Leaning Out
This post is written by NCTE member Jolivette Mecenas. In the past five years since my son was born, I …
Farm School: How an English Teacher got Schooled on the Farm
This post is written by member Ashley Lamb-Sinclair, the 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. If you had asked me on …
3 Connected Reading Practices
This text is excerpted from Connected Reading: Teaching Adolescent Readers in a Digital World by Kristen Hawley Turner and Troy …
Build Your Stack: A Glimpse into the Literature of Iran
This post was written by NCTE member Michelle Bianco and is part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on helping …
Atticus Finch, Abraham Lincoln, and the Imagination of White Educators
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. “My early assumptions as a reader were that Black people …
Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Doors
When the Black Caucus of NCTE established the African American Read-In (AARI) over 25 years ago, their ambitious yet confident …
Underrepresented Communities in Education
This post is from NCTE member Nathan Jones. As an educator, I relish a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, places of …
SEL Picture Books for Middle School Advisory
This post by NCTE member Kasey Short is reprinted with permission from MiddleWeb. Students are never too old to enjoy …
The Learning Continues Well After the Convention!
This post was written by NCTE member Kasey Short. This year will be my fifth year in a row attending …