Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
The following excerpt is from Rhea Estelle Lathan’s Freedom Writing: African American Civil Rights Literacy Activism, 1955–1967, the latest volume …
The Importance of Student Opinion
This post was written by NCTE student member Miya Miller. The dream to teach sparked in my middle school …
Read Across America Day: Celebrate a Nation of Diverse Readers
Join NEA’s Read Across America on March 2 to celebrate a nation of diverse readers with these recommended books, authors, …
Expanding Our Ideas through Books
This post by Millie Davis appeared first in 2015. “We want students to engage texts, to interrogate texts, to demand …
Preview of English Journal: Black Textual Expressivities, Guest Edited by David Kirkland
The following post is by Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, NCTE members and editors of English Journal. Finding love in …
Taking a “Formative Assessment Stance”
The following post is an excerpt from an online discussion led by educator and NCTE facilitator Scott Filkins. I never meant …
The Value of Staying Connected through NCTE
This blog was written by NCTE member and Kent D. Williamson Policy Fellow Grace Eunhye Lee. As a current …
Celebrating Naomi Shihab Nye!
Naomi Shihab Nye, born March 12, 1952, is a poet, songwriter, and novelist. Although she calls herself a “wandering poet”, …
Humor in the Classroom
Bruce A. Goebel, author of Humor Writing: Activities for the English Classroom, says that incorporating humor writing into the classroom …