The Danger of Polite Silence: Five Strategies for Getting Students to Talk to One Another
Social psychologist Adam Grant makes the case for letting kids—and people of all ages—openly disagree. “Instead of trying to prevent …
Positioning English Language Arts Teacher Education
This post was written by NCTE member Melanie Shoffner. One of the great philosophers of the ‘80s said, “Life moves …
Sustainable WAC: Launching and Developing Writing Across the Curriculum Programs
This post was written by NCTE members Michelle Cox, Jeffrey R. Galin, and Dan Melzer. Anyone who has worked on launching, developing, or …
Still Scribbling After All These Years
This post was contributed by NCTE member Chuck Bazerman. I began scribbling 70 years ago; I’m still scribbling. I began …
Teaching from the Eyes of a Teacher, Studenting from the Eyes of a Student: The New Book Writing Together Is Coming to Kansas City!
This post was written by NCTE member Scott Warnock & student Diana Gasiewski. As an increasing number of college writing …
Read Across America Day, March 2, Celebrates Dr. Seuss
Take part in the largest reading event in the United States on Friday, March 2! Gather books and readers for NEA’s …
Charting New Paths for Teaching and Research in the Latest Issue of CCC
This post is written by member Jens Lloyd, editorial assistant for College Composition and Communication. College Composition and Communication publishes …
A Conference Framework to Champion Self-Advocacy
This post was written by members Marissa E. King and Karen Sheriff LeVan. Classrooms and especially student writing conferences should …
Authentic Assessment: Connecting YA Authors with Young Adults
This post was written by member Susan Murphy. I have always dreaded midterm week because the entire process is time …
Mentor Texts for Teaching Argument Writing
As a follow-up to our November 2017 #NCTEchat, Using Mentor Texts, we asked our social media community to share some …