“Censoring books, that’s the opposite of protection.”
Laurie Halse Anderson, icon of young adult literature and winner of the 2015 NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award, speaks out …
Fostering a “Reading School” Climate
On a week when our attention is turned to the issue of book banning it’s interesting to consider why book …
Connected Educator Month, Week 1
Connected Educator Month kicks off October 1! As shared in an earlier post, NCTE is a theme leader on the topic of …
Connected Educator Month 2015
The Connected Educator Month (CEM) initiative networks educators and education stakeholders through connected professional learning experiences worldwide. Over the past …
Right to Read, a Grassroots Effort
When it comes to defending intellectual freedom there are two ways to look at the matter. 1. React when intellectual …
Why Face to Face Still Matters
The following was written by NCTE member Cindy Minnich and originally published in July on the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature …
“When English Language Arts Reaped the Whirldwind”
In his opinion column for the Savannah Morning News, NCTE member Allen Berger dreams of a reading / writing world …
Our US Poet Laureate and Hispanic Heritage
The following post was written by NCTE member and College Section Chair R. Joseph Rodriguez. In the United States, from September …
Powerful Stories
The following post is excerpted from an article by Phil Johnson published in The Council Chronicle (November 2014.) Speaking to …
Becoming the Story
This text is excerpted from Becoming the Story in the Joyful World of “Jack and the Beanstalk” by Kathryn F. …