War and Children’s Literature
This post was written by NCTE member HeeYoung Kim, a member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. …
Using Writing to Explore Social Class
This post is an excerpt from the English Journal article “Using Writing to Explore Social Class” by NCTE member Katelynn …
Build Your Stack: Texts by Meg Grehan
This blog post was written by author Meg Grehan. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on …
Quashing Disability Myths through the Lived Experience of Authors: Three New Middle Grade Books
This post was written by NCTE member Patricia A. Dunn. From fairy tales to Shakespeare, stereotypes about disability are …
English Studies Reimagined
This post was written by NCTE member Bruce McComiskey. I’ve been called for jury duty four times in …
Standing in Solidarity with Uvalde, Texas
Without question, our hearts are breaking, yet again, because of the violence experienced by teachers, administrators, students, and families in Uvalde, …
“I’ve Seen So Much Change in the Autonomy of Teachers” —Anne Elrod Whitney on Her Book and Why She Likes NCTE’s PIP Imprint
In this post, transcribed from a 2021 NCTE Member Gathering (see details at end), Anne Elrod Whitney talks about why …
Ponderings on Mental Health, Literature, and the Middle School Classroom
From the NCTE Middle Level Section Steering Committee This post was written by NCTE member Brooke Eisenbach, a member …
Teaching Grammar . . . or Teaching Language?
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean. On the first day of a course for preservice teachers …
Revealing the Human and the Writer: The Promise of a Humanizing Writing Pedagogy for Black Students
This post presents an excerpt from the article “Revealing the Human and the Writer: The Promise of a Humanizing Writing Pedagogy …