What Follows Professional Learning? Staying Connected
After returning from a professional learning experience like the NCTE Annual Convention, attendees are often energized and reinvigorated. They want …
Seven Excellent Affiliates
Each year the Standing Committee on Affiliates awards its highest honor, the NCTE Affiliate Excellence Award, to affiliates that meet …
12 Quotes to Convince You to Join an NCTE Affiliate
“The NDCTE has held such an esteemed place in my teaching life for many years. The organization allows for and …
Letter to a Young English Teacher
An NCTE member recently brought this “Letter to a Young English Teacher” by David E. Kirkland to our attention and …
August #nctechat: The Power of the PLN
The following post was written by JoEllen McCarthy, one of the co-hosts of this month’s #nctechat on Twitter this Sunday, …
“A Professional Approach to Education”
Amidst all the hand-wringing about what’s going wrong with current approaches to education reform we don’t hear enough about what …
Moving on with Affiliates F-G-H
As I head off to this year’s Affiliate Leadership Meeting this weekend, I’ll look forward to visiting with leaders from …
Connecting Is as Easy as ABC
“We as individuals and as an organization are inventors of the future.” NCTE Past President Ernest Morrell spoke these words …
Collaboration, Without the Eye-Rolling
There’s a growing body of research out there that shows collaborative time for professional learning is critical to school improvement. …