Translanguaging outside the Academy
This post was written by NCTE member Rachel Bloom-Pojar. Sometimes our students need to go outside of the contexts …
A Year’s Worth of Challenges to Intellectual Freedom
This post was written by Millie Davis, Director, NCTE Intellectual Freedom Center During the past year, from January 2016 to …
What Happened in Your State This February?
During February, twelve policy analysts published reports about what occurred in Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, …
The Latin@ Caucus Taking Action
This post is written by NCTE member, Iris Ruiz. Last year at the 2015 CCCC conference in Tampa, Florida, I …
The History of Memorial Day
This year, Memorial Day is observed in the United States on May 25. However, it was actually May 30 that in …
Music in Our Schools Month is in March
March is Music in Our Schools Month, the time of year when educators display the benefits school music brings to …
Earth Day 2020
Most teachers say they don’t teach climate change because they feel it’s outside their subject area. Yet we English language …
Read-Alouds for Life
This post is written by member Rick Joseph, the 2016 Michigan State Teacher of the Year. I love to read. …
From Convention to Classroom: Teachers Share What They’ve Learned
In this post, participants in the 2018 NCTE Annual Convention share what they brought back to their schools. …
Expanding Our Ideas through Books
This post by Millie Davis appeared first in 2015. “We want students to engage texts, to interrogate texts, to demand …