“If You Want to Serve Your Country, Be a Teacher”
Those words were spoken by Shanna Peeples, NCTE member and 2015 Teacher of the Year, in a conversation with Lily …
ESEA Update: Congress makes progress towards reauthorization
This week Congress has moved a few steps closer to reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act by passing a …
Moving on with Affiliates F-G-H
As I head off to this year’s Affiliate Leadership Meeting this weekend, I’ll look forward to visiting with leaders from …
The Extranormative Student in a Standardized Classroom
Peter Smagorinsky writes a compelling argument how to address students who he deems “extranormative,” in NCTE’s English Journal, Vol. 103, …
Fireworks and Freedom
As July 4th approaches, I’m reminded most of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. There’s something to be said …
How Much Longer Can We Ignore our Native American Students?
Recently, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held hearings to discuss the …
June #NCTEchat Resources for Teachers
The topic for the June 2015 #nctechat was “Refresh, Recharge, Renew: Summertime as Growth for Teachers”. It was hosted by …
Connecting Is as Easy as ABC
“We as individuals and as an organization are inventors of the future.” NCTE Past President Ernest Morrell spoke these words …
When You Cut the Arts, What Else Do You Lose?
This year, NCTE’s theme for its 2015 Annual Convention is Responsibility, Creativity and the Arts of Language. As Program Chair …
Censorship Is Uncivil
“Censorship is uncivil,” notes David Moshman in a March 2015 interview in The Council Chronicle discussing NCTE Position Statement on …