Read It, Write About It, Understand
Photo: Ashburn Colored School Let’s be clear. NCTE never supports using writing or reading as punishment. But that’s what Virginia judge …
Build Your Stack: El regalo de textos informatorios – The Gift of Informational Texts
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
LGBTQ+ YA Literature: Recommendations for Readers Who Love Magical Realism and Sci-Fi
From the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee This post was written by NCTE member Summer Melody Pennell, a member of …
Celebrating El Día!
Developed under the leadership of author Pat Mora, El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros focuses on providing …
Why Our Students Need Us To Teach About Climate Change
It’s Earth Day and I’m writing this blog after hearing a story about teaching climate change on NPR, “Most Teachers …
Shakespeare’s Birthday
On April 23, 1564, William Shakespeare was born on this day. Shakespeare became a successful playwright, performing for the royal …
Using Graphic Novels and Video Essays to Critically Understand Socio-Political Events
This blog post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. Ernest Morrell noted that critical English education should support …
Keep the Light On
ALA’s State of America’s Libraries Report hit newsstands last week, noting, “Never have our nation’s libraries played such a pivotal …
Poetry Lesson: Visualizing and Thinking about Persona
This is an excerpt from 360 Degrees of Text: Using Poetry to Teach Close Reading and Powerful Writing (Chapter 2), by Eileen …
Participate in Poem in Your Pocket Day!
It’s time to find your favorite poem and tell everyone why you love it. Thursday April 18th is Poem in Your …