May #NCTEchat: Summer Reading
Summer is almost here, and we know our Twitter feed has been full of conversations about summer reading! Dive in …
Break Down the Walls, and Some Reasons Why You Should Engage Students in a Secondary Day of Writing
This post was written by NCTE member and Secondary Section Steering Committee Assistant Chair Tiffany L. Rehbein Every school …
Support Literacy Learners This Summer and All Year Long
Research tells us that children and teens who don’t read and write outside of school, especially during long breaks such …
Giving Back to Kids and the Community: Jamal Cooks Brings Passion, Purpose, and Pop Culture
NCTE is home to myriad remarkable teachers — here we take a moment to appreciate just one of them: award-winning …
The Lasting Power of English Teachers: A Note of Appreciation
The following post was written by Doug Hesse, Past President of NCTE, founding Executive Director of the Writing Program at the …
Maintaining Professional Wellness with NCTE
This post was written by NCTE member Claudia Marschall. NCTE membership may seem like a luxury, but I consider …
Teaching Makes Me Rich
This post was written by teacher education student Lindsey Bispala. “Are you prepared to be poor for your entire life?” …
What Happened in Your State This April?
During April, fourteen policy analysts published reports about what occurred in California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, …
Metacognitive Writing Assignments & Student-Athletes
This post was written by NCTE member J. Michael Rifenburg. I recently returned from Kansas City, where the Annual Convention …
Bringing the Great American Read into the Classroom
In April, PBS released a list of America’s 100 most-loved books (based on popular vote) as part of The Great …