2020 Mathical Book Prize Award Winners
This post was written by guest author Fran Wilson. Looking for some new titles to foster a positive attitude …
Poetry Bracket Tournament
Now that it’s March, it’s the perfect time to host a Poetry Bracket Tournament! The idea is to create a …
Helping Students to Love Their Reading
This post was written by guest blogger Sara Johnson, a teacher candidate at the University of Arkansas. This past …
Poetry and the African American Read-In: Yusef Komunyakaa
During the month of February (and beyond!) we shine the spotlight on texts written by African American authors. This month, …
The Process of Langston Hughes
In the 1940s, the poet Langston Hughes was a major author who worked in many different literary forms, from poems …
Celebrating the 1845 Publication of “The Raven”
On January 29, 1845, American author Edgar Allan Poe’s famously eerie poem “The Raven” was published in the New York Evening …
Celebrate Poet Emily Dickinson!
Curious about the NCTE and Library of Congress connection? Through a grant announced recently by NCTE Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick, …
“That’s Why a Name Is Important. It Defines You”: Romeo and Juliet and The Hate U Give in Conversation
From the NCTE Secondary Section Steering Committee This blog post was written by NCTE member and Secondary Section Steering …
#WritingIs . . . Using the NCTE Professional Knowledge about the Teaching of Writing Statements in the Classroom
This post by NCTE member Lara Searcy first appeared 1/13/18. With 4 days left to the National Day on …
Why Banning Books Doesn’t Work
This post originally appeared on Sept. 20, 2017. Complaints about the use of various technological tools in classrooms are …