Teaching Grammar . . . or Teaching Language?
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean. On the first day of a course for preservice teachers …
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI Heritage Month)
This post was written by NCTE member John Hansen. The Justin Timberlake meme, which is now over 10 years …
The Typewriter!
On June 23. 1868, the first typewriter patent was awarded. If someone placed an original 1868 typewriter in front of you, you …
Fire, Flight, and Fight
This post was written by NCTE member Ellie DesPrez. Eight months ago, I made a new friend; three months …
Black Women’s Lives as Inquiry Artifacts: Pedagogical Approaches to #SayHerName
This is an excerpt from “#Say[ing]HerName as Critical Demand: English Education in the Age of Erasure,” by Tamara T. Butler, …
Field Notes: Addressing a Language Problem
A few months ago, NCTE’s Genders and Sexualities Equality Alliance asked for a conversation to discuss recommendations in evolving NCTE’s …
“Adaptive Capacity” in Schools
We do not live in a static world, which is why it’s so important for schools to exist in a constant …
Remembering James Baldwin on His Birthday
James Baldwin was born in Harlem on August 2, 1924. Baldwin wrote many novels but he was also a poet …
One-Book Reads—When Community Building Becomes Challenging
I’m in two, sometimes three, book groups and I know from experience that interesting, delightful, luscious, learning feeling of discussing …
Poetry Across the Content Areas
Poetry reading, writing and enjoyment don’t just have to be limited to the English Language Arts classroom. These resources from …