“Fostering Culturally Relevant Literacy Instruction”
“Names are Powerful”. Jenna Fournel recently unpacked the article “Fostering Culturally Relevant Literacy Instruction: Lessons from a Native Hawaiian Classroom” …
“Names are Powerful”
If you’re heading back to school this month, and particularly if you teach elementary school, check out the article Fostering Culturally Relevant …
Teaching Is a Skill in an Art Form
As I recently watched three dancers, one from New York, one from Richmond, and one from Washington, DC, dance seamlessly …
The Power of Our Inquiry
The following text by Timothy O’Keefe is an excerpt from Looking Closely & Listening Carefully: Learning Literacy through Inquiry by …
Summer Renewal and Growth
As the summer progresses, now is a good time to revisit goals and plans. Some of these plans may include rest …
Summer Reflection: Thinking about Assessments K-8
We’ve talked before about the need to reclaim assessment, and reading through the hundreds of responses we’ve gotten for the …
Digital Writing and the Book Response
The following blog post is excerpted from Beyond the Book Response: Digital Writing and Reflection for Deeper Engagement, an article …
An Invitation: Are You Walking the Talk in Your Content?
The following post is reprinted with permission from NCTE member Amy Rasmussen. It comes from her April 21, 2015 post …
“They Yearned to Tell Their Stories”
The following post is an excerpt from Homer to Hip-Hop: Teaching Writing through Painting, Performance, and Poetry, a wonderful article by …
Reading in the Digital Age
The following post was written by Franki Sibberson and Bill Bass, who will host an #NCTEchat this Sunday, May 17, at …