Teachers Often See What We Can’t
When I asked beloved author Natalie Lloyd to share her thoughts on why teachers are important, she had two stories …
A Writing Professor Throws a Spark
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire.” ~William Butler Yeats Last week I …
El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros
Día means “day” in Spanish. In 1996, author Pat Mora learned about the Mexican tradition of celebrating April 30th as El …
A Day to Celebrate Children and Books!
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), developed under the leadership of author Pat Mora, …
“Liberating Experiences” with Poetry
The following post is an excerpt from Nancy Steineke’s article “Talking about Poetry: Teaching Students How to Lead the Discussion” …
Choice in the Classroom
Educators make hundreds of little decisions every day about what goes on in their classrooms, but for many of us …
We Need To Invest In Teachers
The following post was written by NCTE staff member Kelly Searsmith. Read her bio here. At two and a half …
Professional Learning Worth Having
Every educator has at least one professional development horror story, and those make it hard to imagine advocating FOR more …
New Teacher Preparation
How were you prepared to be a teacher? If you’re a teacher of literacy, what supports did you get …
Principles for Online Writing Instruction
What defines good online writing instruction, and why does this definition matter? The Conference on College Composition and Communication has …