2016 Beloit Mindset List
Every August since 1998, Beloit College has released a list they call the Mindset List. The list was originally created …
Comments on receiving the Whole Language Umbrella 2016 Lifetime Membership Award
Reprinted below are the comments delivered by Whole Language Umbrella Past President Debra Goodman upon receipt of the Whole Language Umbrella …
What Happened in Your State this August?
This past month, ten policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, New Mexico, New …
Tinkering with Prior Review: Why Journalism Matters #11
This is #11 in a bi-montly series by NCTE member Alana Van Der Sluys. I had originally wanted to write …
The Joy of Reading
Joy, the joy of students reading, that’s what the Children’s Literature Assembly is about. “It is a teacher’s privilege and …
Getting Started: Round-Robin Oral Storytelling
This is the second part in a monthly series written by NCTE member Mindy Daniels. Here is the first part. …
ReadWriteThink.org A-Z, Part 6
In Part 5, we took a look at ReadWriteThink.org from S to W. In this post, we will cover X, …
How Do You Teach Students to Write Solid Sentences?
This guest post is written by author Michael Laser. If you’ve had success, please share what worked! This post is …
Just Prison: Rethinking the Boundaries of Bars in the Age of Mass Incarceration
This post is written by NCTE member David E. Kirkland. Rolando Cooper [a pseudonym]is the type of kid who epitomizes …
#NCTEchat Preview: Why Writing Workshop?
This post is written by NCTE member Betsy Hubbard. “Writers do not write with words and conventions alone; writers write …