Poetry for February
A recent Educator Newsletter from the Academy of American Poets highlighted “12 poems to read for black history month.” They …
Championing Choice in a School that Doesn’t
In a recent comment on our blog, a teacher asked how he can foster a love of reading when his …
NCTE Summer Sandbox Explores Speculative Annotation
This blog post was written by NCTE member Remi Kalir. “I want my students to move beyond passive reading …
A Safe Space for New Beginnings
This is written by Juan Guerra, Anna Roseboro, and Lara Hebert. When we share our stories, we notice patterns of …
Scaffolding a Librarian into Your Course: An Assessment of a Research-Based Model for Online Instruction
This excerpt is taken from Kelly O. Secovnie and Lane Glisson’s article “Scaffolding a Librarian into Your Course: An Assessment …
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 …
Finding the Poems that Hide: Why Students Should Write Poetry
This text by Kati Macaluso appeared on Teachers, Profs, Parents: Writers Who Care, a blog organized and maintained by members of …
Preview of English Journal: Black Textual Expressivities, Guest Edited by David Kirkland
The following post is by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, NCTE members and editors of English Journal. Finding love in …
Alleviating the Summer “Monkey Mind”
This post is written by NCTE student member Kristeen Cherney. That first week after classes were over, I had a …
Spending Time with Family
The holiday season is here, which usually means spending time with family. Listen in to this podcast episode as host …