Anna J. Small Roseboro, wife, mother, educator and poet, is known for her work with groups like the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the Conference on English Leadership, and the California Association of Teachers of English. With 40 years of experience in public and private schools, she is a National Board-Certified Teacher vetted by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards. Ms. Roseboro has mentored the NCTE's Early Career Educators of Color cohorts and currently mentors online and coaches new writers.
A regular convention speaker, Ms. Roseboro earned a B.A. in Speech Communications from Wayne State University and an M.A. in Curriculum Design from the University of California, San Diego. Her articles have appeared in juried journals such as English Journal and English Leadership. Ms. Roseboro has consulted with, and read manuscripts for textbook publishers, and written teacher lessons for literature anthologies.
Other independent publications include ON ZION'S HILL: A Novel (2015) and its sequel of sorts, SWEETHEARTS OF ZION'S HILL: A Collection of Stories (2016) EXPERIENCE POEMS AND PICTURES: Poetry that Paints/Pictures that Speaks (2019) RAINBOW REMINDERS: What the Colors Tell Us (2022); RAINBOW REMINDERS: What the Colors Tell Us: Cross-Curricular Activities (2022) TWO, ONE ... NOW THREE: How Can That Be? (2022)
Ms. Roseboro represented Rotary International in a group-study exchange with educators in Africa, taught at Rochester Theological Institute, Grand Valley State University, and Calvin College; directed summer sessions at The Bishop’s School, La Jolla, CA—a program for grades 5-12 and served as English Department Chair, a coached competitive speech team. She was honored with the California Association of Teachers of English 2009 Distinguished Service Award and the 2016 NCTE Distinguished Service Award, and the Michigan Council of Teachers of English's Ray Lawson Award for distinguished leadership in 2020.
