10 Classroom Activities to Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Spend the days leading up to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, on January 19, with classroom resources focused on Dr. …
Time Well Spent
This post, written by members Jacqueline Hesse and Christine McCartney, is the first of two parts. After taking students from …
Field Notes: On the Road with NCTE
English and language arts teachers are always learning. The notion that they take the summer “off” is perhaps one of …
Leveraging Leadership FOR Learning
This post was written by NCTE member Christopher Bronke. Anyone who follows me on Twitter, works with me, or has …
Moving to America
This is a guest post written by Bob Fonow. Chinese students are bright and industrious. However, students from China moving …
Help Students Become Adept Media Evaluators
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb on 11/14/21, and is reprinted with permission. In my …
Cosmopolitanism and Teaching Texts through the Lens of Human Rights: A Framework for Inspiring Global Citizenship
From NCTE’s Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Jess Terbrueggen, who is also a …
The Dangers of a Single Story: Another Viewpoint for Teachers
Before the spring semester started in January, I asked education Twitter for resources to unpack single-story narratives. As a doctoral …
Update Your Name Stories Read-Aloud
This post by NCTE member Jillian Heise is reprinted with permission from her blog, Heise Reads & Recommends. A …
Historical Fiction Leads a Path to the Present
This post is by NCTE member, Kathleen Burkinshaw. As with most things in life, my path to writing and presenting …