Creating LGBTQ-Affirming Elementary Classrooms from Day One
From the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee This blog was written by Rick Joseph, a member of the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory …
Music and Literacy
Later this week sees the 50th anniversary of Woodstock, a music festival in 1969, which drew an audience of over …
Wrapping Up: NCTE Reads Week Four
This post was written by NCTE member Vikki Orepitan. I think this week has been my favorite! The conversations in …
Math in the Literacy Classroom
John Venn. the notable English logician, philosopher, mathematician, and most notably the creator of the Venn Diagram, was born on this …
A Look Back at NCTE Reads, Week 3
This post was written by NCTE member Vikki Orepitan. The third week of NCTE Reads focused on Chapters 5 and …
Student Audio Recordings: Leverage for Writers
This blog post was written by NCTE members Karen Sheriff LeVan and Marissa E. King. Sleepy-eyed Thiago* rarely speaks …
What Books Are on Your Shelf?
I challenge you to take a look at the books on your office or classroom shelf and see how well …
A Walk on the Moon
“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” With those words 50 years ago, Neil Armstrong was …
Who Gets to Decide?
This week I bumped into two different stories on the radio. Each was discussing the questions “Who gets to decide?” …