Your Voices and Ideas are Key to Developing #NCTE24
The 2024 NCTE Annual Convention, carrying the theme “Heart, Hope, Humanity,” is already developing for November 21–24 in Boston, Massachusetts! …
Your Pseudo-Struggles and the Effect on Your Students
This post is written by member Chris Margolin. It’s Monday morning, and I’m wondering if the teachers with whom I …
Young Adult Literature, Advanced Placement, and “Rigor”
This post is by NCTE member Cody Miller. As stated in an earlier post, my English Honors I course is …
You, Too, Can Have a Voice in Your State’s Plan
On December 10, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Every Student Succeeds Act (S.1177), passed by both houses of …
You Mean She’s Alive?
This post is written by member Lindsay Illich. I get this question from students often when I share a poem …
You Don’t Have to Walk Alone
“NCTE should be the place to say, if you are about literacy and social justice, you don’t have to walk …
Writing to Remember: Celebrating the National Day of Writing #WhyIWrite
This post is written by member Peg Grafwallner. About a year ago I reevaluated my writing career. As an Instructional …
Writing to Make Sense of Who We Are
This post was first published in 2015. The following post is excerpted from Gholnecsar E. Muhammad’s February 2015 article “Searching …
Writing through Conflict: Restorative Practices in an ELA Classroom
This post was written by NCTE member Matthew Homrich-Knieling. Without a safe, affirming, and empathetic classroom environment, students cannot and …