Is a Connected Educator the Same as a Teacher Who Is Connected?
Plug a cord into a wall. Turn on the wi-fi on your phone. Open an app. Watch a webinar. Snap …
Real Teaching in a Time of Fake News
This post is written by NCTE historian Jonna Perillo. You may have noticed the attention that fake news is receiving …
Embracing Decoloniality to Engage Global Citizenship Education
From NCTE’s Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Jillian Kneeland, who is also a …
Give Students the Power to Start and Sustain Rich Discussion
This post was written by NCTE member Kristen Kalenowicz. It is common for teachers to assign a reading and provide …
12 Ways We Can Teach About the Holocaust
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb and is reprinted with permission. The evidence is clear: many …
What Happened in Your State This March?
During March, fourteen policy analysts published reports about what occurred in Arkansas, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, …
Build Your Stack: Books Exploring Divorce and the Many Ways to Be a Family
This post was written by NCTE member Kasey Reyna Short. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on helping …
Our Words Result in a Virginia Victory for Teacher Selection of Texts
Last week Governor Terry McAuliffe of Virginia took a stand for Intellectual Freedom: “… I veto House Bill 516, which …
Digital Writing and the Book Response
The following blog post is excerpted from Beyond the Book Response: Digital Writing and Reflection for Deeper Engagement, an article …
Pedagogy + Advocacy = Pedagadvocating??
This post is by member Terri Pantuso. What are the pedagogical implications of advocacy? Beyond teaching my students where to …