Using Literature to Advocate for Queer Kids and Their (Potential) Allies
This post is written by NCTE member, Mollie Blackburn. I am one among many who have called for bringing LGBTQ-themed …
Dispelling the Myth That Intelligence = Instant and Easy
This is a guest post by Robert Ward. A startling number of students believe that if you are smart, correct …
Build Your Stack: Diversity Is More Than Race
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
The Learning Continues Well After the Convention!
This post was written by NCTE member Kasey Short. This year will be my fifth year in a row attending …
World Poetry Day
World Poetry Day is held annually on March 21. It was originally declared by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and …
Guidelines for Addressing Censorship in 2018 and Beyond
This blog was written by Antero Garcia, chair of the working committee that produced the new “Guidelines for Dealing with …
Journalist Ida B. Wells
African American journalist Ida B. Wells was born on July 16, 1862. Ida B. Wells’s work as a journalist provided …
Music in Our Schools Month is in March
March is Music in Our Schools Month, the time of year when educators display the benefits school music brings to …
Are You Listening? Finding Spaces to Listen to our Young Writers
This blog post was written by NCTE member Christy Hermann Thompson as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on …
To Select or To Deselect
“I’m not going to say, ‘this book is about rape, child abuse, and so-and-so,’ because that doesn’t do justice to …