ESSA Passes, Our Work Begins
This week Congress voted to pass, and President Obama signed, the most far-reaching federal education bill in almost fifteen years. …
The Singular “They” — When Pronouns Get Personal
Here’s a grammar grappler: Each student should keep ____ eyes on ____ own paper. his her his or her his/her …
“And When I Issued the Books, the Students Applauded”
Two years ago in Watauga County, North Carolina, Isabel Allende’s House of Spirits was challenged for “sexual excerpts” and pulled …
The Interactive Read-Aloud as Responsive Teaching
In the October Talking Points, Laura May and Gary Bingham encourage elementary teachers to use interactive read-alouds. What makes interactive …
The Desire for Literacy 4: Violeta
This is the fourth of eight excerpts we will be offering from Lauren Rosenberg’s The Desire for Literacy: Writing in …
Using NCTE Award-Winning Publications in Your Classroom
A number of teachers, authors, and researchers were presented with awards last week during NCTE’s Annual Convention. Here, we will …
Out of Many, One
At the invitation of NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Virginia, Chantal Winstead, I attended the Teach to Lead Summit in …
An Invitation
The following poem, added to our Arts of Language Collection, was submitted by Belgrade High School writing coach Aaron Yost, …
Asking the Right Questions in Teacher Assessment
In the November 2015 Language Arts, Rachael Gabriel examines problems with how teachers are evaluated. Her research team reviewed the …
The Desire for Literacy 3: Lee Ann
This is the third of eight excerpts we will be offering from Lauren Rosenberg’s The Desire for Literacy: Writing in …