Real Teaching in a Time of Fake News
This post is written by NCTE historian Jonna Perillo. You may have noticed the attention that fake news is receiving …
Advocating for Newcomer Students by Seeing Their Strengths
This post is written by member Mary Amanda “Mandy” Stewart. Newcomers represent one of the fastest growing populations in US …
Sneak Preview of May EJ: Textual Revolution: Reading and Writing the Word and the World
The following post is by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, NCTE members and editors of the English Journal. Words matter. …
What Happened in Your State This April?
This past month, ten policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, New …
What Challenges Might We Embrace, and How?
This guest post is from James Davis, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Iowa. These are challenging times for teachers of …
Can Poetry Help Us To Shape a More Just World?
This is the fourth installment of the NCTE Citizenship Campaign, a blog series sponsored by the NCTE Standing Committee on …
Every Member an Advocate (Live Web Seminar)
On Thursday, April 27, NCTE members will gather on Capitol Hill for the 2017 NCTE Advocacy Day. Whether you are …
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 …
What Does Cherry Picking Have to Do With Literary Analysis?
This post is written by member Christina Lovdal Gil. I’ve been thinking and reading a lot recently about the various …
Of Teacher Shortages and Licensure Regulations
This post is written by member Peg Grafwallner. Recently the State of Wisconsin proposed new license regulations to curtail teacher …