A Community Literacy Project
Literacy education advocacy isn’t always about politics. Sometimes it’s about starting a community literacy project right in your own backyard. We …
Get Ready for National Dictionary Day!
National Dictionary Day is observed annually on October 16th, to celebrate the birthday of the father of the American dictionary, Noah …
Field Notes: A Partnership Celebrating Lives of Poets
The month of January has moved so quickly. We are delighted to confirm increased interest in the 2020 Convention and …
Putting the Pieces Together
This post is written by member, Benjamin Boche. After listening to Jacqueline Woodson speak at the 2014 NCTE Annual Convention …
Federal Legislation Spotlight: The Freedom to Read
The Intellectual Freedom Center at NCTE has received ongoing reports from teachers, school librarians, parents, families, and authors in the …
Poetry and English Journal
During National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published by …
Freedom of Information Day
Freedom of Information Day recognizes the Constitutional requirement that we have openness in our government. What that brings to mind in …
Writing a la mode
There’s been an interesting discussion amongst NCTE members in the Teaching and Learning Forum this week. It began with an …
Field Notes: Title II Funding
Dear NCTE Members, I wanted to take a minute today to celebrate one of the many ways in which you …
Close Reading Phillis Wheatly with Poetry in America—Resources for Educators
The director and host of PBS’s Poetry in America, Elisa New, joined NCTE in honor of National Poetry Month. She …