VOTE on NCTE Resolutions!
During the Annual Business Meeting held before NCTE’s 2021 Annual Convention in November, members approved the following resolutions: Resolution on …
Poet Carl Sandburg
American poet and writer, Carl Sandburg was born January 6, 1878. He won three Pulitzer Prizes: two for his poetry …
Advocating for What Students Know: Creating Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices for Linguistic Equity
This post was written by NCTE member Bobbie Kabuto, the chair of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. …
Remembering the First Publication of the Poor Richard’s Almanack
On December 28, 1733, Benjamin Franklin, using the pseudonym Richard Saunders, began publishing Poor Richard’s Almanack, which included agricultural predictions, charts …
What Will We Do about Internet Literacy?
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb on 1/26/2021, and is reprinted with permission. …
Radio Broadcasts and Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens was born on February 7, 1812. He was the son of John and Elizabeth Dickens. John Dickens was a …
Letting Students Get to Know You
This post was written by NCTE student member Connor Greene. I have spent the last thirteen weeks in a …
Reframing At-Home Reading: Three Small Shifts to Make a Big Difference
This post was written by NCTE member Christina Nosek. Winter break is just around the corner in many of our …
The Importance of Student Opinion
This post was written by NCTE student member Miya Miller. The dream to teach sparked in my middle school …
Bill of Rights Day 2021
Bill of Rights Day is celebrated on December 15. The Bill of Rights was ratified by three-fourths of the newly …