Q & A with NCTE Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick
This text is reprinted from the March 2016 Council Chronicle. NCTE’s new executive director Emily Kirkpatrick, formerly vice president of …
On the Critical Importance of Ethnic Studies
This post is written by NCTE member, Christina V. Cedillo, PhD, and Dr. Cedillo’s student, Kimberly S. Covert, University of …
Strategies for Spelling Instruction
The National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week! Hundreds of student spelling champions, ranging from 9 to 15 years …
Teaching, Feminism, and School Rule
The following post is the second in a series by Jonna Perrillo, NCTE’s Historian. “Women are destined to rule the schools …
Black Girls Read: An African American Read-In Celebrating the African American Female Literary Legacies of the Past, Present, and Future
This post was submitted by NCTE student member, Thais Council. Nurturing the literate identities of Black girls is a …
When Learning gets Personal
This post is written by Bryan Christopher, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from North Carolina Some seniors catch senioritis. Others convince …
Why Journalism Matters: Spit It Out!
This is the fourth in a weekly series by NCTE member Alana Rome. No teacher wants to read it. …
Literacy and Culture: Are We Rising?
The words in this blog belong to NCTE member Jeff Wilhelm. I spent today in Berlin and then took the …
Methods, Non-methods?
This post is written by James Davis, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Iowa. At the 2015 NCTE Annual Convention in …
Embracing Diverse Perspectives in Young Adult Literature
This post is written by NCTE member, Sybil Durand. As a former 10th-grade English teacher and current assistant professor in …