“I Think You’ll Find That There’s a Lot of Power at This Table”
This post was written by NCTE member Katie Wheeler. Eleven years ago, I attended my first NCTE Annual Convention …
Providing ALL Students with Opportunities to Learn
What policies in your school, school system, or state support learners with special needs? What about at the federal level? …
Resources for Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week, which runs September 25-October 1 this year, draws attention to the issue of censorship and how it …
Voices for Change: The Responsibility of the Teacher at the Microphone
On June 24, NCTE brought a handful of educators to the Department of Education to speak to staffers about issues …
Stanley Fish and the Debate between Content and Form in the Composition Classroom
This post was written by NCTE student member Kimberly Bain. I recently came across a New York Times op-ed …
Making a Deep Connection
This post is written by member Aaron McNabb. As an educator, selecting a book to read for class can be …
Resolve to Decolonize and Democratize the English Curriculum in the Era of Globalization
The following post was written by Vivian Yenika-Agbaw, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Kevin DePew, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA, Kylowna Moton, …
Teaching Grammar . . . or Teaching Language?
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean. On the first day of a course for preservice teachers …
Looking Back: Reflections of a First-Year Teacher
This is a guest post by Mellissa Frangias. It is the last day of school before summer, and there is …
Taking a Formative Assessment Stance
Much attention has been paid to the big high-stakes assessments that are raising blood pressure across the country—but there’s another …