The Honesty of Sadness in Literature for Young People
Last week Time magazine featured articles from two favorite writers of stories for young people, Matt de la Peña and …
Pay It Forward This Year: A Reminder That Generosity Is Contagious
“Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person …
Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today’s Classrooms
This post was written by member Valentina Gonzalez. Our students bring their cultures with them into our rooms. Each one …
Taking Language Arts into the Classroom
Whether you are an elementary language arts teacher or a literature professor, NCTE has a peer-reviewed journal for you, with …
Embracing Popular Literary Adaptations as Educational Tools
This post is by guest writer Lissette Lopez Szwydky-Davis and member Sean P. Connors. Is it acceptable to teach a …
On Being 90
The first thing to know about being 90 is that none of us who have lived to be 90 ever …
Random Acts of Literacy: Celebrating the National Day on Writing (October 20, 2017)
This post is written by member Peg Grafwallner. As NCTE’s National Day on Writing approached, I wasn’t quite sure how …
Practicing Kindness
This post is written by member Holly Johnson. This is part of an ongoing monthly series from the NCTE Standing Committee on …
Human Judgment and Writing
Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing, written by a committee of the NCTE Executive Committee, pinpoints 10 key issues …