The Danger of Polite Silence: Five Strategies for Getting Students to Talk to One Another
Social psychologist Adam Grant makes the case for letting kids—and people of all ages—openly disagree. “Instead of trying to prevent …
2018 Book Recommendations: Children’s Books
Asking an English teacher to pick a favorite book is almost impossible! But that’s exactly what we did during our …
Sustaining a Long-Term African American Read-In
This post was written by Gloria Kirkland-Holmes and NCTE member Tiffany A. Flowers. “It is important for all of …
Positioning English Language Arts Teacher Education
This post was written by NCTE member Melanie Shoffner. One of the great philosophers of the ‘80s said, “Life moves …
Sneak Peek at the March English Journal — The Essence of Improvement: Leadership in Language Arts Instruction
David Gorlewski and Julie Gorlewski are the editors of English Journal. To lead people is to walk beside them. As …
March #NCTEchat: Teaching Living Poets
#NationalPoetryMonth is coming in April! To help prepare, we hope you can join us this Sunday, March 18, at 8 …
Sustainable WAC: Launching and Developing Writing Across the Curriculum Programs
This post was written by NCTE members Michelle Cox, Jeffrey R. Galin, and Dan Melzer. Anyone who has worked on launching, developing, or …
Still Scribbling After All These Years
This post was contributed by NCTE member Chuck Bazerman. I began scribbling 70 years ago; I’m still scribbling. I began …
Teaching from the Eyes of a Teacher, Studenting from the Eyes of a Student: The New Book Writing Together Is Coming to Kansas City!
This post was written by NCTE member Scott Warnock & student Diana Gasiewski. As an increasing number of college writing …
2018 Reading Recommendations: Professional Development
Asking an English teacher to pick a favorite book is almost impossible! But that’s exactly what we did during our …