Strategies for Spelling Instruction
The National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week! Hundreds of student spelling champions, ranging from 9 to 15 years …
Summer Renewal and Growth
As the summer progresses, now is a good time to revisit goals and plans. Some of these plans may include rest …
Build Your Stack: Books that Plant Seeds of Understanding and Compassion
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
Moving Past Old-School Definitions of Literacy
This post was written by NCTE member Jason D. DeHart, reprinted with permission from MiddleWeb. When I was a young …
The Words of Walt Whitman
American poet Walt Whitman was born in Long Island, New York on May 31, 1819. In 2019, there were numerous …
Build Your Stack®: Antiracist Books for Your Curriculum Today
From the NCTE Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English This post was written by Lorena Germán …
Where Hope Persists (But I Wish It Didn’t Have To): A Few Thoughts from My First NCTE Convention
This post was written by NCTE first-time Convention attendee Anthony Lince. Curious. Excited. Nervous. These words illustrate my feelings …
Have You Checked Out the Stellar Speaker Lineup for the 2020 NCTE Virtual Convention?
At NCTE’s first-ever Virtual Annual Convention you’ll have the opportunity to hear from inspiring speakers who care about literacy as much …
Learning to Dance Made Me A Better Writing Teacher
This post by member Lori Ayotte was first published in 2017. Teaching high school sophomores how to use an …
Global Citizenship: Understanding the Value of Ethnic Subcultures
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Heerak Kim, a member of …