POST TRUTH? POST TRUST? Why Students Really Need a Civics Education
This post is written by member Susan Ellenberg. The emphasis on core academics has seen a steady increase over the …
Policies around Effective Use of Technology
Affirming in its 2015 Education Policy Platform that “[a] quality literacy education is a civil right”, NCTE declared it support[s] …
Planning for Banned Books Week 2018
Banned Books Week gives everyone a chance to celebrate their story. The courageous students, teachers, librarians, and authors who stand …
Permission to Find Your Own Writing Process
I’ve been thinking about writing more than usual because, as you’ve no doubt heard, the National Day on Writing is October …
Pedagogy + Advocacy = Pedagadvocating??
This post is by member Terri Pantuso. What are the pedagogical implications of advocacy? Beyond teaching my students where to …
Parkland, Florida, Meets Vietnam
At the height of the Vietnam War in 1965 Mary Beth Tinker was a 13-year-old middle schooler. She and some …
Out of Many, One
At the invitation of NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Virginia, Chantal Winstead, I attended the Teach to Lead Summit in …
Our Words Result in a Virginia Victory for Teacher Selection of Texts
Last week Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia took a stand for Intellectual Freedom: “… I veto House Bill 516, which …
Our Solidarity Is More Than Symbolic
From the NCTE Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English This post was written by NCTE …
Our Opportunity—and Responsibility—to Courageously Teach the Conflicts
This post was written by NCTE member Kelly Sassi. At a recent NCTE online member gathering, Alfredo Celedón Luján …