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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello all,<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I thought I would take a moment to provide a brief update on the CLA Collective, a (free) resource hub and online community of practice for writing/language teachers interested in linguistic justice and Critical
Language Awareness (CLA) pedagogies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Our group has been gathering online for more than 3 years now, and 43 of those gatherings have been recorded and are
<a href="https://cla.middcreate.net/news-and-events/">available here.</a> </span>
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🖥</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">️</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We migrated from an email list to a
<a href="https://cla.middcreate.net/join/">Google Group</a>, so that members can communicate with one another. We currently have more than 300 people in the group—mostly from North America, but we have members from all over the world. (In case you’re leery
of being on another listserv, this one is fairly quiet, and mostly used to publicize events, CFPs, free resources, etc.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">😉</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">)<br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We’ve formed “leadership groups” so that the Collective elevates more voices and provides opportunities for professional growth and recognition.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🌟</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
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<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We’re floating the idea of having small gatherings in our local communities this summer and/or next year, and I’m hoping to make it to some of those,
if they come to fruition. </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">💕</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If any of this appeals to you, please check out our website here:
<a href="https://cla.middcreate.net/">https://cla.middcreate.net/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">And you can request to join our Google Group by clicking on this link:
<a href="https://groups.google.com/g/cla_collective">https://groups.google.com/g/cla_collective</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks, and best of luck wrapping up your term.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Spring took a while to arrive here in Vermont, but it’s here, and lordy, I have needed it
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif">🌹</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
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Warmly,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Shawna<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3A7C22">Shawna Shapiro, PhD<br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3A7C22">Professor of Writing and Linguistics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3A7C22">Middlebury College-
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3A7C22">Munroe 119<br>
Email: <a href="mailto:sshapiro@middlebury.edu">sshapiro@middlebury.edu</a> </span>
<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3A7C22">Cell: 206.919.6060</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3A7C22"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3A7C22">Websites: <a href="https://sites.middlebury.edu/shapiro/">
https://sites.middlebury.edu/shapiro/</a> // <a href="https://clacollective.org/">
https://clacollective.org/</a><br>
Latest book: <i><a href="https://www.routledge.com/Cultivating-Critical-Language-Awareness-in-the-Writing-Classroom/Shapiro/p/book/9780367767402">Cultivating Critical Language Awareness in the Writing Classroom</a></i></span><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#3A7C22"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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