Respect the Mic
This post is by NCTE member Peter Kahn. I recently retired after 28 years at Oak Park and River Forest …
September 15 to October 15 Is National Hispanic Heritage Month
A time for celebrating the culture, art, and achievements of Latinx people, September 15 to October 15 has been designated …
Critical Literacy Is Needed Now More Than Ever
This post was written by NCTE member Leigh Patel. In 1996, a group of ten scholars of literacy, semiotics, feminism, …
“I’m a Poet!”: Motivating Students the “Write” Way
This post is by NCTE member Joseph Pizzo. When I began teaching forty-eight years ago, I believed that the right …
Update Your Name Stories Read-Aloud
This post by NCTE member Jillian Heise is reprinted with permission from her blog, Heise Reads & Recommends. A …
Heading Back to School!
It’s back-to-school time for many teachers and students! It can be an overwhelming time, with the never-ending to-do lists and details. …
Learning to Cut and Paste
This post was written by NCTE member Gabrielle Stecher. As we move into the back-to-school season, we are all …
Grammar and Reading
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean. My junior English class was about halfway through our reading of …
President Barack Obama, a Poet?
Americans made history in 2008 by electing Barack Obama as the nation’s first Black U.S. president. In addition to his …
Student Literary Magazines Take Students from Writers to Authors
This post was written by Lee Ann van der Kwast. I have spent several years as the faculty advisor …