Remembering Mike Rose
This post was written by NCTE member and past CCCC Chair Linda Adler-Kassner. Scholar, teacher, researcher. Even more often, mentor. Inspiration. …
Celebrating Poet Rita Dove
August 28 is the birthday of American poet Rita Dove, who reportedly told Black American Literature Forum,“There’s no reason to subscribe authors …
The Enduring Work of Global BIPOC Women Literary Activists
This post was written by NCTE member Sonia Adams. Early in my academic studies, I became interested in reading …
Music, Literacy, and History
On this day in 1969, the Woodstock Festival opened in Bethel, New York on Max Yasgur’s Dairy Farm. It drew …
Classroom Support for Future Changemakers
This post was written by NCTE member Rebecca Marsick. From the Black Lives Matter protests, to Parkland students’ #NeverAgain …
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® …
August 9 is Book Lovers Day!
It seems as though there is a holiday or day of remembrance for almost everything, and I find “Book Lovers …
Critical Conversations in Secondary Classrooms
This post was written by NCTE members Amy Vetter, Melissa Schieble, and Kahdeidra Monét Martin. What Are Critical Conversations? …
Penguin Random House Education Supports the Black Caucus of NCTE on Juneteenth
As part of an inaugural commemoration of Juneteenth, the National Council of Teachers of English and Penguin Random House …
Remembering James Baldwin on His Birthday
James Baldwin was born in Harlem on August 2, 1924. Baldwin wrote many novels but he was also a poet …