Join #nctechat this Sunday to explore #WhyIWrite
The theme of this year’s National Day on Writing on October 20th is #WhyIWrite, which will also be the topic …
Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as Lifesaver
The following post is excerpted from “Jimmy Santiago Baca: Poetry as Lifesaver,” an article by Rob Baker from the March …
Jewish American Heritage in the ELA Classroom
In celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month this May, we’ve curated a selection of NCTE award-winning books, book rationales, classroom …
Jeremiads, New Media, Adult Literacy Centers, and More in the New Issue of CCC
This post is written by member Jens Lloyd, editorial assistant for College Composition and Communication. College Composition and Communication publishes …
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 …
It’s Time to Make a Push toward More Primary Research in First-Year Composition
This post was written by NCTE member Sarah E. Carter. Across the nation, millions of college students are required to …
It’s the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere!
The onset of winter weather varies from year to year and from place to place, but December 21, the winter …
It’s Student Writing Awards Season
Update, January 13, 2025: The 2024 Jefferson Lecture has been postponed due to the California wildfires. NCTE will provide updates …
It’s NCTE Proposal Time! 6 Tips to Help You Join the Scrum.
Scrum: a way of starting play again in which players from each team come together and try to get control …