National Poetry Month: Looking at National Poetry
April is National Poetry Month! Launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996, National Poetry Month reminds the …
Middle School and the Ambiguity of Racial Identity: Embracing Contradiction for More Humanizing Futures
This article by NCTE member Michael Domínguez appeared in the December 2021 issue of Voices from the Middle. As a …
Recognizing César Chávez Day
César Chávez Day is a US holiday celebrating the birth and legacy of the Mexican American civil rights and labor …
Imperfect Grades: Aligning Our Assessment Practices with Our Theoretical Beliefs
This post was written by NCTE member Chris Hass, a member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. Several years ago, …
Help Students Become Adept Media Evaluators
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb on 11/14/21, and is reprinted with permission. In my …
Celebrating Billy Collins!
March 21 is the birthday of poet Billy Collins. He wrote his first poem at the age of seven when he …
The Mathical Book Prize Award: Aspiring to Inspire the Dreamers of Today
This post was written by guest author Gabriella DeLeon-DeHaan. Gabriella was a member of the 2022 Mathical Book Prize selection committee. …
Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath
John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath was first published on March 14,1939. The story of the Joad family—migrants who left …
Remembering Bobbi Ciriza Houtchens
This post was written by NCTE Past President Alfredo Celedón Luján. I met Bobbi at a Latinx Caucus meeting …
NCTE Books by Women—Update for 2022
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating recent books from NCTE written or edited by …