Let’s Celebrate Shakespeare!
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. If you look online, there are all kinds of suggestions …
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 …
Build Your Stack: Where’s the Poetry in Your Classroom Library?
This blog post was written by NCTE member Clare Landrigan as part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on …
Get Ready to Celebrate National Library Week, April 19–25, 2020!
National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives …
Poet Juan Felipe Herrera: “If I Hadn’t Written, the Feeling of Isolation Would Have Eaten Me Up”
Poet Juan Felipe Herrera was the 21st United States Poet Laureate from 2015 to 2017. This passage is excerpted from …
Five Tips for Submitting Articles to English Journal
This post was written by NCTE member Toby Emert, Former Coeditor of English Journal. The first article I submitted …
Teaching Compassion and Warm-Heartedness through the Read Aloud: A Pathway to a Hopeful World in the Company of Reader, Listener, and Text
In these unsettling times, we’re sharing hope by drawing attention to some favorite blog posts from past years. This post …
Today is Drop Everything And Read Day!
April 12 is known as D.E.A.R Day! D.E.A.R. stands for “Drop Everything and Read,” a national month-long celebration of reading …
April 2020 #NCTEChat: The Joy of Reading
Join us next Sunday, April 19, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat focusing on the joy of reading in …
Teacher Communities
This blog post by NCTE member Leigh Ann Eck is reprinted with permission from Three Teachers Talk (March 26, 2020). …