Honoring the Student’s Perspective
This is a guest post written by Evelyn Rebollar who won a 2016 Fishman Prize. My student Esther remains quiet …
POETRY CELEBRATION
This post, written by former Chair of the NCTE Elementary Section Ted Kesler, was presented at the session, “Poet Advocates: …
A Critical Reflection on Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color
This post is written by member Lamar Johnson. In the summer of 2014, I was in Columbia, South Carolina, preparing …
Moving to America
This is a guest post written by Bob Fonow. Chinese students are bright and industrious. However, students from China moving …
Diverse Literature Makes Us All Better People
This post is written by NCTE member Jennifer Kirsch. More often than not, I begin my fifth-grade English course with …
Reflections on the African American Read-In
This post is written by NCTE members Tiffany Flowers and Kimberly Frazier. Each year during Black History Month, the National …
Write Your Once-Upon-a-Time
This post is written by member Emily Green. Once upon a time, there was a six-year-old girl who hid her …
A 40 Year Retrospective
This post is written by member Juan Guerra who will be the keynote speaker for the College Celebration at the 2016 NCTE …
What to Teach, How to Teach It, and Whose Voice Counts
This post is written by member Leila Christenbury who is the keynote speaker for the Secondary Section Luncheon at the 2016 NCTE …
Books as Mirrors, Windows, and Bridges
This post is written by author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh who is a keynote speaker for Meet Your Elementary Section Representatives at the 2016 NCTE …