Curriculum of Peace
The United Nations has declared September 21 as the International Day of Peace. In a message commemorating the Day in …
Teaching Chinese Students English
This is a guest post written by Bob Fonow. Teachers of English at every level are working under enormous constraints …
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 …
#NCTEchat: Black Girls’ Literacies
There is a fantastic #nctechat coming up this Sunday at 8pm on “Black Girls’ Literacies.” It is inspired by the …
The Power of Just Shutting Up
This post is written by NCTE member Ashley Lamb-Sinclair, the 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. Last fall, I spent two …
Taking the Risk To Teach Diverse YA Books
On Monday, YA literature expert Jennifer Buehler was interviewed on Education Talk Radio. The interview, representing the theme of this …
Alas, Monday
This post is written by NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst for Louisiana Jalissa Bates. About 6.9 trillion gallons of rain pummeled …
Advocating for Change through Artistic Expression
The following guest post is by author Sharon Draper. Draper will be the keynote speaker for the Children’s Book Awards Luncheon …
September 11th
Tragedy can take many forms. Even as we reflect on this, the 15th anniversary of September 11th, some in the …
My Anti-Five-Paragraph-Essay Five-Paragraph Essay
This post is written by NCTE member Kim Zarins. [Disclaimer: I don’t have a PhD in composition studies. My PhD …