Bruce M. Penniman

Bruce M. Penniman, the author of Building the English Classroom: Foundations, Support, Success (NCTE, 2009) taught English for 36 years at Amherst Regional High School, where he also held the positions of department chair and instructional director. In 1999, he was named Massachusetts Teacher of the Year and was a finalist for National Teacher of the Year. A past president of the New England Association of Teachers of English, he has also edited NEATE’s journal, The Leaflet, and the NCTE Assembly on American Literature newsletter. A teacher-consultant with the Western Massachusetts Writing Project since 1994, he served as the site’s director from 2003 to 2007. Currently semi-retired, he is still active in the National Writing Project. He serves on the NEATE Executive Board, teaches courses at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and co-coordinates an interdisciplinary African Studies program at ARHS.