Teaching News Bias without Being Biased
This is a guest post by Katelynn Giordano. For language arts teachers, the general public’s growing inability to critically analyze …
What Happened in Your State This May?
This past month, seven policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, Idaho, New York, New Mexico, …
Giving Students a Place to Choose
No two ways about it—students need access to books. And to be the best readers, they need to choose the …
Reading List for Summer in Participatory Citizenship
The following post was written by Pam Allyn and is part of an ongoing monthly series from the NCTE Standing …
How Students Helped to Discover the Relevancy of Poetry in the 21st Century
This post is written by member Christopher Margolin. Teachers tend to teach poetry because they feel it has supposed to …
Reading, Writing, and Spelling
The National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week! Hundreds of student spelling champions, ranging from 9 to 15 years …
Writing Language and Culture
This is a guest post by Ellen Shubich. Language changes, as do the “rules” related to its usage. My sixteen-year-old …
Children of Incarcerated Parents and Academic Success
This post is written by member Megan Sullivan. This blog post is about the complex relationship between a parent’s incarceration …
Of Choice and Challenge and Superheroes
Shana Karnes writes about choice and challenge in her blog on the WVCTE affiliate’s blog site. Shana refers to …
NCTE’s Statement on the President’s Proposed Budget for FY18
This spring NCTE’s elected leaders developed a set of federal budget recommendations that align with our organizational values and priorities. …