Juneteenth, Freedom Day
“[W]hat does it all mean beyond a glad noise for Juneteenth Day? What does freedom, what does emancipation mean?” —Ralph …
July #NCTEchat: Everyday Advocacy
Cathy Fleischer (@CathyFleischer1), Eastern Michigan University Antero Garcia (@anterobot), Stanford University, CA July 15, 2018 – 8 p.m. EST This …
Alleviating the Summer “Monkey Mind”
This post was written by NCTE student member Kristeen Cherney, originally shared in 2016. That first week after classes were …
America = Freedom to Read = Democracy
“How many times can you fall in love? By reading, you can fall in love every time you begin a …
Literature with “A Positive Approach to Life”
In response to those challengers of young adult fiction who ask “Why Can’t Teachers Assign Happy Books?”, the Amelia Elizabeth …
February 2019 #NCTEchat: Building Boundless Classrooms
How do you create a boundless classroom? How can we push ourselves and our students to continue talking about race …
Digital Writing
This blog post was written by NCTE member Kristin Ziemke as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on Writing®. To draw attention …
June 2017 #NCTEchat: YA Lit – Complex Texts, Complex Lives
Join Jennifer Buehler @ProfBuehler and members of #NCTEreads tonight, Sunday, June 25 at 8 pm ET, for a conversation around “YA …
Check Out the New Voices from the Middle!
This sneak peek is courtesy of “Office Hours” from the May 2018 issue of Voices from the Middle, by editors Sara …
April #NCTEchat: Student Voice, Student Advocacy
Student voice and advocacy are a big focus for educators and students alike right now. Dive in with the NCTE …