The Magic of One-Pagers
This blog post was written by NCTE member Jill Yamasawa Fletcher. “I hate reading in school,” sighed one of …
Fifty Years of Film Ratings
November 1 is the 50th anniversary of the voluntary MPAA film rating system which haunts us today when we try to …
Build Your Stack: Short and Sweet: An Anthology to Spark Reading
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
#EliminatingBookDeserts through Disruption
This blog was written by NCTE member Tiffany A. Flowers. Book deserts should not exist. However, until people who have …
Thinking About What We Write
We spent the month of October focusing on #WhyIWrite. What if we now reflect on what we write? Here are …
Discussing Topics in Secondary English through Building and Annotating Playlists
This blog post was written by NCTE member and Secondary Section Steering Committee member Vaughn W. M. Watson. In …
Getting Serious about Classroom Assessment
This blog was written by Elisa Wainsgort and the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. “I used to . . …
The Results are In!
America’s favorite novel ever has been named: Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. More than four million votes were cast …
Incorporating LGBTQ+ Students and Texts in Your Classroom
GLSEN just came out with its 10th National School Climate Survey measuring the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and …
Field Notes: Writing for Hope and Change
It’s an incredible feeling to witness tens of thousands of people all talking simultaneously about something you consider deeply important. …