Possibilities and Connections: Miles to Go Before I Sleep
This post is written by member Joseph Pizzo. Often colleagues in the education world will say to me, “Joe, you’re …
Positioning English Language Arts Teacher Education
This post was written by NCTE member Melanie Shoffner. One of the great philosophers of the ‘80s said, “Life moves …
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, …
Poetry’s Hard Work
The following post is an excerpt from an article about poet laureate Charles Wright by Trisha Collopy from the March Council …
Poetry to Promote Positive Self-Talk
In this new introduction to her 2019 post, NCTE member Ashlan Bishop reflects on how she further adapted and varied …
Poetry Sustains, Challenges, Connects, Inspires: Four Teacher-Poets Reflect
We hope you’ll find inspiration and resonance in the reflections contributed by NCTE members Margaret Simon, Michelle Bulla, Tammi Belko, …
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 …
Poetry Is the Light: Children Need to Let Their Words Shine
This post was written by NCTE member Valerie Bolling. Amanda Gorman. In the short time since most of us …
Poetry for February
A recent Educator Newsletter from the Academy of American Poets highlighted “12 poems to read for black history month.” They …
POETRY CELEBRATION
This post, written by former Chair of the NCTE Elementary Section Ted Kesler, was presented at the session, “Poet Advocates: …