African-American Read-In: A Literary Tradition
This blog is written by NCTE member, Jeanette Toomer. I wanted to let NCTE members know that the African American …
What Happened in Your State This May?
This past month, seven policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, Idaho, New York, New Mexico, …
Literacy Assessment as Advocacy: Learning to Be Literate: More than a Single Story, Part I
This post was written by NCTE member Bobbie Kabuto, the chair of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. So …
Censorship by Committee
This blog is written by NCTE member ReLeah Lent. Many districts pride themselves on having a strong policy against censorship …
Connecting with Colleagues Is Magical
This post was written by NCTE member Cameron Carter. NCTE is, and will always be, my professional home. I …
Advocacy Month Week 2: A More Sustained Approach to Making Change
On each Friday of Literacy Advocacy Month, NCTE member Cathy Fleischer will guide readers through an exploration of Everyday Advocacy – …
Beyond the Rhyme: Teaching Poetry for Liberation
This blog post was written by NCTE member Gary R. Gray Jr. as part of a blog series celebrating the National …
Keeping the Faith
This post is written by member Bob Dandoy, retired educator and an affiliate leader for the PA Council of Teachers of …
The Role of Early Childhood Education and Racism
“Through our teaching of young children …we can affect the most change.” How appropriate today with unrest (again) in Ferguson, …
Positioning English Language Arts Teacher Education
This post was written by NCTE member Melanie Shoffner. One of the great philosophers of the ‘80s said, “Life moves …