What I Mean When I Say We Are a Community of Writers
This blog post was written by NCTE member Stella Villalba as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on Writing®. To draw attention …
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 …
Making a Deep Connection
This post is written by member Aaron McNabb. As an educator, selecting a book to read for class can be …
Recognizing the National Day on Writing, 2021
Writing is an important part of life. It helps us communicate and work with each other, supports our learning, and …
Will Poetry Be Done Tomorrow?
I was recently talking about Kwame Alexander’s Newbery-winning book The Crossover with my eighth graders. My students were really into …
Fighting for Intellectual Freedom, Post-Election
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. The Freedom to Read Act, a piece of federal legislation that …
Doctor’s Orders: Have Your Children Read These Banned Books
Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics at New York University, Perri Klass, writes a column called “The Checkup” for The New …
Let’s Talk about (Teaching) Writing
This post is written by member Sandra L. Tarabochia. Twelve years ago, my first year in graduate school, I was …
Book Recommendations for the African American Read-In
This February, schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, and community and professional organizations throughout the country have been hosting African American Read-Ins …
Building Your Professional Learning Community
The best professional learning often relies on the teacher-to-teacher method—teachers sharing their successes and challenges with one another to build …