Build Your Stack: Girl Power! Sharing the Power, Courage, and Voice of Girls
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Doors
When the Black Caucus of NCTE established the African American Read-In (AARI) over 25 years ago, their ambitious yet confident …
Resources for Teaching in These Times
We stand with and support all who are grieving and all who are working to heal in Orlando and throughout …
Using Literature to Advocate for Queer Kids and Their (Potential) Allies
This post is written by NCTE member, Mollie Blackburn. I am one among many who have called for bringing LGBTQ-themed …
NCTE Special Issues: Find Teaching Tips on Pressing Topics—and Consider Contributing!
Most teachers and students across the country are grappling with several important issues. We hear from many educators who are …
Powerful Stories
The following post is excerpted from an article by Phil Johnson published in The Council Chronicle (November 2014.) Speaking to …
Build Your Stack: Poetry and Grammar: A Delicious Pairing
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
What Happened in Your State This August?
During August, thirteen policy analysts published reports about what occurred in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, …
From Finding Error to Finding Wonder: A Shift in Grammar Instruction
This post by NCTE member Eileen Shanahan is an exerpt from the article “From Finding Error to Finding Wonder: A …
The Extranormative Student in a Standardized Classroom
Peter Smagorinsky writes a compelling argument how to address students who he deems “extranormative,” in NCTE’s English Journal, Vol. 103, …