & Educational Services Attn: Kathleen Graham Kelly 800 Troy­-Schenectady Road, Latham, NY 12110.  Or submit all requested information electronically by by April 30, 2009, to: kgraham@nysutmail.org. Acceptance of articles will be announced May 30, 2009. Completed articles will be due August 30, 2009.

Deadlines (Update 2/10. Please note revised dates.)

• Apr. 30 2009: Author intent to submit article;
• May 30, 2009: NYSUT confirms acceptance of articles;
• Aug. 30, 2009: Article submission date.
• April 2010: Publication

Please note: Submission of a proposal to write an article is not a guarantee of publication. Decisions will be made by the Editorial Board.

Editorial Guidelines

• Theme: Secondary students use literacy skills to understand complex content. Instructional strategies that weave advanced literacy skills with content­specific material result in increased comprehension for all students.
• Audience: Classroom teachers, union leaders, parents, administrators, researchers, legislators and policymakers.
• Article Length: 1,800­1,900 words.
• Writing Style: Authors are encouraged to write in a direct style designed to be helpful to both the practitioners and to others committed to strengthening education. Use of educational jargon is strongly discouraged.
• Manuscript: APA style.
• Requirements: Footnotes at end of article. Pictures may be submitted and if used, permission will be required. Guidelines for photos will be provided.
• Article Submission: Document saved in Word, and e­mailed to kgraham@nysutmail.org. One hard copy of your article, double spaced, mailed to: NYSUT Research & Educational Services Attn: Kathleen Graham Kelly 800 Troy­Schenectady Road, Latham, NY 12110.
• Rights: Submission of a proposal is not a guarantee of publication. Publication decisions are made by the Editorial Board. NYSUT retains the right to edit articles. The author will have the right to review changes made and if not acceptable to both parties the article will not be included in the Educator's Voice. NYSUT may also retain the article for use on the NYSUT Web site, www.nysut.org, or for future publication in New York Teacher.