Celebrating Author and Poet Pat Mora!
Poet and author Pat Mora was born on January 19, 1942. Her birthday is the perfect time to celebrate her …
Some Things I Missed This Year
This post by NCTE member Liz Prather is reprinted with permission from her blog Teach Like Everyone Is Listening. …
Build Your Stack: Size Diversity
This Build Your Stack post was written by NCTE member Cait O’Connor. Build Your Stack® is an NCTE initiative focused exclusively …
Working Toward Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment This blog post was written by NCTE member Valente’ Gibson. …
Why Mentors Need New Teachers
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. Recently there was an article circulating on Twitter identifying the …
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 …
A Reflection on Writing
This piece was written by NCTE member and Past President Jocelyn A. Chadwick. We asked members who had experience …
Oral Storytelling as Memoir
This post was written by NCTE members Amy Miller and Meghan Jones. Teaching memoir in the high school classroom has …
How Will You Answer the Question, “What Did You Do on Your Summer Vacation?”
We know that students need to continue to read and write even when they are not in school. This means …
Readers as Placemakers
This is an excerpt from “Readerly Explorations: Reimagining Reader Response Journals to Engage Readers as Placemakers” by NCTE member Sarah …