Celebrating Emily Dickinson!
Poet Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830. Today, Dickinson’s work is considered among the greatest in American literature. …
Fostering a “Reading School” Climate
On a week when our attention is turned to the issue of book banning it’s interesting to consider why book …
More Than the Right to Read
This post is written by NCTE historian Jonna Perrillo. It also appeared in Education Week’s Commentary Section on September 25. …
Reflecting on Ripples: the “By the People” Walt Whitman Review-a-thon
This post was written by NCTE member and President-Elect Alfredo Celedón Luján. Access the video recording from the NCTE and …
What Happened in Your State this August?
This past month, ten policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, New Mexico, New …
Key Aspects of Critical Literacy: An Excerpt
This is an excerpt from “Critical Literacy as a Way of Being and Doing,” a Research and Policy column written …
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
How can we reach all of our students—especially those who have been underserved in America’s classrooms? The authors of Writing …
Poems that Tell a Story
Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poets and their …
Art and Ingenuity: Teaching Literature Through Arts Integration
This post is written by member Stacey Dallas Johnston who is serving as a 2016 Teaching Ambassador Fellow at the …
Why Journalism Matters: Objectivity
This is the fifth in a weekly series by NCTE member Alana Rome. Sometimes I wonder if I’m the …