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- University News Archive - ��Vlog��ý Little Rock /news-archive/tag/judith-hayn/ ��Vlog��ý Little Rock Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:48:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 ��Vlog��ý Little Rock professor publishes book chapter promoting friendship for transgender students /news-archive/2019/03/14/book-chapter-promoting-friendship-transgender-students/ Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:48:10 +0000 /news/?p=73692 ...]]> A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has published a book chapter that will help elementary education students learn how to be allies to transgender students. The chapter, “Trans*Forming the Middle Level English Language Arts Classroom: Reading George to Promote Ally-ship,” was published by Rowman & Littlefield in the 2018 book “Queer Adolescent Literature as a Complement to the English Language Arts Curriculum.” Dr. Judith Hayn, professor of teacher education, was assisted in her research by 15 ��Vlog��ý Little Rock elementary education students who took the ELEM 4301: Integrated Literacy and Language II class during the fall 2017 semester. The students include Olivia Bing, Misty Carmona, Lindsay Connell, Keeley Dodson, Molly Faircloth, Christin Hall, Robert Jones, Erin Long, Sarah McPherson, Whitney Patton, Hannah Sanders, Cassy Siegler, Megan Tarvin, Lori Terry, Hollyn Townsend, Jonalyn Williams, Kaitlin Wright, and Kathleen Yeary. The book chapter gives lesson plans on how elementary education teachers can teach lessons on friendship and tolerance through the book “ to fourth- and fifth-grade students. The book is about a transgender student in the fourth grade who wants to play the role of Charlotte in the class production of “Charlotte’s Web,” but George’s teacher says she cannot try out for the part because she’s a boy. “This is the first book written by a transgender author about a transgender student in middle school,” Hayn said. “For me, it’s a story of friendship. George has a friend who becomes her best friend ever by backing George’s attempt to play Charlotte in the school play. This book teaches young students how to be open, accepting, and tolerant.” Having the students’ help on her book chapter was a serendipitous turn of events. Hayn, who does not teach elementary education, was not supposed to be teaching the class. She volunteered to substitute for a fellow professor who was out for the semester due to an injury. “This was a good experience for young teachers who are going to teach in K-6 classes,” Hayn said. “I asked them if they could help me write a book chapter on how to use this book for fourth- and fifth-grade students. They read the book, and they came up with lesson plans, classroom activities, and all the sources the teachers need. The only horrible part is that the students didn’t get to see the book chapter because they have already graduated, but I thank them at the end of the article.” The students came up with chapter summaries, discussion questions, reading comprehension quizzes, vocabulary activities, journal assignments, author studies, and other classroom activities to help teachers instruct their students on the book. “I was quite pleased with the maturity of their work,” Hayn said. “By the end of the semester, the students were absolutely ready to go into any classroom with any book, controversial or not, and know how to teach a book to their students.” ]]> Crutcher, Hayn named co-editors of national journal on young adult literature /news-archive/2018/10/22/crutcher-hayn-co-editors/ Mon, 22 Oct 2018 13:59:07 +0000 /news/?p=72376 ...]]> Two University of Arkansas at Little Rock professors have been selected as co-editors of a national journal. Dr. Judith Hayn, professor of teacher education, and Dr. Paul Crutcher, assistant professor of English, are the new co-editors of SIGNAL Journal, a peer-reviewed journal associated with the International Literacy Association’s Special Interest Group-Network on Adolescent Literature (SIGNAL). The journal publishes articles, essays, and reviews about varying aspects of young adult literature. Crutcher and Hayn recently published the first edition of the journal under their editorship. The Spring/Summer 2018 issue featured an article about literature and literary practices in transmedia pop culture authored by Crutcher and Dr. Autumn Dodge of Lynchburg University. Hayn wrote the journal’s introduction as well as three young adult book reviews. Ashley Collie-Heather, an adjunct professor in the Department of English, designed the issue. Hayn joined ��Vlog��ý Little Rock in 2006 as an assistant professor. She also serves on VOYA Magazine’s Nonfiction Honors Committee. is a library journal dedicated to young adult literature and reading. In 2017, Hayn was awarded an AERA (American Educational Research Association, Division K) award for her book chapter, “Teaching, Affirming and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth D,” and was also featured in the HuffPost article, Crutcher joined ��Vlog��ý Little Rock in 2013. He is currently writing a book chapter, “Xenophobic pandas, pop culture, and how empathy can change education.” Last year, Crutcher received a $15,900 grant from the Freeman Foundation to teach the Consortium for Teaching about Asia program to Arkansas teachers, a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide.]]> Judith Hayn selected for prestigious literary magazine committee /news-archive/2017/07/28/judith-hayn/ Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:23:40 +0000 /news/?p=67544 ...]]> is a leading library journal dedicated to young adult literature and reading. As a committee member, Dr. Judith Hayn, professor of teacher education, will help determine the magazine’s choices for the best nonfiction books for teens in 2017. “I was thrilled to be selected for this committee,” Hayn said. “Nonfiction is a genre that many young readers enjoy. Studies show that by the fourth grade students’ interest in nonfiction grow, particularly for males. Librarians tell us that the most popular nonfiction books require some kind of involvement from the reader, such as ‘how to’ books, skill-teaching books, and sports books. Nonfiction is often the choice when teens read for entertainment.” Study of nonfiction books is also on the rise in the classroom. “Teachers are often looking for quality nonfiction literature to introduce into their classroom,” Hayn said. “It’s something that’s being encouraged now that wasn’t before.” Hayn and co-author Jeffrey Kaplan have a textbook coming out in the fall to encourage young adult reading. The book is titled “Getting Boys (And Girls) to Read: Considerations, Concerns and Strategies for Motivating and Improving Adolescent Males’ Reading Abilities.” Most recently, Hayn was awarded an AERA (American Educational Research Association, Division K) award for her book chapter, “Teaching, Affirming and Recognizing Trans and Gender Creative Youth D.” She was also featured in the HuffPost article,]]> ��Vlog��ý Little Rock professor featured in HuffPost article on dystopian literature /news-archive/2017/05/03/huffpost-article-dystopian-literature-2/ Wed, 03 May 2017 21:57:57 +0000 /news/?p=67063 ...]]> Judith Hayn, professor and interim associate dean of the ��Vlog��ý Little Rock School of Education, was interviewed for Maddie Crum’s April 25 article, Hayn, who is a co-editor of the textbook “Teaching Young Adult Literature Today,” said teenagers are often drawn to dystopian novels, like “Divergent,” “The Hunger Games,” and “The Maze Runner,” because the books provide a safe space for teenagers to explore unusual scenarios. According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, dystopian refers to an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives. “Dystopian novels are very popular with teenagers, but they are difficult to include in a young adult curriculum,” Hayn said. “Dystopia allows teens to look to the future, but their role is safe because they are reading it in a book or watching a movie. They can vicariously make choices about the futures they might encounter in those types of plots. The topic was raised by a new Hulu series based on Margaret Atwood’s 1984 science fiction novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Hayn said that dystopian novels allow high school students to discuss political issues without bringing up personal political views. “I would hope that an English language arts teacher would be able to do that, say, ‘Do you see any contemporary issues in the world around you now?’ and lead the students to make some of those observations,” Hayn said in the article. “I think we have an obligation to include the political, so that students understand why we got to where we are now.”]]>