Looking Back at National Day on Writing Celebrations
I have been fortunate enough to be part of every National Day on Writing since it began in 2009. On …
Writing Personal Memoirs: An Opportunity for Differentiation in the Classroom
This post by NCTE member Jennifer Kirsch was published first in 2016. My 5th graders spend their first …
Honest Writing
This guest post from 2016 was written by author Ann Martin, who won the first NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding …
Trigger Warnings Threaten Our Students’ Learning
In his article in the September English Journal, Adam Wolfsdorf tells us that “When It Comes To High School English, …
Creating Community through Writing
As students return to the classroom, they need to feel that they own the space and the learning that …
Becoming Strategic Writers—and Teachers of Strategic Writing
This post by member Deborah Dean was first published in 2017. “What do you do when you need to write …
Text Tension
Many “acceptable” reading curricula resemble an orderly progression of texts organized by steps and numbers when neither make sense. –What’s …
Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
This blog was written by Jennifer Hiller (@thejenhiller), a high school teacher at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, NV. …
Books Banned = Stories Silenced
This is a reprise of a blog written earlier this year. The message remains the same. We’re toward the …
So Many Books. So Many Challenges.
There aren’t many places in the world where students (and adults) have access to so much to read. In fact, …