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 …
What Happened in Your State This February?
During February, twelve policy analysts published reports about what occurred in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, …
Lines on the Court, Lines in the Poem: March Madness and Poetry Analysis
This blog was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. Every time I stepped up to the free-throw line during …
Love’s In Need of Love Today: Public Education in Troubled Times
This post was written by members Ted Kesler and Jane Bean-Folkes. The Fall 2017 blog post from NCTE’s Standing Committee …
On Building Walls, On What They Cost
This post was written by member Erin O’Neill Armendarez. Amid threats of a government shutdown and gridlock over the DACA …
Book Recommendations for the African American Read-In
This February, schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, and community and professional organizations throughout the country have been hosting African American Read-Ins …
Engage Now! February 2018
Greetings in the Name of English Excellence! My name is Shekema Silveri, and I am honored to serve as your …
Same as It Ever Was
This post was written by member Peg Grafwallner. I recently found a note that went home with 12-year-old me in …
February #NCTEchat: The Canon of Our Community
Jazmen Moore (@jazmen_moore), Chicago, IL Crystal Beach (@cbeach717), Metro-Atlanta, Georgia Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English …
A Conference Framework to Champion Self-Advocacy
This post was written by members Marissa E. King and Karen Sheriff LeVan. Classrooms and especially student writing conferences should …