The Complex Work of a Simple Police Report
(Adapted from the book Genres of Power: Police Report Writers and Readers in the Justice System) This post was written …
NCTE Books by Women – Update for 2020
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we’re sharing books and resources from NCTE written by some incredible women …
Vocabulary as inspiration?
Vocabulary is at the heart of every subject we teach, but teaching vocabulary usually feels like flossing teeth. You know …
NCTE’s Advocacy Day 2016
The following post is by Doug Hesse, president of NCTE. It is reprinted with permission from his blog. Thursday, …
Sustainable WAC: Launching and Developing Writing Across the Curriculum Programs
This post was written by NCTE members Michelle Cox, Jeffrey R. Galin, and Dan Melzer. Anyone who has worked on launching, developing, or …
The 2022 African American Read-In
To be recognized as an official African American Read-In Host, it’s easy as I, 2, 3: Select books, poems, speeches, …
Talking Immigration in the Classroom
This is a guest post written by Katelyn Sedelmyer. This summer there has been much talk around issues pertaining to …
Frederick Douglass Began Publication of The North Star This Week in 1847
Inspired by William Lloyd Garrison’s abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator, Frederick Douglass collaborated to found The North Star in December 1847. …
Build Your Stack: Affirming the Diversity of Black Hair
This post was written by NCTE member Tiffany A. Flowers as part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on …
Pushed by my PLN
Last week was the start of a new school year for me. No matter how many first days and first …