Queer YA Inspired by TV and Movies
From the NCTE LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee This post was written by NCTE member Summer Pennell, a former member of the …
Our Opportunity—and Responsibility—to Courageously Teach the Conflicts
This post was written by NCTE member Kelly Sassi. At a recent NCTE online member gathering, Alfredo Celedón Luján …
Build Your Stack: Books on Educational Freedom That Keep Me Coming Back
This post was written by NCTE member Nathaniel Madden and is part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on helping …
Toward Mattering: Popular Culture References in Young Adult Literature
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby Boehm. “What good is an education if you must shed who …
Cultural Updates to Narrative Reading Strategies
This post was written by NCTE member Gary Pankiewicz. Just as our own cultural context influences our identity and …
The African American Read-In Celebration at the University of Northern Iowa Marks Its 15th Anniversary
This post was written by NCTE members Tiffany A. Flowers and Gloria Kirkland-Holmes. Each year, the African American Read-In …
Turning Our Attention to the Word Decolonize
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Rex Ovalle, a member of …
Today—More than Ever—We Need Poetry
From the NCTE Secondary Section Steering Committee. This post was written by Susan Barber, a member of the NCTE …
Connecting through Writing: A Collaborative Writing Project Inspired by the National Day on Writing
This post was written by NCTE member Carrie Conners and guest author Bethany Holmstrom. Over the last two years …
Locating Black Histories in Our Own Front Yards
This post was written by NCTE member Janelle Jennings-Alexander. The protests and marches of the summer of 2020 proved, …