Celebrate National Poetry Month with NCTE
April is National Poetry Month, and while we know many of our members celebrate poetry all year long, now is …
Actor, Literacy Advocate LeVar Burton to Address 2026 NCTE Annual Convention
Registration opens for the year’s largest gathering of ELA educators, coinciding with the country’s 250th birthday celebration in Philadelphia FOR …
Celebrate the 2026 African American Read-In with Award-Winning Children’s Books
Each February since 1990, NCTE’s National African American Read-In (AARI) has brought together students, teachers, families, and communities from all …
New Year Brings New Ways to Connect with NCTE
An exciting new year is here! At NCTE, we continue to bring teacher expertise to the forefront of our literacy …
National Council of Teachers of English Announces Winners of 2026 Children’s Book Awards
Children’s fiction and nonfiction books, poetry books, and verse novels honored at NCTE Annual Convention in Denver The National Council …
How the NCTE Teacher Research Grant Helped Me Inspire Student Writers
By: Kristie Camp, NCTE member and 2024 NCTE Teacher Research Grant recipient Apply now for an NCTE Teacher Research Grant. …
“Writing is the Ultimate Act of Intellectual Bravery”
Access the 2026 Achievement Awards in Writing prompt now, and sign up here to get an email reminder when the …
“Writing Is an Outlet”
Access the 2026 Achievement Awards in Writing prompt now, and sign up here to get an email reminder when the …
This National Day on Writing, Students Reflect on #WhyIWrite
The National Day on Writing®, which falls on October 20 of each year, asks us to consider the myriad forms …
“I Know a Lot of Writing Is in My Future”
Access the 2026 Achievement Awards in Writing prompt now, and sign up here to get an email reminder when the …