Why Is the Read-Aloud a Life-Changing Form of Civic Learning?
The following post was written by Pam Allyn and is part of an ongoing monthly series from the NCTE Standing Committee on Global …
Fostering Dialogue in the Classroom: Lessons Learned While Teaching Cultural Literacy
This post is written by member Ruth Li. In teaching, I aim to cultivate in students an understanding of literacy …
September 2017 #NCTEchat: Elevating Student Voice and Choice
Join Jason Augustowski @MisterAMisterA and the #bowtieboys tomorrow, Sunday, September 18, at 8 p.m. ET, for a Twitter chat around …
Teaching Students to Value Literacy through Public Engagement
This post was written by NCTE member Ashley J. Holmes. If there is one impression I try to leave with …
Field Notes: Title II Funding
Dear NCTE Members, I wanted to take a minute today to celebrate one of the many ways in which you …
What Happened in Your State This August?
During August, thirteen policy analysts published reports about what occurred in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, …
ESL, ELL, Generation 1.5—Why Are These Terms Important?
by Cathy Fleischer, Series Editor for NCTE’s Principles in Practice Imprint The medley of words and acronyms used to describe …
Field Notes: Literacy Learning and Title II
We all begin our careers with foundational knowledge and quickly see how essential it is to keep growing and learning. …
A Recipe to Pair with Sandra Cisneros’s “My Lucy Friend Who Smells like Corn”
A story and a batch of cornbread created classroom community for Brent Peters and his students at Fernville High School …
POST TRUTH? POST TRUST? Why Students Really Need a Civics Education
This post is written by member Susan Ellenberg. The emphasis on core academics has seen a steady increase over the …