The Creation of The Treasure Hunter
This is a guest blog by Joanne Yatvin, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from Oregon. Eight months ago I made the …
Building Better Writers: A Student-Run Writing Center Takes Shape
This is a guest post written by Chantal Winstead NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from Virginia. In March 2013, after recognizing …
2016 National Poetry Month
Each year the month of April is set aside as National Poetry Month, the largest literary celebration in the world! …
Deliberations and Recommendations: What It Was Like Serving on Texas Tech University’s “Campus Carry” Task Force
This is a guest blog written by Joyce Carter, Chair of NCTE’s Conference on College Composition and Communication. In the …
Advocacy Month Week 4: Moving from Idea to Action Plan
On each Friday of Literacy Advocacy Month, NCTE member Cathy Fleischer will guide readers through an exploration of Everyday Advocacy – …
Negotiating What’s Possible: Advocating for Students
This is a guest blog by Erin O’Neill Armendarez, NCTE’s Higher Education Policy Analyst from New Mexico. Sometimes faculty are …
Assisting University Students with Personal Advocacy
This is a guest blog by Lisa Hazlett, NCTE’s Higher Education Policy Analyst from South Dakota. While university advocacy receiving …
Advocate for New Voices
Student journalists need the First Amendment as much as their adult counterparts do, but they don’t always get the same protection. …
Teaching ELA Students Active Citizenship
Advocacy has many benefits, including educational ones. In his 2005 English Journal article “Walking the Talk: Creating Engaged Citizens in …
Teaching Climate Change in English Language Arts
This is a guest blog written by Richard Beach, NCTE’s Higher Education Policy Analyst for Minnesota. Due to years of …