Pushed by my PLN
Last week was the start of a new school year for me. No matter how many first days and first …
Connecting to Summer Reading This Fall
It’s important to connect to the momentum of summer reading once students return to the classroom in the fall. These …
Shaping Culture to Ensure Student Success
The following post is by NCTE member and 2015 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Sarah Reed. In 2015 while at the …
Inviting Stakeholders to Your Classroom
You want to have a voice. You would love to testify at the school board hearing or travel to your …
When Shift Happens: Teaching Adaptive, Reflective, and Confident Writers
The following post is from Matthew Kilian McCurrie, an Associate Professor of English at Columbia College Chicago where he teaches undergraduate …
Light Up Those Books!
Confessions first—I’m addicted to mystery adventure books and this month that ends in Banned Books Week, has me thinking about …
The First Day of School
I recently read “Don’t Waste the First Day of School“, a blog post by Catlin Tucker, where she proposes several activities …
Taking a Teacher-as-Scientist Stance in September
The following post is by NCTE member Jennifer Serravallo. Teaching reading is an art. But as a teacher of reading, …
An Alphabet Soup of NCTE Resources
Every classroom is unique with its group of students, its materials, and its technology. Teachers know that each student is …
“The Hive Society”
The following is an excerpt from Emily Elizabeth Smith’s essay which won the 2015 NCTE Donald H. Graves Writing Award. …