Using Literature to Shatter Our Entrenched Views, Part I
Pulitzer-Prize–winning journalist Sonia Nazario was the keynote speaker at NCTE’s 2014 Annual Convention. What follows is her reflection three years …
Connecting Matters!
This post was written by NCTE member Grace Eunhye Lee. As a first-time attendee at the NCTE Convention, I …
Announcing the 2021 Winners of the Mathical Book Prize
This blog post was written by NCTE member Terrell A. Young. Are you looking for some fiction and nonfiction books …
Build Your Stack: Our Classroom Libraries Evolve as We Learn and Grow
This post was written by NCTE member Mary Lee Hahn. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on …
World Poetry Day
World Poetry Day is held annually on March 21. It was originally declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and …
A Tribute to a Giant: Remembering Richard “Dick” Robinson
From Kylene Beers, NCTE President, 2008–2009 The books are award-winning and iconic: Front Desk (Kelly Yang); Child of the Dream: …
Building Confianza
This post was written by Trisha Collopy, a Minneapolis-based writer and editor. When I spoke to Steven Alvarez in …
What Happened In Your State This July?
This is the next in a monthly series to inform members about what is going on in your state. This …
Today—More than Ever—We Need Poetry
From the NCTE Secondary Section Steering Committee. This post was written by Susan Barber, a member of the NCTE …
Small Steps for Self-Care in Troubling Times
These tips were shared by NCTE member Yvonne El Ashmawi in 2017 in The Council Chronicle (December 2017.) This year …