President Barack Obama, a Poet?
Americans made history in 2008 by electing Barack Obama as the nation’s first Black U.S. president. In addition to his …
A Storytime Activity for Everyone Loves Bacon
This post was guest-authored by children’s librarian AnnMarie Hurtado. I recently published a book to help children’s librarians enhance …
Bringing the Great American Read into the Classroom
In April, PBS released a list of America’s 100 most-loved books (based on popular vote) as part of The Great …
Recognizing Teacher Appreciation Week
This week in the United States is Teacher Appreciation Week. Since 1984, National PTA has designated one week in May …
Poems that Tell a Story
Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month, a time to celebrate poets and their …
“High-Impact” Teaching and the Role of Literature
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. I was recently named “one of the highest impact teachers” …
Screenwriting as an ELA Exercise
Our November 2015 English Journal offers the article “Lights, Camera, Write: How Scene Writing Can Help Students Write in Multiple …
#Twitter in October
In the past, those who organized to advocate would communicate by calling each other on landline phones or by plastering …
Cultural Updates to Narrative Reading Strategies
This post was written by NCTE member Gary Pankiewicz. Just as our own cultural context influences our identity and …
Oldies but Goodies: Books You May Have Forgotten but Your Students Never Will
This blog post was written by NCTE member Jodi-Beth Hazel. This post is part of Build Your Stack®, an NCTE …