Where Equality and Freedom are School Values
Last week’s piece about the Nova Project explored two benefits of democratic societies that also seem to benefit democratic schools …
Get Ready for World Read Aloud Day!
World Read Aloud Day, recognized on February 1, motivates children, teens, and adults to celebrate the power of words. This …
10 Tips for Advocacy
The following post is from Lu Ann McNabb, NCTE Policy And Alliances Associate. In my experience as an advocate for many …
A Matter of Justice: Sharing Responsibility for Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline
This post is written by NCTE member, LImarys Caraballo. Over 10 years ago, I read an article by Pedro Noguera …
Serving on a School Board Matters. Engaging the Community in This Work Matters More.
This post is written by member Susan Ellenberg. “Mrs. Ellenberg, you have to run!” exclaimed my middle school students. I …
Giving Students Opportunities with the Reader Response Notebook
This post was written by NCTE member Ted Kesler, author of The Reader Response Notebook: Teaching towards Agency, Autonomy, and Accountability (2018, …
Choice and Interest Make the Difference for Second-Semester Seniors
This post was written by NCTE member Chris D’Ippolito. It was the end of March, and my honors senior …
What the Canon Means Now
This post was written by NCTE member Jason D. DeHart. Asking to matter does not seem like so much. In …
Join the 2016 Global Read Aloud
The 2016 Global Read Aloud kicks off October 3rd. NCTE member Pernille Ripp created the project in 2010 with a …
Teaching through the Storm
This post was written by NCTE member Jennifer Howard. History is the best teacher that I know. I truly …