Bread Loaf Teacher Network

08/06/2026

Congratulations to Marianela Rivera who received the Louise Gaskins Lifetime Civil Rights Award for her work exposing the failings of a state takeover of the Lawrence Public School system. The Massachusetts Teachers Association award "honors educators and community activists who show lifelong commitment to human and civil rights, diversity, and educational justice." https://www.facebook.com/share/p/18ws75pui4/

LAWRENCE — Educator, community activist and former School Committee member Marianela Rivera was honored with a civil rights award for her work exposing the failings of a state takeover of

05/31/2026

Kurt Ostrow and Tom McKenna are proud to present “Composing Together,” the 16th issue of the _Bread Loaf Teacher Network Journal_, celebrating the collaborative work of BLTN teachers and their students. http://sites.middlebury.edu/bltnmag.

Be sure to read (and add to) our tribute to Rex Lee Jim (with contributions from Ed Dooley, Brent Peters, Kile White, Dr. Ceci Durazo Lewis, Sunshine Sonlatsa Jim, Dr. Kayla Hyatt-Hostetler, Dr. Sonya Shin, Susan Miera, Dixie Goswami, Dr. Scott Christian, Tom McKenna, and Lou Bernieri). You’ll do well to spend time with pieces by Dr. Beverly J. Moss, Dr. Kayla Hostetler, Mary Guerrero, Katie Cheng, Andy Marchesani, Ian McKechnie, Alex O’Brien, Tamara Eklof, Tim O'Leary, Hillary Howard-Fredrick, Justice Graham, Lia Bonfatti, Andrea Vescelius, Rabiah Khalil, Valeriana Dema, Emma Pampanin, and Kurt Ostrow. Many of these pieces are co-authored by youth who speak with fresh and authentic voices about their experiences in and beyond the classroom.

Meet the 2026-27 BLTN Fellows and consider the opportunities to collaborate with the fabulously transformative programs, Beyond the Page, What's the Story? - The Young Filmmakers' Social Action Team, and BLTN NextGen.

02/25/2026

The Bread Loaf Teacher Network family offers our sincere condolences to family and friends of Rex Lee Jim (MA ’01, MLitt ’19) who passed away peacefully today. Rex was a poet, playwright, teacher, scholar, historian, healer, activist for Indigenous rights, and a mentor to many. We’re all grateful for our time with Rex, his commitment to BLTN and NextGen, and the vibrant legacy he leaves us. We will miss him.

https://www.facebook.com/navajonationcouncil/

The official page for the 25th Navajo Nation Council.

11/23/2025

Dr. Kayla knocked it out of the park with "Dream Boards as Anchors for Literacy: Empowering Students to Dream Boldly and Write Purposefully" at .

07/02/2025

And we're off! The BLTN crew convenes for its first meeting on the Bread Loaf Ripton, VT campus.

05/29/2025

Check out the new issue of Bread Loaf Teacher Network Journal, "Voices of Resilience." We applaud the authors for sharing their own and their students' voices, now heard across the network. Add your comments on the site, please. Contact Tom McKenna or Kurt Ostrow if you're interested in publishing in a future issue. http://sites.middlebury.edu/bltnmag

01/23/2025

Our BLTN NextGen Youth Advisory Board welcomes anyone (middle school or older) to join the BLTN NextGen's winter writing and sharing event, featuring guest artist and NextGen alum, Gladdys Jiminian. Feb 1, 2025 at 12 pm Eastern. Register for your Zoom link at http://bit.ly/facesofjanus .

07/12/2024

What’s the Story film showcase happening now!

06/14/2024

If you're looking for some inspiration tonight, attend the 2024 What's the Story? premiere at 6 pm Eastern. Congrats to our youth filmmakers and mentors!

Each of these filmmakers is an amazing and unique person, full of incredible knowledge that no one else on this Earth possesses, with stories to tell and opinions to share.