The End of School Movie
Out here in Central Illinois, many schools will be ending their 2017-18 terms in two weeks. There will be final …
Commenting on Comments: Getting Students to Read and Understand Feedback
This post by NCTE member Anne Mooney was reprinted from her blog Habits of ELA: Reflections of a High School …
A Safe Space for New Beginnings
This is written by Juan Guerra, Anna Roseboro, and Lara Hebert. When we share our stories, we notice patterns of …
Refresh, Recharge, Renew: Summertime as Growth for Teachers
The following post was written by Shawna Coppola (@ShawnaCoppola) and Lisa Fink (@fink_girl), hosts of this Sunday’s #nctechat, which will explore …
The Top Ten Professional Learning Opportunities from NCTE in 2015
What are some of the benefits of Online Professional Learning? You can recharge your teaching, learn new techniques and strategies, …
Key Takeaways from a Survey of NCTE State Policy Analysts
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment Welcome back to a new school year! Assessment, whether formative or …
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 …
Readers as Placemakers
This is an excerpt from “Readerly Explorations: Reimagining Reader Response Journals to Engage Readers as Placemakers” by NCTE member Sarah …
Insist on a Vast Verdant Vista
The following post was written by NCTE president Doug Hesse. It is an excerpt of the opening remarks he made …
Young Adult Literature, Advanced Placement, and “Rigor”
This post is by NCTE member Cody Miller. As stated in an earlier post, my English Honors I course is …