Build Your Stack: Texts by Meg Grehan
This blog post was written by author Meg Grehan. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on …
Celebrate Flag Day June 14!
On May 30, 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially proclaimed June 14 “Flag Day” as a commemoration of the “Stars and …
Quashing Disability Myths through the Lived Experience of Authors: Three New Middle Grade Books
This post was written by NCTE member Patricia A. Dunn. From fairy tales to Shakespeare, stereotypes about disability are …
Nikki Giovanni and Her Poetry
Nikki Giovanni celebrates her birthday tomorrow, June 7. Nikki Giovanni is an American poet, writer, commentator, activist, and educator. One of …
English Studies Reimagined
This post was written by NCTE member Bruce McComiskey. I’ve been called for jury duty four times in …
The Words of Walt Whitman
American poet Walt Whitman was born in Long Island, New York on May 31, 1819. In 2019, there were numerous …
Standing in Solidarity with Uvalde, Texas
Without question, our hearts are breaking, yet again, because of the violence experienced by teachers, administrators, students, and families in Uvalde, …
“I’ve Seen So Much Change in the Autonomy of Teachers” —Anne Elrod Whitney on Her Book and Why She Likes NCTE’s PIP Imprint
In this post, transcribed from a 2021 NCTE Member Gathering (see details at end), Anne Elrod Whitney talks about why …
Celebrating Mister Rogers!
Fred Rogers, better known as “Mister Rogers,” began developing his ideas for children’s programming in the 1950s. Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood …
Ponderings on Mental Health, Literature, and the Middle School Classroom
From the NCTE Middle Level Section Steering Committee This post was written by NCTE member Brooke Eisenbach, a member …