How to Teach Reading in the Middle Grades
This post was written by NCTE member and author Laura J. Robb, reprinted with permission from MiddleWeb. Step into …
September 2022 #NCTEchat: Fostering Empathy and Understanding for Others through Stories
Join us on Sunday, September 18, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat focused on “Fostering Empathy and Understanding for …
Critically Listening to Elementary Read-Alouds
This blog is written by NCTE member, Melissa Summer Wells. In her often-cited work (you can read a reprint here), …
Always Forward for Students and Teachers: National Council of Teachers of English
What follows are two notes that Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick and I sent to an NCTE member pertaining to concerns …
Tipping Our Hats to the State Teachers of the Year
NCTE’s membership comprises more than 24,000 dedicated, vibrant teachers who work tirelessly for their students every day. During the 2015–2016 school …
Professing While Teaching
This post is written by member Matthew Boedy. As is usual in first-year composition, I assigned a research project to …
Writing Lessons from a Shopping List
The following, excerpted from Jonathan Bush’s “Lessons on Writing from a Clueless Shopper” at Writers Who Care, appeared first 1/7/17. …
My First Year of Teaching on the Navajo Nation
This blog is written by NCTE student member Evelyn Begody. Since I was a late hire, my first day of …
Real Students, Real Writing
With 3 days left to the National Day on Writing, we’re sharing a series of reflections from members and …
Celebrating The National Day on Writing® with Texts from NCTE!
The National Day on Writing® celebrates writing—and the many places, reasons, and ways we write each day—as an essential component …