Looking Forward to the 2018 NCTE Annual Convention!
I am so looking forward to joining thousands of other educators, administrators, curriculum coordinators, teacher educators, and education professionals in …
What’s New at #NCTE18?
This year’s Convention gives us an opportunity to celebrate student voice. As teachers dedicated to literacy learning, we know the …
Incorporating LGBTQ+ Students and Texts in Your Classroom
GLSEN just came out with its 10th National School Climate Survey measuring the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and …
Families as Assessment Partners
This blog was written by Kathryn Mitchell Pierce and the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. The start of …
Celebrate International Dot Day!
The only real guideline for Dot Day is that folks read The Dot and then express themselves in any way …
What Do You Hear? What Do Our Students Hear?
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. It’s a Tuesday morning, and I’m at a coffee …
August 2018 #NCTEchat: Heading Back to School
In any given school building the year will start with teachers who are just beginning their careers and teachers who …
Swinging Open Our Classroom Doors
Here in the midwest, folks are already heading back to school. In “Swinging Open Our Classroom Doors” from English Journal, …
Happily Imbalanced
This essay by Shea Kerkhoff is reprinted from the July 2018 issue of English Education. Becoming an academic and …
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 …