April 2022 #NCTEchat: Finding Joy in Children’s Day, Book Day
Join us on Sunday, April 24, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat where we will celebrate Children’s Day, Book …
Poetry Sustains, Challenges, Connects, Inspires: Four Teacher-Poets Reflect
We hope you’ll find inspiration and resonance in the reflections contributed by NCTE members Margaret Simon, Michelle Bulla, Tammi Belko, …
Poetry to Promote Positive Self-Talk
In this new introduction to her 2019 post, NCTE member Ashlan Bishop reflects on how she further adapted and varied …
Middle School and the Ambiguity of Racial Identity: Embracing Contradiction for More Humanizing Futures
This article by NCTE member Michael Domínguez appeared in the December 2021 issue of Voices from the Middle. As a …
Recognizing César Chávez Day
César Chávez Day is a US holiday celebrating the birth and legacy of the Mexican American civil rights and labor …
Imperfect Grades: Aligning Our Assessment Practices with Our Theoretical Beliefs
This post was written by NCTE member Chris Hass, a member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. Several years ago, …
Help Students Become Adept Media Evaluators
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb on 11/14/21, and is reprinted with permission. In my …
The Mathical Book Prize Award: Aspiring to Inspire the Dreamers of Today
This post was written by guest author Gabriella DeLeon-DeHaan. Gabriella was a member of the 2022 Mathical Book Prize selection committee. …
Remembering Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens
This post was written by NCTE Past President Alfredo Celedón Luján. I met Bobbi at a Latinx Caucus meeting …
NCTE Creates Book Rationale Database with Penguin Random House Education Grant
NCTE’s Intellectual Freedom Center website will soon have a new feature: an active database of book rationales. While NCTE has …