5 Stories about Shifts in Literacy
It’s hard to remodel a house without a examples of what the improvements could look like and how they might work. …
The Story of One is the Story of Many
Beth Shaum currently teaches 8th grade in Michigan and is a social media coordinator for NCTE. Among her many tasks in …
The True Meaning of Teaching
Council Historian Paul Thomas writes a letter to his students, particularly pertinent at this end-of- semester grading time. He explains …
The Value of Connection
The following blog post grew out of comments NCTE member Michael Rifenburg shared during the online conversation you can view below. The …
Creative Writing as a Path to Finding One’s Tribe
Those of us who are writers and part of writing communities know well the truth in Clifton’s quote. And in …
Reinterpreting the CCSS
What might happen if educators took interpretation of the Common Core State Standards into their own hands? That is the …
The Power of Stories
The following is an excerpt from Sonia Nazario’s keynote speech at the 2014 NCTE Annual Convention. You can read an …
Story as the Landscape of Knowing
A montage of stories and viewpoints from the NCTE 2014 Annual Convention.
The Best Kept Secret in English Education
The following is an excerpt from Ernest Morrell’s Presidential Address at the 2014 NCTE Annual Convention. (An audio clip is at …
“What happens to a dream deferred?”
As I watch press coverage of the protests blooming around the country in the wake of the grand jury’s decision in the …