NCTE Creates Book Rationale Database with Penguin Random House Education Grant
NCTE’s Intellectual Freedom Center website will soon have a new feature: an active database of book rationales. While NCTE has …
Coming Full Circle
This is a guest blog by Michael Moore, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst for Georgia. It’s funny how some things come …
Latest on the First Amendment on Campus
Free speech on college campuses is in the news again—from complaints from “right-wing commentator Ben Shapiro [who] is pushing back …
Social Justice as Target
“She began her talk with an engaging moment where she asked audience participants to “Stand Up” for the reasons they …
Planning for Banned Books Week 2018
Banned Books Week gives everyone a chance to celebrate their story. The courageous students, teachers, librarians, and authors who stand …
Sharing Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Position Statements
The Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) has released new or recently revised Position Statements. CCCC Position Statements are …
Building a Vibrant Classroom Library without Breaking the Bank
This post is written by member Haley Moehlis. The research is clear: if we want students to read, we must …
Choosing Is a Right
In her article in this December’s Voices from the Middle, Nancie Atwell explains why middle schoolers engage and learn best …
Transforming the World: Using Books to Open Dialogue
By: Cynthia Ryman, member, NCTE’s Committee on Global Citizenship Human existence cannot be silent, nor can it be nourished by …
Teaching and Learning from Dave Eggers
The following post was sent to us by Peter Ferry who taught English at Lake Forest High School for twenty-seven …