Preparing Students to Be Creators of Knowledge
“How do you prepare students to be inhabitants of a scientist’s world, a historian’s world, or a legislator’s world? How …
National Poetry Month: Writing Poetry
Help students recognize the elements of a poem and explore different ways of writing poetry, and you’ll also enable the students to …
Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
This blog was written by Jennifer Hiller (@thejenhiller), a high school teacher at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, NV. …
Celebrate Juan Felipe Herrera!
Juan Felipe Herrera was born on this day in 1948. Herrera is the American poet, author, and activist of Mexican descent …
ESEA Update: Congress makes progress towards reauthorization
This week Congress has moved a few steps closer to reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act by passing a …
From Rockstar Pursuits to Roadie Boots: What CEL Has Taught Me about Leadership
This post by NCTE member Oona Marie Abrams has been reprinted from the blog of the NCTE Conference on English …
Tips for Teaching Difficult Texts
These tips were contributed by NCTE member Mollie Blackburn, author of the recent NCTE book, Adventurous Thinking: Fostering Students’ Rights to …
What’s ESEA?
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is up for reauthorization, so you’re going to be hearing a lot about it …
Honoring Trailblazing Women
Global Citizenship Campaign for March The following post was written by members of the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. …
I teach because . . . Reflections from the 2016 NCTE Annual Convention
This post is written by members Stephanie Fleck and Sarah Heldt. Every year when the NCTE Annual Convention rolls around, …