Building Your Professional Development Community
The best professional development often relies on the teacher-to-teacher method – teachers sharing their successes and challenges with one another …
English Journal November Sneak Preview
The following post is by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, NCTE members and editors of the English Journal and guest …
Honoring Students’ Interests in Sports to Support Literacy Learning, Part II
This post (the second of two parts) is written by member Alan Brown. Luke Rodesiler wrote the first part. There is …
Field Notes: New Brand Identity
Dear NCTE members and friends, What follows is the transcript of this video, which introduces you to a brand new …
Honoring Students’ Interests in Sports to Support Literacy Learning, Part I
This post is written by member Luke Rodesiler. This is the first of two parts. In a Nike commercial shot …
Books Save Lives
“Some of the most frequently challenged books are the very books that young readers say are especially important and meaningful …
What to Teach, How to Teach It, and Whose Voice Counts
This post is written by member Leila Christenbury who is the keynote speaker for the Secondary Section Luncheon at the 2016 NCTE …
Books as Mirrors, Windows, and Bridges
This post is written by author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh who is a keynote speaker for Meet Your Elementary Section Representatives at the 2016 NCTE …
Literacy and the Election
November 8 is Election Day in the United States. After all of the debates, commercials, advertisements and phone calls, voting in …
“Advocacy With”: You’re Never Too Young and You’re Never Too New
This post is written by member Antero Garcia who will be a keynote speaker for the Middle Level Meet-Up at the 2016 …