Diverse Literature Makes Us All Better People
This post is written by NCTE member Jennifer Kirsch. More often than not, I begin my fifth-grade English course with …
Reflections on the African American Read-In
This post is written by NCTE members Tiffany Flowers and Kimberly Frazier. Each year during Black History Month, the National …
Grammar to Get Things Done: Language Choices in Real Situations
This post was written by NCTE members Darren Crovitz and Michelle Devereaux, authors of Grammar To Get Things Done: A Practical Guide …
If Not the Five-Paragraph Essay, Then What? A Response to Kim Zarins’s Anti-FPE FPE
This post was written by NCTE member David Slomp. Twenty grade-six students mull around the newly installed benches. Excited. …
Getting to Know Your Journal: A Quick Hello from College Composition and Communication
The following post is by NCTE member Jonathan Alexander and editor of College Composition and Communication. While many of you are …
“Potholes in My Lawn ”: Developing Hip-Hop Literacies in Suburban Schools
This post is written by NCTE Member Lauren Kelly. On Monday of this week, Nancy[1] approached me in the hallway. …
On the Menu: Quinoa and Cervantes
This post is written by NCTE member Michael Guevara. Before it became all the rage as a super grain for …
Why Are All the Teachers White?
This blog written by NCTE member Christina Berchini was originally printed in the April 28, 2015 edition of Education Week …
Censorship by Committee
This blog is written by NCTE member ReLeah Lent. Many districts pride themselves on having a strong policy against censorship …