March #NCTEchat
Join us Sunday, March 19, at 8:00 p.m. ET, on Twitter for the March #NCTEchat, “Planning for Poetry Month” with …
“Names are Powerful”
If you’re heading back to school this month, and particularly if you teach elementary school, check out the article Fostering Culturally Relevant …
Recognizing César Chávez Day
César Chávez Day is a US holiday celebrating the birth and legacy of the Mexican American civil rights and labor …
Celebrate the Birthday of Henry David Thoreau
Henry David Thoreau was born on July 12, 1817, in Concord, Massachusetts. Associated with the Concord-based literary movement called New …
The Desire for Literacy 8: Dear Chief
This is the last of our eight excerpts from Lauren Rosenberg’s The Desire for Literacy: Writing in the Lives of …
Time to Lift Our Collective Voices
A week ago, on Friday afternoon of NCTE’s newly created Advocacy and Literacy Summit, author Sharon Draper asked all who …
Build Your Stack®: Preparing Students to Engage in a Global World: Reading the World in ELA Classrooms
This blog post was written by NCTE member Dr. Sawsan Jaber. It is part of Build Your Stack®, an NCTE initiative …
Diversifying Our Professional Literature
This post is written by member Rose Peterson. I cracked the cover of the school’s grammar textbook, frantically hoping to …
Censorship by Committee
This blog is written by NCTE member ReLeah Lent. Many districts pride themselves on having a strong policy against censorship …
Losing—And Then Winning: The Story of Virginia’s HB 516
This post is written by member, Leila Christenbury. Not all stories have happy endings, but this one does. Thanks to …