Summer Professional Development Books: New K-12
Summer is an excellent time for recharging; it’s also an excellent time for finding new inspiration. NCTE members have written …
May #NCTEchat: Summer Reading
Summer is almost here, and we know our Twitter feed has been full of conversations about summer reading! Dive in …
Break Down the Walls, and Some Reasons Why You Should Engage Students in a Secondary Day of Writing
This post was written by NCTE member and Secondary Section Steering Committee Assistant Chair Tiffany L. Rehbein Every school …
Giving Back to Kids and the Community: Jamal Cooks Brings Passion, Purpose, and Pop Culture
NCTE is home to myriad remarkable teachers — here we take a moment to appreciate just one of them: award-winning …
Metacognitive Writing Assignments & Student-Athletes
This post was written by NCTE member J. Michael Rifenburg. I recently returned from Kansas City, where the Annual Convention …
Bringing the Great American Read into the Classroom
In April, PBS released a list of America’s 100 most-loved books (based on popular vote) as part of The Great …
Children’s Day, Book Day, El día de los niños, el día de los libros
In 2018, Children’s Day, Book Day, El día de los niños, el día de los libros (often known as Día), …
My Grammar Journey
This post was written by NCTE member Katelynn Giordano. With the rise of “text language” and informal writing, it sometimes …
Banning Books Silences Stories
This year’s theme for Banned Books Week, September 23-29, goes to the heart of why we read—for the story—and the …
Poem in Your Pocket Day is April 26
The Academy of American Poets, which launched National Poetry Month in 1996, took Poem in Your Pocket Day to all …