Grammar for Writing
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean. I grew up in classrooms with traditional grammar instruction—and I liked …
To Advocate or Not to Advocate
The following blog post was written by NCTE Policy Analyst Kristen Nielsen and reflects her own views. You can read …
March 2019 #NCTEchat: Leveraging Literacy and Technology for Social Change
Join us this Sunday, March 10, at 8:00 p.m. ET, for our March #NCTEchat on leveraging literacy and technology for …
What Swim Classes Taught Me About Teaching
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. I started taking swim classes this summer. I’ve spent …
Plagiarism Is Not on The Guest List: A Response to Inviting Artificial Intelligence with Curiosity
Anastasia Gustafson, an English teacher and Northwestern University graduate student, responds to a blog post written by English teacher and …
What Does Leadership in Education Mean to You?
This post is excerpted from the March 2018 issue of English Journal. For this issue, editors Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski invited …
The First Day of School
I recently read “Don’t Waste the First Day of School“, a blog post by Catlin Tucker, where she proposes several activities …
Will Poetry Be Done Tomorrow?
I was recently talking about Kwame Alexander’s Newbery-winning book The Crossover with my eighth graders. My students were really into …
The Self-Introduction in Writing
This post is reprinted with permission from Moving Writers. When students are asked to introduce themselves in writing, it can …
5 Reasons You Should Read your NCTE Journals
NCTE’s peer-reviewed journals offer the latest in research, classroom strategies, and fresh ideas for educators at all levels. Whether you …