Book Talk
Looking Beyond a Book’s Cover
Building an inclusive classroom library takes more than choosing books with appealing covers, engaging stories, or fond memories. Teachers must review texts to assess whose voices are represented, whose experiences are centered, and whether all young readers can see themselves, and others reflected in the stories they read. In a new book, BU Wheelock faculty […]
Changing the Conversation about How We Teach World Languages
What if world language instruction were measured not by what students memorize, but what they can actually communicate? That’s the promise of proficiency-based instruction: helping students use language with confidence and purpose in real-world situations. In her new book, Leading for Proficiency: A Guide for Proficiency-Based World Language Leaders, BU Wheelock’s Catherine Ritz shows how educators can make […]
Preserving Black American Sign Language
Franklin Jones, Jr., a lecturer in Deaf Studies at BU Wheelock, is the author of a new book, Learn Black American Sign Language: A History and Complete Beginner’s Guide with Over 200 Words and Phrases. With this book, Jones takes inspiration from the history and representation of Black American Sign Language (BASL) to both educate readers […]
Finding Equity and Belonging in Higher Education
What does it feel like to navigate higher education as a woman—especially as a woman of color? In a new book, Until Every Woman Is Free: Equity and Belonging in the Academy through Duoethnography (Bloomsbury), BU Wheelock’s Christina Dobbs and co-editor Christine Montecillo Leider of UMass Lowell bring together voices from across academia to examine the […]
A New Way of Looking at the AI Conversation
Maya Bialik, a second-year doctoral student at BU Wheelock, is co-author of the new book, Irreplaceable: How AI Changes Everything (And Nothing) in Teaching and Learning (Solution Tree). Bringing together the ed tech space, teaching, and research, Bialik and coauthor Peter Nilsson explore new ways to drive conversation on the development of AI to better understand the […]
Partnering with Parents in Education
Clinical associate professor Paul Thayer is the coauthor of a new book, Family Engagement in Education: Inclusive Approaches for Creating Collaborative and Equitable School Communities (Routledge, 2026). Thayer, a faculty member in the Child Life & Family-Centered Care program at BU Wheelock, hopes this new book will help educators reframe their relationships with parents and other caregivers and […]