One-Book Reads—When Community Building Becomes Challenging
I’m in two, sometimes three, book groups and I know from experience that interesting, delightful, luscious, learning feeling of discussing …
It’s Time We All—Students and Teachers Alike—Start to Speak for Ourselves
This post was written by Susanne Rubenstein, author of Speak for Yourself: Writing with Voice (NCTE, 2018). I started …
For the Love of Reading: Developing a Teacher Reader Identity
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. Recently, student teachers on campus caused me to reflect on …
Poetry for February
A recent Educator Newsletter from the Academy of American Poets highlighted “12 poems to read for black history month.” They …
“Tinker Turns 50!”
It’s difficult for me to imagine my 13-year-old-self protesting anything short of the cancellation of a school dance, let alone …
The Peritextual Literacy Framework as a Teaching and Critical Thinking Tool
This post was written by Shelbie Witte, Don Latham, and Melissa Gross, editors of Literacy Engagement through Peritextual Analysis (ALA …
NCTE Texts and the African American Read-In
During February, the month of the African American Read-In, we continue our theme of spotlighting connections with thoughtful NCTE texts. …
Collaborative Analysis of Student Work
This post was written by Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, a member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Assessment. Conversations about …
More Great NCTE Reads That Support the Spirit of the African American Read-In!
Last week, we highlighted at some of NCTE-published texts that fit into the spirit of the American African Read-In. Let’s …
Fostering Preservice Teachers’ Media and 21st Century Literacies
This post was written by NCTE member Katherin Garland, chair of the NCTE Assembly on Computers in English (ACE). …