Films Based on True Stories: Do Your Students Always Believe Them?
This post was written by NCTE member Frank W. Baker. This past year I noticed that more movies than …
Storytelling and Family Literacy
This blog post was written by NCTE member Aspen Mock. Oral tradition and storytelling were just a normal part …
Celebrating the 1845 Publication of “The Raven”
On January 29, 1845, American author Edgar Allan Poe’s famously eerie poem “The Raven” was published in the New York Evening …
Reading the World: The Case for Multimodal Literacy
This blog post was written by NCTE member Trevor Aleo. In a 1985 interview published in Language Arts, Paulo …
Grassroots Community Engagement Initiatives for African American Literacy Development
This post was written by NCTE member Tiffany Flowers. As someone who has carved out a niche within the …
Looking Back at the “1984” Macintosh Super Bowl Commercial
The “1984” commercial launched Apple’s Macintosh personal computer in the United States in January, 1984. The 45-second ad, which aired …
A Dozen Resources to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
In anticipation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, engage with these classroom resources focused on Dr. King and texts he wrote. The …
Why Mentors Need New Teachers
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. Recently there was an article circulating on Twitter identifying the …
Who is Annie Moore?
Curious about the NCTE and Library of Congress connection? Through a grant announced recently by NCTE Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick, …
Poor Richard’s Almanack was first published on December 28, 1733
Curious about the NCTE and Library of Congress connection? Through a grant announced recently by NCTE Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick, …