Trevor Aleo
Trevor believes education should help people become better sense makers and story tellers and is a passionate believer in pedagogies that align with those values. Growing up in a house of teachers, he developed a love of learning that continues to serve as the driving force behind all his work. He is deeply passionate about exploring the new, emergent literacies that shape the way his students write, design, and make meaning. Although he’s intrigued by the role of technology in fostering these more contemporary forms of participation, he also believes there’s immense power in traditional forms of composition and storytelling. There’s nothing he loves more than partnering with fellow lovers of language, literature, and literacy and co-constructing purposeful curriculum and powerful instruction. He holds a bachelor of arts in English and a master of arts in teaching from James Madison University and is currently pursuing a doctorate in learning design and leadership at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Trevor currently resides in Fairfield, Connecticut, with his amazing wife Lindsey and adorable son, Henry.
Competencies and Interests
Resume
BA in English
MAT in Secondary Education
EdD in Learning Design and Leadership (pursuing)
Classroom Teacher in Middle and High Schools
Featured by outlets like NCTE and National Write Center
Research Interests
New Literacies
Literacy Instruction and Support
Curriculum Design
Language and Literature
Multimodal Composition
Support Offered
Professional and Learning Workshops
Curriculum Co-design
Lesson Co-Planning
Educator Coaching
Currently reading or reflecting on:
- Engaging Curriculum: Bridging the Curriculum Theory and English Education Divide
- A Teachers Guide to Mentor Texts
- Making Sense: Reference, Agency, and Structure in a Grammar of Multimodal Meaning
- Adding Sense: Context and Interest in a Grammar of Multimodal Meaning
- Education in a Time Between Worlds: Essays on the Future of Schools, Technology, and Society
- Pointless: An English Teacher’s Guide to More Meaningful Grading
Blog Plosts
The Power of Small Changes
This blog was written by LTT Extended Team Member, Karli Lomax as well as teacher Sandra Lima. My school, Graded: The American School of São Paulo –...
Share the Story of Your Course
This blog post was written and submitted by Learning that Transfers extended team member Kathy Beamer I once heard Usha James from The Critical...
Authentic Assessments of Learning That Transfers – A Learner’s Experience
This summer I enrolled in the level 3 advanced course about Authentic Assessments prepared by the Learning that Transfers Team. The holidays are...
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