Seniors’ Memories Inspire Students
This post is written by member Elizabeth Arnstein. As a teacher of American literature, I read a lot of student …
What Happened in Your State This October?
During October, nine policy analysts published reports about what occurred in Arizona, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, …
Field Notes: Recognizing Our Transformation
Change isn’t always comfortable or easy. It pushes us beyond our comfort zones, forces us to face challenges, inspires us …
Trench Work
This post is written by member Catherine Lamas. This semester I celebrate the 10th anniversary of my adjunct career. At …
We Shouldn’t Always Feel Comfortable: Why ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Matters
This blog, written by Christina Torres is reprinted from the October 15, 2017, Education Week Teacher, and published with permission from …
Raising Voices: Creating a Storytelling Club
This post is written by member Kevin D. Cordi. The school day ends. Essays on The Canterbury Tales are finished. …
Tasking Time and Taking Time
This post is written by member Oona Marie Abrams, editor of English Leadership Quarterly. It’s 3:00 p.m. on the last …
Field Notes: Pardon Our Dust
If you happen across NCTE’s website in the next few days, you’re likely to find yourself in the middle of …
Writing is Embedded
Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing, written by a committee of the NCTE Executive Committee, pinpoints 10 key issues …
Keeping a Record of the Reading Life
This post is written by member Molly Sutton Kiefer. When I was young, I’d ask my father, a literature and …