The Week After Teacher Appreciation Week
I’m not knocking it—we had a whole week when everyone in the country honored teachers. But that was last week. …
NCTE, Library of Congress Announce Instructional Tools Bringing Primary Sources to Classrooms Across US
Inaugural copublication offers ideas for teaching with primary sources; searchable database of strategies connects educators and students with Library artifacts …
Rethinking Woke
This blog post is written by member Jazmen Moore. It is the second of two parts. You can see the …
A Community of Writers
This blog post was written by NCTE member Jen Vincent as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on …
Text Options for the African American Read-In
When selecting texts to have as part of African American Read-Ins, many people first think of books or poems. What about …
Penguin Random House Education Supports the Black Caucus of NCTE on Juneteenth
As part of an inaugural commemoration of Juneteenth, the National Council of Teachers of English and Penguin Random House …
My Transition to Teaching Romeo and Juliet Online
This post was written by NCTE member Kasey Short. I had planned to begin teaching Romeo and Juliet …
Making Metacognition Part of Student Writing
This post is written by NCTE member Susan Barber, reprinted with permission from Edutopia. Writing conferences are a staple in many …
Have You Shared Any Bookjoy Lately?
This text is excerpted from Bringing “Bookjoy” and Cultural Awareness to Children Nationwide (The Council Chronicle, March 2016), by Lorna Collier. Children’s …
Controversy, Censorship, and Navigating the Students’ Right To Read
This blog was written by Benji Chang, Kim Pinkerton, and Pernille Ripp, who were members of the working committee that …