Checking the Facts
Knowing what’s true and what isn’t, what’s opinion and what’s fact are important aspects of intellectual freedom. Fake news …
Dispelling the Myth That Intelligence = Instant and Easy
This is a guest post by Robert Ward. A startling number of students believe that if you are smart, correct …
Celebrate March Madness — with Poetry!
Every March, NCTE hosts a March Madness Poetry Tournament. The idea is to create a basketball tournament-pairing chart like the …
Preview of English Journal: Black Textual Expressivities, Guest Edited by David Kirkland
The following post is by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, NCTE members and editors of English Journal. Finding love in …
“Struggling Reluctantly”
This post is written by member Peg Grafwallner. It’s become a personal quest of mine, something that I repeatedly profess …
Living in an Online, Immediate, Political, and Very Visual World
Here we are in 2017 with smart phones, computers, comic books, and so much more. A great deal of our …
“Say It Loud . . . ”: Preparing Children to Be Leaders through Playing and Storytelling
This post is written by member Raven Jones Stanbrough. Parent-Teacher Conferencing with a One-Year-Old Like most new mothers, I used to …
A Passion That Never Dies
This post is written by member Chawanna Bethany Chambers. I’m nearly ten years removed from the freshly minted, aspiring teacher that …
World Poetry Day
World Poetry Day is recognized every year on March 21. This is the day in which UNESCO recognises the moving spirit …
Being the Book! More Important Now Than Ever
This post is written by member Jeffrey Wilhelm. The third edition of “You Gotta BE the Book!” Teaching Engaged and …