Grammar and Reading
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean. My junior English class was about halfway through our reading of …
What Do You Hear? What Do Our Students Hear?
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. It’s a Tuesday morning, and I’m at a coffee …
Recognizing the Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
July 26 is the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA was signed into law on July …
Student Literary Magazines Take Students from Writers to Authors
This post was written by Lee Ann van der Kwast. I have spent several years as the faculty advisor …
Journalist Ida B. Wells
African American journalist Ida B. Wells was born on July 16, 1862. Ida B. Wells’s work as a journalist provided …
Reading Because We Love It!
This is a repost of a blog written by NCTE Member Millie Davis. This past Saturday, my book group …
Summer Writing with Zines
Zines are small-circulation self-published works of original or appropriated texts and images. In 2018 some fans of zines declared July …
Alleviating the Summer “Monkey Mind”
This post was written by NCTE student member Kristeen Cherney, originally shared in 2016. That first week after classes were …
Grammar for Writing
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean. I grew up in classrooms with traditional grammar instruction—and I liked …
Why Study Groups?
This post was written by NCTE member Linda Larson. “These study groups aren’t helping. I feel lonelier than ever,” …