Planning for Back to School
Now that Labor Day has passed, it’s time to think about back to school resources. Here are a few things …
Defining Excellence
We know the value of providing our students with models for their learning. Well, at NCTE, we also provide models …
Building Confianza
This post was written by Trisha Collopy, a Minneapolis-based writer and editor. When I spoke to Steven Alvarez in …
Building a Vibrant Classroom Library without Breaking the Bank
This post is written by member Haley Moehlis. The research is clear: if we want students to read, we must …
Field Notes: Introducing the 2017-18 Lead Ambassadors
Across my twenty years of working in literacy, there has been a common factor activating significant progress: NCTE members. Content …
Community Literacies en Confianza, Part II
This post is written by member Steven Alvarez. This is the second of two parts. You can read the first …
Community Literacies en Confianza, Part I
This post is written by member Steven Alvarez. This is the first of two parts. Read the second part here. …
Field Notes: Highlights from the 2017 Affiliate Leadership Meeting
These are exciting times for NCTE, and in turn for our affiliates. This weekend I had the energizing experience of …
Field Notes: On the Road with NCTE
English and language arts teachers are always learning. The notion that they take the summer “off” is perhaps one of …
Field Notes: NCTE’s New Vision Statement
“As the nation’s oldest organization of pre-K through graduate school literacy educators, NCTE has a rich history of deriving expertise …