Why We Teach Books Like Night
Elie Wiesel died Saturday and my first thoughts were of Night and the many times it has and continues …
Family Literacy Matters
This blog post was written by NCTE members Tiffany Flowers and Dorian Harrison. Families offer so much to young children …
Studying Abroad is a Proven Way to Personal Development and Global Sensibilities
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This month, the Standing Committee on Global Citizenship welcomes Jakub Tesar as …
Comics Are Real Reading
Some “shelfies” our friends took during Banned Books Week showing their support for comics…
Conventions and the Relationship between Writers and Readers
Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing, written by a committee of the NCTE Executive Committee, pinpoints 10 key issues …
NCTE Citizenship Campaign, February Focus: Black History Month
The following post was written by members of the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. February—Black History Month—offers an opportunity to …
Celebrate the Birthdays of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling!
It’s a double birthday! J.K. Rowling was born July 31, 1965, in Bristol, England. From the stories that Rowling tells …
In Praise of NCTE’s Member Gatherings
This post was written by NCTE member Sonia Adams. 2020 was a year of great bewilderment and uncertainty for me. …
Part 2: How I Stayed in Teaching
This post (the second of two parts) is written by member Lorena Germán. You can read the first part here. After …
Professing While Teaching
This post is written by member Matthew Boedy. As is usual in first-year composition, I assigned a research project to …