Focusing on the Gains: Explorations and Creative Approaches In a Time of Loss
From the Secondary Section Steering Committee This post was written by NCTE member Valerie Mattessich. These past few …
Looking through a Disciplinary Lens
In the simplest of terms, the difference between teaching “content area literacy” and teaching “disciplinary literacy” has to do with …
Legacy of Pride: Women and NCTE
Reflections from NCTE Vice President Jocelyn A. Chadwick I have long wondered why we have “months” to recognize specific groups …
Mrs. Newman: Reader and Writer
This blog post is written by NCTE member Evelyn Begody. Mrs. Newman, my tenth-grade English teacher, wore her long straight …
“The Hive Society”
The following is an excerpt from Emily Elizabeth Smith’s essay which won the 2015 NCTE Donald H. Graves Writing Award. …
Teaching New Genres: The PSA in ELA Class
This post was written by NCTE member Jessica S. Early, reprinted with permission from K-12 Talk. I was filled …
Support Your Students. With Your Help, They Can Change The World.
It is one thing to speak out against censorship, and another to face it head on and fight, especially for …
Math in the Literacy Classroom
John Venn. the notable English logician, philosopher, mathematician, and most notably the creator of the Venn Diagram, was born on this …
Anne Frank’s Diary
On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank received a small red and white diary as a present for her 13th birthday. …
Where Equality and Freedom are School Values
Last week’s piece about the Nova Project explored two benefits of democratic societies that also seem to benefit democratic schools …