Reading to Recharge This Summer
Many educators spend their summers reading, for personal as well as professional reasons. The following resources from NCTE offer suggestions …
Field Notes: A Love Letter to Teachers
Teachers are page turners. Like the most finely crafted books, from the minute we begin our time with them, they …
Time to Lift Our Collective Voices
A week ago, on Friday afternoon of NCTE’s newly created Advocacy and Literacy Summit, author Sharon Draper asked all who …
Members Taking Our Message to Capitol Hill . . . and Beyond!
Back in February, the Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee (a subcommittee of the 2018 NCTE Executive Committee) gathered to consider which …
Having a Say
Voting for our leaders is one of the most important things you get to do as a member. Belonging to …
Listening and Learning
Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to spend time working alongside incredible NCTE members, listening to their …
Field Notes: Sharing Knowledge, Inspiring Growth
If you had a chance to tune in to the very beginning of the January 21 #NCTEchat, you would have …
Embracing Popular Literary Adaptations as Educational Tools
This post is by guest writer Lissette Lopez Szwydky-Davis and member Sean P. Connors. Is it acceptable to teach a …
End of the Year Wrap-Up with NCTE
It’s hard to believe that 2017 is almost over! The end of the year often involves year-end lists – and …
What Works? The Power of Formative Feedback in a Blended Classroom
This post is by member Macy Geiger. Last year marked a new beginning at my school with the implementation of …