Have You Shared Any Bookjoy Lately?
This text is excerpted from Bringing “Bookjoy” and Cultural Awareness to Children Nationwide (The Council Chronicle, March 2016), by Lorna Collier. Children’s …
Online Tools and Apps for Poetry
April is National Poetry Month! ReadWriteThink.org! As you’re planning poetry activities during this month (and beyond!) consider using these poetry-focused ReadWriteThink.org interactive …
Strength in Diversity: Why Ethnic Studies Matter
In the fall of 2015, the NCTE Executive Committee approved the NCTE Position Statement in Support of Ethnic Studies Initiatives …
Making a Safe Space for LGBTQ Texts into Your Classroom
“Topics of inclusiveness in educational contexts—How schools consider and respond to learners with diverse backgrounds, languages, abilities, and experiences—are nothing …
Legacy of Pride: Women and NCTE
Reflections from NCTE Vice President Jocelyn A. Chadwick I have long wondered why we have “months” to recognize specific groups …
2016 National Poetry Month
Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world! …
Advocate for New Voices
Student journalists need the First Amendment as much as their adult counterparts do, but they don’t always get the same protection. …
Standing Up for Bullied Students
Bullying is a problem many of our students face even as the best teachers struggle to eliminate it and create …
Advocacy Month Week 2: A More Sustained Approach to Making Change
On each Friday of Literacy Advocacy Month, NCTE member Cathy Fleischer will guide readers through an exploration of Everyday Advocacy – …
Choosing Texts = Advocacy for Student Learning
How do you choose the texts your students will read? An English Education article discusses the results of a survey on …