Remembering Freedom Songs: Repurposing an Activist Genre
This is an excerpt from the article “Remembering Freedom Songs: Repurposing an Activist Genre” in the September 2018 issue of …
Our Students Are Ready—Are You?
This is an excerpt from Lorena Germán’s article in the March 2020 Voices from the Middle. Read the full article. …
Teacher Voice Matters to Winning Support for Comprehensive Literacy Learning for All Students
On April 15, 2015, during the Senate markup of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), NCTE issued an Action …
February 2020 #NCTEChat: Lifting Every Voice
Join us this Sunday, February 16, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat focusing on Black History Month and the …
“What happens to a dream deferred?”
As I watch press coverage of the protests blooming around the country in the wake of the grand jury’s decision in the …
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Nonviolence
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 90 years ago. Students today can still learn so much from …
Honoring Jupiter Hammon, the First Published African American Poet
Jupiter Hammon, the first African American to publish poetry in the United States, was born in Lloyd Harbor, New York, …
Bringing Washington to the Teachers, Bringing Teacher Expertise to Washington
“I bought bouncy bands for my high school seniors,” said Lindsay Aikman, a teacher at Champaign Centennial High School. “You …
Promoting Global Citizenship in Daily Teaching
This post is the first in a series on “Action in Second Language Writing,” which will run up to the …
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 …