The Power of Stories
The following is an excerpt from Sonia Nazario’s keynote speech at the 2014 NCTE Annual Convention. You can read an …
Celebrate the Birthday of Marjane Satrapi
November 22 is the birthday of the Iranian-French graphic novelist Marjane Satrapi, born in Rasht, Iran (1969). She wrote the graphic …
My First Year of Teaching on the Navajo Nation
This blog is written by NCTE student member Evelyn Begody. Since I was a late hire, my first day of …
Teaching Literary and Creative Writing in Hospital Settings
This post was written by NCTE member Mindy Daniels. While those of us teaching in hospitals are a relatively …
Classroom Climate Change
If you view the onset of testing season as a threat to the literacy-learning culture you’ve worked to build for …
The Critical Arts Project: Using Story to Critically Engage with Artforms
The following post was written by Mary L. Fahrenbruck and is part of an ongoing series from the NCTE Standing Committee …
“We Need to Talk about Power and Policy When Discussing Book Ban Efforts”
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. On July 17th of this year, President Obama tweeted out …
Complicity
This post, written by member James Davis, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Iowa, is a reprint from the Iowa Council …
Build Your Stack: NCTE Children’s Book Award–Winning Titles for the African American Read-In
This post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused on helping teachers build their book knowledge and their classroom …
Eleven Exceptional Educators Presented with 2025 NCTE Leadership Awards
Annual awards recognize excellence in teaching, research, and advocacy A nationally known expert in literacy studies who is leading a …