Collaboration, Innovation, and Contextualization: Enduring Themes in an Era of Digital Literacy
This post, written by members Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, is a reprint of “From the Editors” from the January …
#NCTEchat: Teaching Controversial Works of Literature
Hosted by: Jim Brooks, @TeachGoodThings Join us for a lively conversation about the challenging texts we choose to use in the classroom. …
Ah, a New Year: Iowa Report
This post is written by NCTE’s Iowa P12 policy analyst James Davis. In November and December, education organizations prepared for …
Cultivating New Voices: A Model of True Academic Fellowship
This post is written by member Joanna Wong. As a daughter of Chinese immigrants growing up in a working-class Oakland …
NCTE Citizenship Campaign, February Focus: Black History Month
The following post was written by members of the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. February—Black History Month—offers an opportunity to …
When Learning Gets Personal, Part 4: The Bigger Picture
This post is written by Bryan Christopher, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from North Carolina. It is the fourth part of …
The Responsibility of English Teachers in the Wake of Racial Violence
This post is written by members April Baker-Bell, Tamara Butler and Lamar Johnson. Despite numerous claims that America is “post-racial,” …
CCCC 2017: Cultivating Capacity, Creating Change
This post is written by CCCC Associate Chair Carolyn Calhoon-Dillahunt. It’s hard to believe it’s already been a year since …
NCTE ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS IN WRITING FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS
This post is a reprint of a blog by member Kate Walker. Something I learned through PCTELA was that I …
Why I Think It’s Important to Know Frederick Douglass
The following post is written by NCTE member Scott Filkins. As I prepared to read Frederick Douglass’s autobiography with my …