Teaching Black Children Cultural Identity Through Magic, Folklore, and Myth
This post was written by guest author Ryan Douglass. This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on …
Our School Librarian and Me
This post is written by Joanne Yatvin, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst for Oregon. At the elementary school where I was …
Arab American Heritage in the ELA Classroom
In celebration of National Arab American Heritage Month this April, we’ve curated a selection of NCTE award-winning books, book rationales, …
Supporting New Teachers: A Plea to Administrators
There are things we can all do to support the “energy, fragility, knowledge, and drive that new teachers bring to …
The Covid-19 Pandemic and Structural Inequalities in American Higher Education
This post was contributed by NCTE/TYCA members Patrick Sullivan and Howard Tinberg. Picture this: a student whose first language is …
SEL Picture Books for Middle School Advisory
This post by NCTE member Kasey Short is reprinted with permission from MiddleWeb. Students are never too old to enjoy …
“The View from 3 Feet”
Here’s a wonderful video from the Opportunity to Learn Campaign about the importance of early childhood education. Note that it …
Don’t Forget about the Talk! Boosting Oral Language in Small-Group Reading
This is a guest post by Shannon Croston. As a literacy coach in an international school, where almost all of …
The Role of Early Childhood Education and Racism
“Through our teaching of young children …we can affect the most change.” How appropriate today with unrest (again) in Ferguson, …
The 100th Day of School
The 100th day of school is celebrated in schools around the country, usually in the month of February. Students can …