A New CCC to Kickstart the New School Year
This post is written by member Jens Lloyd, editorial assistant for College Composition and Communication. College Composition and Communication publishes …
The Naylor Workshop in Undergraduate Research in Writing Studies
This post is written by members Joyce Kinkead and Jessie L. Moore. We believe passionately in the transformative power of …
Putting Students in Charge of Building the Classroom Community
As teachers, we usually go into the first weeks of school assuming full responsibility for building the learning space. But …
Teaching Students to Value Literacy through Public Engagement
This post was written by NCTE member Ashley J. Holmes. If there is one impression I try to leave with …
More Than a Grade: Cultivating Intellectual Play in Students
This post is written by student member Danah Hashem. Educators know the dreaded question well: Will this be graded? Subtext: …
What a Day to Celebrate Student Voice and Choice!
This Sunday, September 17, is Constitution Day, the commemoration of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on September 17, 1787. …
Broadening Perspectives with Multicultural & Multivoiced Stories for Adolescents
This post is written by members Kelly Byrne Bull and Jacqueline Bach, guest editors of the September issue of English …
What I’ve Learned about Being a Mentor
This post is written by member Karla Hilliard. The breadth of a great mentor’s influence is immeasurable. First there was …
What Happened in Your State This August?
During August, thirteen policy analysts published reports about what occurred in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, …
ESL, ELL, Generation 1.5—Why Are These Terms Important?
by Cathy Fleischer, Series Editor for NCTE’s Principles in Practice Imprint The medley of words and acronyms used to describe …