Teaching Behind Bars: A Moment of Reflection
This post was written by NCTE member Angela Woodard Walker. Put everything you’re holding, including your car keys, driver’s …
Transnational Literacy
From NCTE’s Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member HeeYoung Kim, who is also a …
Poem in Your Pocket Day 2017
Every April, on Poem in Your Pocket Day, people celebrate by selecting a poem, carrying it with them, and sharing …
A Look Back at the History of Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week, held this year September 27 – October 3, 2020, is an annual event celebrating the freedom to …
The Process of Rebuilding Begins in Our Imagination
This post was written by guest author Zetta Elliott. Elliott was interviewed (with Ebony Elizabeth Thomas) by Stephanie Toliver in …
The Right to Write Ourselves
Just as our students must have the right to read, broadly and with choice, they also must have the right …
They Can, but They Don’t.
This post is written by member Mark Condon. I read this morning in Lu Ann McNabb’s NCTE blog about an …
Making Teaching Practices Public
This post is an excerpt from the article “Toward Online Participation as Teacher Leadership” by NCTE member Luke Rodesiler. Read …
In the Classroom: Comics and Cartoons
On this day in 1958, American cartoonist William “Bill” Watterson was born. Watterson is best known for authoring the comic …
Math in the Literacy Classroom
John Venn. the notable English logician, philosopher, mathematician, and most notably the creator of the Venn Diagram, was born on this …