Literacy and the Election
November 8 is Election Day in the United States. After all of the debates, commercials, advertisements and phone calls, voting in …
“Advocacy With”: You’re Never Too Young and You’re Never Too New
This post is written by member Antero Garcia who will be a keynote speaker for the Middle Level Meet-Up at the 2016 …
What Happened in Your State This October?
This past month, twelve policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: California, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, New …
“As a White Woman”: Working toward Becoming an Antiracist Educator
This post is written by NCTE member Jennifer Kirsch. About a year ago, I made a commitment to myself and …
Changing Our Story of the Middle East
This post is written by member Brandy French. When I asked my students to describe the images they associated …
Across the Great Divide
The following guest post is by author Richard Wallace. Wallace will be a keynote speaker at the Middle Level Meet-Up at the 2016 NCTE …
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 …
The Censors Are Coming: What You Need to Know
Written by member Jeffrey Kaplan, this blog first appeared on member Steven Bickmore’s YA Wednesday blog. In the highly acclaimed …
October is National Bullying Prevention Month
National Bullying Prevention Month is a nationwide campaign founded in 2006 by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center. The campaign is …
If Not the Five-Paragraph Essay, Then What? A Response to Kim Zarins’s Anti-FPE FPE
This post was written by NCTE member David Slomp. Twenty grade-six students mull around the newly installed benches. Excited. …