Supporting New Teachers
The summer I graduated from college, I spent much of my time looking for a teaching job, looking at newspaper …
February 14 is Frederick Douglass Day
We typically think of February 14 as Valentine’s Day, but there’s another reason to love the day—Frederick Douglass celebrated his …
Celebrating Shakespeare
On April 23 in 1564, William Shakespeare was born. It’s been said that Shakespeare’s complete works consist of 884,647 words …
Pairing Texts for Deepening Reading Comprehension
This post is written by member Kim Essenburg. “I was disappointed because when the librarian talked in class about this …
Literacy and the Election
November 8 is Election Day in the United States. After all of the debates, commercials, advertisements and phone calls, voting in …
Recognizing Mandela Day
In 2009, the United Nations declared July 18th “Mandela Day”, an international day of honor for former South African President …
In Memoriam: Dr. Vivian Yenika-Agbaw
The following article was written for the Fall 2021 edition of the Journal of Children’s Literature and is printed here …
Remembering Darius B. Wimby
This tribute was written by Josh Thompson, NCTE Secondary Section Chair A magnanimous friend, a supportive colleague, and an award-winning educator, …
Supporting TAs in Multilingual Classrooms
The following post is by Norah Fahim, who is a Lecturer in the Program in Writing and Rhetoric at Stanford University. In …
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. …