“Teaching for Our Times”
Oh, yes, there is nothing like a conference to rejuvenate the teacher soul! Last Saturday I had the …
The Realities of Diversity: Perspective in Preservice Teaching
This is a blog post by NCTE member, Hailee Halverson. As a preservice teacher attending the NCTE Annual Convention …
Have You Shared Any Bookjoy Lately?
This text is excerpted from Bringing “Bookjoy” and Cultural Awareness to Children Nationwide (The Council Chronicle, March 2016), by Lorna Collier. Children’s …
Online Tools and Apps for Poetry
April is National Poetry Month! ReadWriteThink.org! As you’re planning poetry activities during this month (and beyond!) consider using these poetry-focused ReadWriteThink.org interactive …
Strength in Diversity: Why Ethnic Studies Matter
In the fall of 2015, the NCTE Executive Committee approved the NCTE Position Statement in Support of Ethnic Studies Initiatives …
Advocating for English Language Learners under ESSA
With the December 2015 passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), education stakeholders have begun to examine how the …
A Statewide Collaboration
This is a guest blog written by Valerie Taylor, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst for Texas. In the spring of 2015, …
Making a Safe Space for LGBTQ Texts into Your Classroom
“Topics of inclusiveness in educational contexts—How schools consider and respond to learners with diverse backgrounds, languages, abilities, and experiences—are nothing …
Advocacy as Capacity Building: Creating a Movement through Collaborative Inquiry
This text is excerpted from The Council Chronicle (March 2016), in which Kathy G. Short summarized thoughts from her 2015 …
Legacy of Pride: Women and NCTE
Reflections from NCTE Vice President Jocelyn A. Chadwick I have long wondered why we have “months” to recognize specific groups …