Poetry’s Hard Work
The following post is an excerpt from an article about poet laureate Charles Wright by Trisha Collopy from the March Council …
Tinkering with Prior Review: Why Journalism Matters #11
This is #11 in a bi-montly series by NCTE member Alana Van Der Sluys. I had originally wanted to write …
Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing
“Just as the nature of and expectation for literacy has changed in the past century and a half, so has …
Hopes for Concrete Actions and Collective Flourishing in the Face of COVID-19
We’ve invited recipients of 2019 and 2020 NCTE/CCCC/TYCA awards to reflect on how the current pandemic is affecting their teaching—the …
Always Forward for Students and Teachers: National Council of Teachers of English
What follows are two notes that Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick and I sent to an NCTE member pertaining to concerns …
Frederick Douglass Began Publication of The North Star This Week in 1847
Inspired by William Lloyd Garrison’s abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, Frederick Douglass collaborated to found The North Star in December 1847. …
Student Literary Magazines Take Students from Writers to Authors
This post was written by Lee Ann van der Kwast. I have spent several years as the faculty advisor …
Bringing the Great American Read into the Classroom
In April, PBS released a list of America’s 100 most-loved books (based on popular vote) as part of The Great …
Teachers as Researchers
While I do plenty of pleasure reading in the summer, I also find myself drawn to professional titles. I like …
Story as the Landscape of Knowing
A montage of stories and viewpoints from the NCTE 2014 Annual Convention.