Metaphor as a Game of Chance
This is a guest post written by poet, Taylor Mali. During National Poetry Month of this year, as a way …
African-American Read-In: A Literary Tradition
This blog is written by NCTE member, Jeanette Toomer. I wanted to let NCTE members know that the African American …
“High-Impact” Teaching and the Role of Literature
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. I was recently named “one of the highest impact teachers” …
Questions as Open-Ended Explorations
This blog post is written by NCTE members Lisa Diomande and Nargiza Matyakubova. “Education is not the filling of a …
Hosting an African American Read-In Online
This post is written by NCTE member, Tiffany Flowers. Many people find it hard to host a Read-In during Black …
What Books Have Changed Your Life?
Last year during Independent Bookstore Day, a local bookstore in Ann Arbor where I live set up a photo booth …
The Territory of Literature
What is the territory of literature? What does it include? What are its boundaries? What is important to its …
Thank You, Kate
This post is written by NCTE member, Paul LaPrade. I met Dr. Kate Mangelsdorf when I was hired as an …
On the Critical Importance of Ethnic Studies
This post is written by NCTE member, Christina V. Cedillo, PhD, and Dr. Cedillo’s student, Kimberly S. Covert, University of …
Black Girls Read: An African American Read-In Celebrating the African American Female Literary Legacies of the Past, Present, and Future
This post was submitted by NCTE student member, Thais Council. Nurturing the literate identities of Black girls is a …