Coming Tomorrow: An Interview with Hip-Hop Artist MK Asante

Buck by MK Asante

Don't miss tomorrow's "What Happened When I Interviewed Hip-Hop Artist MK Asante (And a Truck With a Confederate Flag Drove By)."

Asante is the author of several books, including It's Bigger Than Hip Hop and his new memoir, Buck. He is a professor of creative writing and film at Morgan State University and an award-winning recording artist.

Goodies in the Mail

When I checked the mail today, I was thrilled to find two books waiting for me.

The first was my own personal copy of River Rest, my mom's new inspirational historical novel. If you haven't had a chance to read last week's interview with Susan Page Davis, do check it out and pass it on.

The second book in my mailbox was Dalene Vickery Parker's Christian Teachers in Public Schools: 13 Essentials for the Classroom. Dalene has guest blogged here, and she was kind enough to send along a copy of her book to give as a door prize at my Faith and the Public School Teacher presentation in July. Thanks, Dalene!




I'll also be presenting Choose Your Own Adventure: Writing and Publishing Narratives Using Digital Technology. In this session, teachers will learn to apply choose-your-own-story structure to narrative fiction or nonfiction writing. Using Google Drive, teachers will learn to link story pages to form narratives with alternate endings.

Hope to see you in Twin Falls at the College of Southern Idaho on July 12!

Presenting Faith and the Classroom Teacher

This July 12 and 13, I will be presenting at the P20 Educator Conference: Reaching for New Heights at the College of Southern Idaho. The subject of my session is Faith and the Classroom Teacher. We'll look at current controversies over First Amendment rights of teachers and students, laws we live by, and crafting a personal philosophy of faith in the classroom. It's my first time speaking to a conference audience on these topics, and I'm eager to open the conversation. Join me in praying that the session will be a blessing to teachers and administrators who attend.