Trust Worthy
This is a guest post by Ellen Shubich. An article published in The Daily Beast on January 12, 2017, analyzing …
Creating Community through Writing
As students return to the classroom, they need to feel that they own the space and the learning that …
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 …
Affiliate Super Power
Over 100 affiliate leaders from 39 different affiliates gathered in Atlanta, Georgia, last weekend. They came to learn from each …
English Teachers as Contemporary Shamans
I am always behind in my reading, so today, I finally picked up the Winter 2017 edition of The ALAN …
Texts, Your Students, and the First Amendment
For many years, American schools have been pressured to restrict or deny students access to texts deemed objectionable by some …
The True Meaning of Teaching
Council Historian Paul Thomas writes a letter to his students, particularly pertinent at this end-of- semester grading time. He explains …
August 2021 #NCTEchat: Check Your Shelf: #BuildYourStack for Back to School
Join us on Sunday, August 15, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat where members of the Build Your Stack® …
The Intersection of Reading and Identity in High School Literacy Intervention Classes
This post was adapted by NCTE member Katherine Frankel from her article “The Intersection of Reading and Identity in High …
The Miseducation of Americans on Arab and Muslim Identities
This post is by NCTE member Sawsan Jaber. Soon the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks from 2001 will be commemorated …