Ponderings on Mental Health, Literature, and the Middle School Classroom
From the NCTE Middle Level Section Steering Committee This post was written by NCTE member Brooke Eisenbach, a member …
What Swim Classes Taught Me About Teaching
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. I started taking swim classes this summer. I’ve spent …
“More Yesterday than Anybody” — A Beloved Project
This post was written by NCTE member and Secondary Section Steering Committee member Joshua Cabat. The young woman standing …
A Weeklong Unit to Explore Poetry Forms
This post was written by NCTE member Jessica Covert, reprinted with permission from Edutopia. Teaching poetry is daunting for high …
Lines on the Court, Lines in the Poem: Poetry Analysis and March Madness
This blog was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. Every time I stepped up to the free-throw line …
The Magic of One-Pagers
This blog post was written by NCTE member Jill Yamasawa Fletcher. “I hate reading in school,” sighed one of …
Gaining Insight into the Realities of Our Profession
This post was written by NCTE member Kit Robinson. The first time I was able to attend NCTE’s Convention, …
Fighting Stasis
This post was written by NCTE member Sam McManus. I feel like a caterpillar stuck in stasis, trying to …
Using ChatGPT to Get Started with the Writing Process
This post was written by NCTE member Val O’Bryan. If you read my earlier post, you know that I used …
From a Teacher’s Point of View: Advice for Political Candidates during an Election Year
This post was written by NCTE member Mary Beth Coudal. Teaching is a weird profession. While, at times, you …