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 |  | Peggy taught middle and high school English, drama and speech for 15 years before becoming an associate professor of English and Literacy Education at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Peggy has published widely in professional literacy journals, and also has co-authored a book entitled Telling Pieces: Art as Literacy in Middle Grades Classes with Sharon Murphy. Her forthcoming book, The Visual Arts as Inquiry in English Language Arts Classes (IRA), focuses on the integration of the visual arts and technology into English language arts instruction. She is a well-known writer, past editor of Talking Points, and presenter and researcher in literacy and English education. Peggy is available to present to K-16 audiences on integration of technology into instruction, working with the dramatic, oral and visual arts into ELA instruction, multimodality and curriculum development, critical literacy, and content area literacy. |
Peggy Alber's Selected Presentations
Highlighted Conference Presentations
| Peggy has presented extensively at professional conferences and meetings as well as in school districts across the country. Read highlights of some of her recent past presentations here. |
Sample Workshops from Peggy Albers
| Peggy offers a variety of workshops focused on multimodal literacy, critical and adolescent literacy, integration of technology in ELA instruction, social justice, and more. Choose one of the workshops described here or contact us to have Dr. Albers develop a customized workshop for your staff. Sample handouts are included for some workshops.
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Published Works by Peggy Albers
Co-Editor of Talking Points from 2001-2004
|  Peggy served as Co-Editor of the NCTE/WLU journal Talking Points for three years. Read more about this journal here. |
Publications
| Peggy has published widely in professional books and journals. |
Literacy in the Arts: Special Issue of Primary Voices, K-6
|  Peggy served as guest editor of this special issue of Primary Voices, K-6 focused on Literacy in the Arts. Read more about this journal issue here. |
Supporting Literacy with Student-Made Documentaries
|  Read this excerpt from Classroom Notes Plus in which Peggy Albers describes a literacy project for students to create personal documentaries. This issue can be purchased individually or you can subscribe to CNP HERE. |
Creative Projects
| Peggy has worked on several creative projects some of which are highlighted here. |
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Related Resources
Education and Professional Experience
| Peggy Albers offers 28 years of experience as an English Language Arts educator, consultant, and researcher. |
ELL Pathways
|  ELL Pathways is an online professional development opportunity for teachers, coaches and administrators to develop understanding and skills in working with English language learners. Essential questions, video clips, related readings and tools for classroom application guide individuals or groups in an investigation of how to increase achievement levels of ELL students. |
Research Studies
| For many years Peggy has worked as an educator and researcher committed to multimodal literacy, critical and adolescent literacy, and social justice. Read about her research studies here. |
Honors, Awards and Distinctions
| Peggy has received many honors over her career. |
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