This was is a short story dealing with the subject of advocacy as well as ideas surrounding "standard experiences". Certainly not perfect literature, but it's intended to have some interesting internal dialogue and to shed light on people tend to take certain experiences as the norm.

A poem I wrote that culminates a lot of my early experiences in college, consummating some of what I've heard from friends and from my chances to speak with other students. It has a lot to do with expectations, and I got the chance to workshop it with a group of other people in the poetry department.

This is a sample research paper that's also tied to my unit plan. It's as much a paper in and of itself as it is meant to be an example to help students get acquainted with the genre as well as with making APA citations.

This article provides an example of actual applied advocacy that aids deaf students and their families. This article is especially important for showing examples of how educators can seek access for students who may otherwise be denied equity.

Many educators (myself included), really appreciate CharacterLab for it's multifaceted approach to helping learners develop their skills. This workbook on effective practice is not only able to provide students opportunities to develop themselves, but also is a useful tool for students seeking opportunities to learn through a set of excersizes or tasks.

While I like most episodes of the School Me Podcast, episode ninety-nine deals very specifically with seeking opportunity for oneself, especially in the context of the education workplace. While this definitely isn't the easiest starting place for every student, I'd encourage students who prefer audio-based formats to look for whatever handful of specific topics that they cover to take inspiration from.

Ekphrastic peotry has to do with seeking significance or discerning what makes a piece of art resonate with oneself or another group on a personal level. Brian Teare has an especially strong ability to do so in this piece about pop artist Jasper Johns's work.

Advocacy involves the process of communicating the most rewarding as well as most discouraging parts of your life. While this inclusion is more oriented for the educators and future educators who will see this project. This set of comics is made by a schoolteacher, and it does an great, if not lighthearted job of demonstrating all the different aspects that go into their job-- an elegant illustration of fulfillment and frustration.