Beyond the Traditional Field Experience

Collaborating with Program Graduates to Design and Implement an Applied Learning Experience in a YAL Methods Course

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https://doi.org/10.62704/nx6m5d50

Keywords:

reading conferences, book love, young adult literature, teacher education, collaboration

Abstract

The author describes the collaboration between a university English Education program and four of its program graduates to design and implement an applied learning experience in which teacher candidates in a young adult literature (YAL) methods course engage in reading conferences with middle or high school students.

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Author Biography

  • Katherine Mason Cramer, Wichita State University

    Katherine (Katie) Mason Cramer, Ph.D. (she/her) is in her 17th year as Program Chair and Professor of English Education in Wichita State University’s School of Education. Prior to earning her doctorate, Katie was a middle school English teacher in Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools. She has been a member of KATE and on the Executive Board since moving back to Kansas (from Arizona and Georgia) in 2010, and she has served as Editor of Kansas English since 2017. Under her leadership, Kansas English has been honored with NCTE’s Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. Katie’s research and publications center the use of young adult literature to recognize, affirm, and teach diverse genders and sexualities in ELA classrooms and curricula. She can be reached at Katie.Cramer@wichita.edu.

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Kansas English, vol. 107

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Published

2026-06-30

Issue

Vol. 107 (2026)

Section

Teaching Tips

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How to Cite

Beyond the Traditional Field Experience: Collaborating with Program Graduates to Design and Implement an Applied Learning Experience in a YAL Methods Course. (2026). Kansas English, 107. https://doi.org/10.62704/nx6m5d50