#NCTE17 Begins!
The 2017 NCTE Annual Convention has officially begun and the enthusiasm is contagious. Check out the #NCTE17 hashtag to get …
Field Notes: Let’s Talk Taxes
As a national association of and for English teachers, it’s our job at NCTE to keep an eye out for …
Rethinking Woke
This blog post is written by member Jazmen Moore. It is the second of two parts. You can see the …
Stop Wasting Time
This blog post is written by member Lorena Germán. It is the first of two parts. The idea for the …
Early November Blog Wrap-Up
In Tasking Time and Taking Time, English Leadership Quarterly editor Oona Marie Abrams describes the time challenge faced by all …
Serving on a School Board Matters. Engaging the Community in This Work Matters More.
This post is written by member Susan Ellenberg. “Mrs. Ellenberg, you have to run!” exclaimed my middle school students. I …
What Happened in Your State This October?
During October, nine policy analysts published reports about what occurred in Arizona, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, …
We Shouldn’t Always Feel Comfortable: Why ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Matters
This blog, written by Christina Torres is reprinted from the October 15, 2017, Education Week Teacher, and published with permission from …
In Honor of This Year’s National Day on Writing, Write for Civic Action!
The following post was written by Nicole Mirra and is part of an ongoing monthly series from the NCTE Standing Committee on …
Road to Convention and Beyond: What OUR Students and I Have Been Sharing
PLEDGE We write to live And live to write Our eyes on the prize It’s still in sight We got …