How Do You Know When to Use a Comma? The Value of Individual Conferences in Writing Instruction
This post is written by member Alden Bird. In just seven years of teaching, I’ve already witnessed a dizzying number …
“I Have a Dream” 54 Years Later
A crowd of more than 200,000 people assembled at Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, for the “March on Washington …
Building a Vibrant Classroom Library without Breaking the Bank
This post is written by member Haley Moehlis. The research is clear: if we want students to read, we must …
Promoting Civic Engagement through Inquiry-Based Personal Narrative
This post is by member Brittany Collins. “Who are you?” was the most perplexing question anyone had asked me at …
2017 NCTE Annual Convention Updates
This week the Convention Preview started hitting everyone’s mailboxes, and it has been so exciting to watch the enthusiasm grow …
Time to Revisit Ideas of Citizenship and Community
The following post is by member Sara Fuller, assistant professor of English at Cuyahoga Community College and former middle and …
Which Childhood Experiences are “Appropriate,” and Says Who?
What happens when the objecting adult is a colleague imposing their own ideas about text appropriateness while shutting down that …
Leveraging Librarians
This post is written by member Oona Abrams, editor of English Leadership Quarterly When I was seventeen years old, my …
Ways to Celebrate the Eclipse!
On August 21, the Moon will block the Sun, as seen from North America and down through mid-South America. The …