NCTE Summer Sandbox Explores Speculative Annotation
This blog post was written by NCTE member Remi Kalir. “I want my students to move beyond passive reading …
Teaching as a First-Time Reader
This post by NCTE member Peter Wayne Moe is reprinted from Teaching English in the Two-Year College (May 2021). …
September 1 Kicks Off Library Card Sign-Up Month!
The month of September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, a national campaign to emphasize the importance of library cards to …
Celebrating Poet Rita Dove
August 28 is the birthday of American poet Rita Dove, who reportedly told Black American Literature Forum,“There’s no reason to subscribe authors …
August 9 is Book Lovers Day!
It seems as though there is a holiday or day of remembrance for almost everything, and I find “Book Lovers …
Poetry and the Summer Olympics
The long awaited summer Olympics in Tokyo kicked off on July 23. Did you know that there is a longstanding …
Putting Citizenship in Global Perspective in the ELA Classroom
This summer we’re revisiting some popular past posts with themes of continuing relevance. The following post was contributed by NCTE member Vivian …
The Four R’s of Summer
Can you believe it? The first day of July will be here before we know it! Here are a few …
Reflections on an Unprecedented Year
From the NCTE Secondary Section Steering Committee This post was written by NCTE member Valerie Mattessich, a member of …
A Tribute to a Giant: Remembering Richard “Dick” Robinson
From Kylene Beers, NCTE President, 2008–2009 The books are award-winning and iconic: Front Desk (Kelly Yang); Child of the Dream: …