October #NCTEchat: Teaching toward Empathy in Today’s English Classrooms
This post is written by Nicole Mirra (@nicole_mirra), host of October’s #NCTEchat on writing for empathy. We hope you will join …
Pairing Texts for Deepening Reading Comprehension
This post is written by member Kim Essenburg. “I was disappointed because when the librarian talked in class about this …
Insights from edTPA Implementation
Like any significant change to a major system, edTPA (a new performance-based assessment for licensing teachers) presents challenges and tensions …
How Do I Advocate?
Merriam-Webster defines the term advocacy as “the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal.” That support can look …
A Conference Framework to Champion Self-Advocacy
This post was written by members Marissa E. King and Karen Sheriff LeVan. Classrooms and especially student writing conferences should …
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the NCTE Annual Convention
This post was written by NCTE Community Ambassador Shawn Towner. I am an introvert. I’m not good at initiating conversations. …
Freedom for Student Press
Discussion of press rights has been much in the news of late. Journalists, even to some extent student journalists, are …
Tackle the Summer Reading List Together
Summer reading is an important component of an overall reading program. Research shows that summer vacation often has a significant …
The Miseducation of Americans on Arab and Muslim Identities
This post is by NCTE member Sawsan Jaber. Soon the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks from 2001 will be commemorated …
Build Your Stack: Curating a Menu of Mentors
This blog post was written by NCTE member Lynsey Burkins. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on helping …