A Writing Teacher Finds Her Voice
This post by NCTE member Nancy Sommers was first shared in 2015. In the September 2015 Teaching English in the Two-Year …
Dusty and Disregarded: Dictionaries Deserve More in the Secondary School Classroom
This post was written by NCTE members Johnathon D’Alessandro and Anne Curzan. Johnathon D’Allesandro: I completed four years of …
An Argument for Helping College Students Write Better Sentences
This post was written by NCTE member Michael Laser. What do you think of these sentences? A large part …
The Book Bento: A Visual Literary Analysis Assignment
This post was written by NCTE member Gina Kortuem, originally posted on the blog lit & more. I first heard …
Build Your Stack: Choosing Titles for a “Reluctant” Male Teen Reader
This post was written by NCTE member Daria Bliss. It is part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on helping …
Equitable Instructional Practices to Engage All Learners
This post was written by NCTE member Dianna Minor. Teachers should provide equitable learning experiences for all students. This …
Teachers as Assessment Leaders and Advocates: Continuing to Change the Conversation on Assessment at #NCTE20
This post was written by NCTE member Bobbie Kabuto, chair of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. This …
In Praise of NCTE’s Member Gatherings
This post was written by NCTE member Sonia Adams. 2020 was a year of great bewilderment and uncertainty for me. …
“Habit Stacking”: Feedback in Writing Instruction
This post was written by NCTE member Miriam Plotinsky. Gina stares at the essay her teacher just returned. It …
The Other Pandemic: Anti-Asian Sentiment
This post was written by NCTE member John Hansen. When news reports surfaced in January of 2020 that China …