One Fun, Failproof Way to Get Students to Write
The following post was written by NCTE member Caroline Brewer and shared first in 2015. “Come to the edge.” “We can’t. …
The Critical Story of the “Science of Reading” and Why Its Narrow Plotline Is Putting Our Children and Schools at Risk
This post was written by NCTE member Dorothy C. Suskind. There is a critical story behind “the science of reading,” …
Connected Educator Month, The Challenge
Throughout the month of October, NCTE has been a theme leader, covering “Innovations in Assessment“. Throughout the month, we have …
The Importance of Teaching How to Learn
This is a guest post by college junior Kelly Ann Wagenbach. As members of society have come to realize, most …
Get Ready for Those Summer Blockbusters!
When school is out for summer, many summer blockbuster movies are released. The last few years, there have been a …
Charting New Paths for Teaching and Research in the Latest Issue of CCC
This post is written by member Jens Lloyd, editorial assistant for College Composition and Communication. College Composition and Communication publishes …
Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
This blog was written by Jennifer Hiller (@thejenhiller), a high school teacher at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, NV. …
Two New Assessment Practices Located in Learning
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment This blog was written by NCTE member Kathleen Blake Yancey, a …
More Than a Grade: Cultivating Intellectual Play in Students
This post is written by student member Danah Hashem. Educators know the dreaded question well: Will this be graded? Subtext: …
The Gospel According to Literacy
The following excerpt is from Rhea Estelle Lathan’s Freedom Writing: African American Civil Rights Literacy Activism, 1955–1967, the latest …