MEJ, the online journal of the Minnesota Council of Teachers of English, publishes scholarly articles, discussions of pedagogy, reflective essays, literary criticism, opinion/position pieces on topical teaching issues, and short creative work of interest to English and language arts teachers at all instructional levels.
Browse the most recent issue below, or visit the MEJ archive to explore past issues and search for content.
2025 Issue
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- “Sitting in Community: A Circle of Secondary ELA Teachers” by Alison Criss and Abigail Rombalski
- “Shared Context, Divergent Approaches: Examining Two Minnesota Teachers’ Beliefs and Instructional Decisions in Teaching Middle School ELA” by Anna McNulty Taylor
- “Mirage or Memory: How Writing Prompts May Generate False Memories” by Daniel Ruefman
- “Surveying the Landscape: Minnesota’s English Language Arts Teachers’ Perspectives on Intellectual Freedom” by Danielle Kubasko Sullivan and Lisa L. Ortmann
Pedagogical Pieces
- “Strategies for Changing Hearts and Minds” by David Beard
- “The Kids Can Do It: Slow down, Collaborate, and Scaffold” by Chelsea Bowker, Austin Castro and Anastassia McNulty
- “’It Meant the World to Me!’: PSTs Find Inspiration Through MCTE Annual Conference” by Rebecca Chatham-Vazquez
- “Using Concept Albums to Engage with Layers of Theme” by Susan Decker
- “Teaching in the Age of AI” by Jon Fila
- “The Case for Teaching Climate Literacy in English Class” by Abby Hartzell
- “Beyond Color: Strategies for Introducing Diverse Books, and Some Book Recommendations Too” by Rosalind Hudson and Hiawatha Smith
- “Empowering Voices: Effective Literacy Strategies for Black Boys in K-12” by Keenan Jones
- “Speak Something Alive: Spoken Word Poetry in the Classroom” by Kyle Tran Myhre
- “Engaging Minds, Inspiring Readers” by Jen McCarty Plucker
- “Making Time for Teacher Candidates to Write in the Language Arts Method Course” by Kay Rosheim, Freelar Htoo, Van Tuong Nguyen, Aisha Muhammed Warmahayye, Hermela Tibebe Solomon, Yorina Roh, Sagal Daad, and Azza Suri
- “Finding ‘The Wisdom to Know the Difference’ about AI by Matthew Schempp
Book Review
Original Poetry
Special Section: Award-Winning Student Writing
Contributor Bios
Learn more about the 2025 issue on the Current Issue page.
And see our Call for Submissions to learn more about writing for MEJ. From peer-reviewed scholarship to informal pedagogical pieces, MEJ is a widely-read home for work that speaks to teachers of English.
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