Early November Blog Wrap-Up
In Tasking Time and Taking Time, English Leadership Quarterly editor Oona Marie Abrams describes the time challenge faced by all …
Today—More than Ever—We Need Poetry
From the NCTE Secondary Section Steering Committee. This post was written by Susan Barber, a member of the NCTE …
March 2020 #NCTEChat: Supporting Powerful Writing in K–6 Classrooms
Join us next Sunday, March 15, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat focusing on writing in K–6 classrooms. The …
Bringing Washington to the Teachers, Bringing Teacher Expertise to Washington
“I bought bouncy bands for my high school seniors,” said Lindsay Aikman, a teacher at Champaign Centennial High School. “You …
Looking at the Boston Tea Party through Primary Sources
On December 16, 1773, angry colonists, dressed as American Indians, destroyed 342 chests of tea to protest recent tax hikes imposed …
Remembering the First Publication of the Poor Richard’s Almanack
On December 28, 1733, Benjamin Franklin, using the pseudonym Richard Saunders, began publishing Poor Richard’s Almanack, which included agricultural predictions, charts …
What Do We Want Students to Know about the Media?
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb on 7/19/21, and is reprinted with permission. When I …
Teachers, Press Pause
This post was written by NCTE member Mandie B. Dunn. I’ve been attending NCTE member gatherings each Tuesday since …
“Great Moon Hoax”
On this day in 1835, the first in a series of six articles was published in The Sun, a New York …
Three Days and Two Hands Full of Intellectual Freedom Sessions
The NCTE Annual Convention begins tomorrow and the Faces of Advocacy program includes sessions on intellectual freedom and challenges to …