Fewer Texts for Deeper Understanding
by Lorna Collier In their new book, Beyond “Teaching to the Test”: Rethinking Accountability and Assessment for English Language Learners, …
Agents of Accountability
by Lorna Collier Literacy specialists Betsy Gilliland and Shannon Pella offer a variety of insights on how teachers can provide …
Building Confianza
This post was written by Trisha Collopy, a Minneapolis-based writer and editor. When I spoke to Steven Alvarez in …
Literacy in a Digital World: International Literacy Day 2017
Each year, International Literacy Day is celebrated across the world on September 8th. The theme for this year is “Literacy …
The Magic Bullet
This post is written by member Christopher Margolin. Prior to the first bell on the first day of my teaching …
Racism Drove Arizona’s Ban of Tucson Mexican-American Studies Program
Last week, U.S. District Judge A. Wallace Tashima ruled that the state of Arizona violated students’ 1st and 14th Amendment …
How Do You Know When to Use a Comma? The Value of Individual Conferences in Writing Instruction
This post is written by member Alden Bird. In just seven years of teaching, I’ve already witnessed a dizzying number …
“I Have a Dream” 54 Years Later
A crowd of more than 200,000 people assembled at Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, for the “March on Washington …
Building a Vibrant Classroom Library without Breaking the Bank
This post is written by member Haley Moehlis. The research is clear: if we want students to read, we must …
2017 NCTE Annual Convention Updates
This week the Convention Preview started hitting everyone’s mailboxes, and it has been so exciting to watch the enthusiasm grow …