The Realities of Diversity: Perspective in Preservice Teaching
This is a blog post by NCTE member, Hailee Halverson. As a preservice teacher attending the NCTE Annual Convention …
Have You Shared Any Bookjoy Lately?
This text is excerpted from Bringing “Bookjoy” and Cultural Awareness to Children Nationwide (The Council Chronicle, March 2016), by Lorna Collier. Children’s …
Advocating for English Language Learners under ESSA
With the December 2015 passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), education stakeholders have begun to examine how the …
A Statewide Collaboration
This is a guest blog written by Valerie Taylor, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst for Texas. In the spring of 2015, …
Advocacy as Capacity Building: Creating a Movement through Collaborative Inquiry
This text is excerpted from The Council Chronicle (March 2016), in which Kathy G. Short summarized thoughts from her 2015 …
The Creation of The Treasure Hunter
This is a guest blog by Joanne Yatvin, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from Oregon. Eight months ago I made the …
Building Better Writers: A Student-Run Writing Center Takes Shape
This is a guest post written by Chantal Winstead NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from Virginia. In March 2013, after recognizing …
Deliberations and Recommendations: What It Was Like Serving on Texas Tech University’s “Campus Carry” Task Force
This is a guest blog written by Joyce Carter, Chair of NCTE’s Conference on College Composition and Communication. In the …
Advocacy Month Week 4: Moving from Idea to Action Plan
On each Friday of Literacy Advocacy Month, NCTE member Cathy Fleischer will guide readers through an exploration of Everyday Advocacy – …
Negotiating What’s Possible: Advocating for Students
This is a guest blog by Erin O’Neill Armendarez, NCTE’s Higher Education Policy Analyst from New Mexico. Sometimes faculty are …