Checking the Facts
Knowing what’s true and what isn’t, what’s opinion and what’s fact are important aspects of intellectual freedom. Fake news …
Challenging AP Literature
Today a radio commentator remarked, “We live in the age of fear when it comes to our children. We’re afraid …
Censorship Is Uncivil
“Censorship is uncivil,” notes David Moshman in a March 2015 interview in The Council Chronicle discussing NCTE Position Statement on …
Censorship by Committee
This blog is written by NCTE member ReLeah Lent. Many districts pride themselves on having a strong policy against censorship …
Celebrating Student Diversity
Teachers need continued support and professional development to enable all their students, including their bilingual students, to succeed. Teaching linguistically …
But for a Word
I caught Angie Thomas on the radio the other night. She spoke in the interview about “Inspiring Teens With The …
Building Your Professional Learning Community
The best professional learning often relies on the teacher-to-teacher method—teachers sharing their successes and challenges with one another to build …
Building Your Professional Development Community
The best professional development often relies on the teacher-to-teacher method – teachers sharing their successes and challenges with one another …
Building Capacity to Tackle Education Equity
What can we do to ensure that disparity in life circumstances doesn’t result in disparity of access to a quality …
Building Better Writers: A Student-Run Writing Center Takes Shape
This is a guest post written by Chantal Winstead NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from Virginia. In March 2013, after recognizing …