Michael J. Young, Ph. D.
@suupermichael.bsky.social
Assistant Professor, Elementary Literacy Education, Illinois State University. Critical Educator/Scholar. Queer. Dog Dad. Views are my own. Unless you share them. Then they're ours. In dialogue, of course.
Are you an Illinois teacher or school leader? Do you have experience with literacy teaching and/or literacy leadership? We invite you to participate in a study examining educators experiences in teaching literacy and/or leading literacy programming in Illinois. #academicsky #edusky #iteachenglish
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Are you an Illinois teacher or school leader? Do you have experience with literacy teaching and/or literacy leadership? We invite you to participate in a study examining educators experiences in teaching literacy and/or leading literacy programming in Illinois. #academicsky #edusky #iteachenglish
🚨🚨 New Publication Alert: Structured, Scripted, and Erased: An Invitation to Recast the Science to Cultivate a Humanity of Readers. 🚨🚨 doi.org/10.33600/IRC... #academicsky #edusky #iteachEnglish
September 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚨🚨 New Publication Alert: Structured, Scripted, and Erased: An Invitation to Recast the Science to Cultivate a Humanity of Readers. 🚨🚨 doi.org/10.33600/IRC... #academicsky #edusky #iteachEnglish
Illinois Teachers! Join us for the 2025 Illinois State Literacy Conference at Illinois State University. Register at tinyurl.com/ROE17PD. #edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
July 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Illinois Teachers! Join us for the 2025 Illinois State Literacy Conference at Illinois State University. Register at tinyurl.com/ROE17PD. #edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
June 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Join us for the 2025 Wisconsin Literacy Research Symposium this summer as we look at shifting the power to humanize literacy policy and practice. Keynote speakers: Drs. Elena Aydarova, Crystal Wise, and Michael Young. bit.ly/4iNXwQN #literacy #literacyresearch #academicsky #edusky #iteachEnglish
May 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Join us for the 2025 Wisconsin Literacy Research Symposium this summer as we look at shifting the power to humanize literacy policy and practice. Keynote speakers: Drs. Elena Aydarova, Crystal Wise, and Michael Young. bit.ly/4iNXwQN #literacy #literacyresearch #academicsky #edusky #iteachEnglish
Behold the power of collective action! Strike avoided with a tentative agreement between the faculty union and #IllinoisStateUniversity admin. #edusky #academicsky
April 5, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Behold the power of collective action! Strike avoided with a tentative agreement between the faculty union and #IllinoisStateUniversity admin. #edusky #academicsky
Centering Readers Means Centering Equity
Catherine Compton-Lilly, Ed.D. - College of Education | University of South Carolina
Register in advance for this free webinar: minnstate.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
Catherine Compton-Lilly, Ed.D. - College of Education | University of South Carolina
Register in advance for this free webinar: minnstate.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
March 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Centering Readers Means Centering Equity
Catherine Compton-Lilly, Ed.D. - College of Education | University of South Carolina
Register in advance for this free webinar: minnstate.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
Catherine Compton-Lilly, Ed.D. - College of Education | University of South Carolina
Register in advance for this free webinar: minnstate.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
United Faculty of ISU members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, and our union officially filed the required Intent to Strike notice with the IL Educational Labor Relations Board. With the legally required 10-day notice filed, members may go on strike as early as April 4. www.ufisu-upi.org
March 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
United Faculty of ISU members voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, and our union officially filed the required Intent to Strike notice with the IL Educational Labor Relations Board. With the legally required 10-day notice filed, members may go on strike as early as April 4. www.ufisu-upi.org
🚨New Publication Alert!🚨 'When the State looks at you’: Administering whiteness through surveillance, affect, and efficiency in elementary literacy teaching. Published in Whiteness and Education: dx.doi.org/10.1080/2379... (Open Access).
March 1, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🚨New Publication Alert!🚨 'When the State looks at you’: Administering whiteness through surveillance, affect, and efficiency in elementary literacy teaching. Published in Whiteness and Education: dx.doi.org/10.1080/2379... (Open Access).
Such a manifesto-ing #LRA2024 session on literacy assessment this morning. Indeed, assessment is making and unmaking us… Assessment should be an ecology, not a machine. reimagininglitassessment.ca
December 4, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Such a manifesto-ing #LRA2024 session on literacy assessment this morning. Indeed, assessment is making and unmaking us… Assessment should be an ecology, not a machine. reimagininglitassessment.ca
The @whippoorwillaward.bsky.social Presentation for #ALAN24 was a success!
November 25, 2024 at 10:15 PM
The @whippoorwillaward.bsky.social Presentation for #ALAN24 was a success!
It was great to connect with many authors tonight at the launch of #ALAN24 Thanks, @katemessner.bsky.social @katherinemarsh.bsky.social @joshgalarza.bsky.social and many more. #NCTE24
November 25, 2024 at 12:08 AM
It was great to connect with many authors tonight at the launch of #ALAN24 Thanks, @katemessner.bsky.social @katherinemarsh.bsky.social @joshgalarza.bsky.social and many more. #NCTE24
I didn’t expect Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon) to hit us with the question of our time this morning, but here we are: Will we be ruined by our greed or saved by our ingenuity? 🙌🏻👏🏻 #NCTE24 #edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
November 22, 2024 at 2:52 PM
I didn’t expect Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon) to hit us with the question of our time this morning, but here we are: Will we be ruined by our greed or saved by our ingenuity? 🙌🏻👏🏻 #NCTE24 #edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
I didn’t expect Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon) to hit us with the question of our time this morning, but here we are: Will we be ruined by our greed or saved by our ingenuity? 🙌🏻👏🏻 #NCTE24 #edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
November 22, 2024 at 2:52 PM
I didn’t expect Weird Barbie (Kate McKinnon) to hit us with the question of our time this morning, but here we are: Will we be ruined by our greed or saved by our ingenuity? 🙌🏻👏🏻 #NCTE24 #edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
I’m not gooing to lie: I was a bit emotional listening to Justice Katanji Brown Jackson read from her book and speak at #NCTE24. Her message: Ordinary people can do extraordinary things. 💙 #edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
November 21, 2024 at 11:53 PM
I’m not gooing to lie: I was a bit emotional listening to Justice Katanji Brown Jackson read from her book and speak at #NCTE24. Her message: Ordinary people can do extraordinary things. 💙 #edusky #academicsky #iteachenglish
November 21, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Feeling pretty 'eh' about getting ready for #NCTE24 right now, considering what's ahead for so many of us. Yet, here we are. Here's to not denying the realities we face while leaning into the connections that can help lift us to meet them.
November 17, 2024 at 11:53 PM
Feeling pretty 'eh' about getting ready for #NCTE24 right now, considering what's ahead for so many of us. Yet, here we are. Here's to not denying the realities we face while leaning into the connections that can help lift us to meet them.
Call for Submissions: If you know of a book that fits the award criteria and was published in 2024, please reach out with contact information. We'd love to consider it for our 2025 award year. Check out whippoorwillaward.weebly.com for more information about the award.
November 14, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Call for Submissions: If you know of a book that fits the award criteria and was published in 2024, please reach out with contact information. We'd love to consider it for our 2025 award year. Check out whippoorwillaward.weebly.com for more information about the award.
My first post. It should be important. So, here goes: Zeke and Zander say “Hello!”
November 14, 2024 at 2:39 PM
My first post. It should be important. So, here goes: Zeke and Zander say “Hello!”