Literature with “A Positive Approach to Life”
In response to those challengers of young adult fiction who ask “Why Can’t Teachers Assign Happy Books?”, the Amelia Elizabeth …
Build Your Stack: Books and Poetry on Courage, Hope, and Humanity
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge …
Literary Theory’s Potential in Secondary ELA Classrooms
This post is by NCTE member Cody Miller. An English professor I had as an undergraduate gave the best justification …
Keep the Light On
ALA’s State of America’s Libraries Report hit newsstands last week, noting, “Never have our nation’s libraries played such a pivotal …
Join an Online Book Club!
Under an umbrella that encompasses the wide assessment types and purposes, the National Council of Teachers of English is leading …
Lessons in Free Speech
Reprinted with permission from the Literacy in Learning Exchange: In honor of Free Speech Week (October 19-25), we asked …
Education for All: Supporting Undocumented Students
On March 30, 2016, NCTE staff attended a panel discussion hosted by the Center for American Progress (CAP) called “Harnessing …
Taking English Leadership Quarterly into the Classroom
Whether you are an elementary language arts teacher or a literature professor, NCTE has a peer-reviewed journal for you, with …
And On With the Show…or Not
Performance occupies a space somewhere between literature, film, visual art, and music. It is like the physical manifestation of a …
Global Citizenship: Through the Lens of an Immigrant
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Heerak Kim, a member …