Making Change with LGBTQ Literature
There’s a great article in the March Council Chronicle, “Teachers as Change Agents: Piloting an LGBTQ Book Club for Middle-Grade …
Disciplinary Teacher Organizations Urge Federal Coordination of Public Education
Organizations representing teachers of the core K–12 subject areas came together on March 24 to call for continued federal coordination …
More Than the Right to Read
This post was written by NCTE historian Jonna Perrillo. This is an excerpt from a piece that appeared in Education …
Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath was first published on March 14,1939. The story of the Joad family—migrants who left …
Creative Walls That Speak
Speaking in public spaces has long been a popular form of advocacy. But speech is not necessarily oral: It can …
Revealing the Human and the Writer: The Promise of a Humanizing Writing Pedagogy for Black Students
This post presents an excerpt from the article “Revealing the Human and the Writer: The Promise of a Humanizing Writing Pedagogy …
Celebrating World Poetry Day
As a classroom teacher, at this time of year I always looked forward to April and to teaching poetry during …
An Introduction to Research in the Teaching of English
This post is by members Ellen Cushman and Mary Juzwik, editors of Research in the Teaching of English. The best …
The Writing Process: Drafting
Here we are at the second week of October already, and looking forward to the National Day on Writing on …
‘Speed Booking’ Lets Students Share Book Recommendations
This post was written by NCTE member Carly Van Der Wende, reprinted with permission from Edutopia. As a language arts …