Becoming the Story
This text is excerpted from Becoming the Story in the Joyful World of “Jack and the Beanstalk” by Kathryn F. …
Help Us Build an Arts of Language Collection
Contribute an artifact to a celebratory collection of teacher creativity. Please share a photo or piece of your writing that …
Say YA to Reading
We hope you’ll join us this Sunday, September 20th at 8 PM ET for #nctechat on Twitter. Our topic will …
A Tip for New Teachers: Pace Yourself
Among the good advice found in Tensions & Triumphs in the Early Years of Teaching (NCTE, 2006) are these tips …
Supporting New Teachers: A Plea to Administrators
There are things we can all do to support the “energy, fragility, knowledge, and drive that new teachers bring to …
The Literacy in Learning Exchange
A Treasure Chest of Resources The new school year has begun. How exciting—this new year is a treasure chest filled …
America = Freedom to Read = Democracy
“How many times can you fall in love? By reading, you can fall in love every time you begin a …
Connecting to Summer Reading This Fall
It’s important to connect to the momentum of summer reading once students return to the classroom in the fall. These …
When Shift Happens: Teaching Adaptive, Reflective, and Confident Writers
The following post is from Matthew Kilian McCurrie, an Associate Professor of English at Columbia College Chicago where he teaches undergraduate …
Light Up Those Books!
Confessions first—I’m addicted to mystery adventure books and this month that ends in Banned Books Week, has me thinking about …