Honoring the Student’s Perspective
This is a guest post written by Evelyn Rebollar who won a 2016 Fishman Prize. My student Esther remains quiet …
Exploring Identity through Names
This blog post was written by NCTE member C. Deahl as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on …
Education and Free Expression
The following is a personal reflection contributed by Lu Ann McNabb, who currently serves as Policy and Alliances Associate for …
The Right to Read
They say there’s “nothing new under the sun,” and when it comes to students and their teachers choosing reading material …
FIELD NOTES: Update on Tax Reform
12/19/2017 UPDATE: Details of the Tax Bill Here is the status of the three provisions we’ve been tracking in the …
Daily Writing, Collaboration, and Community: Keys to Living a Writer’s Life
By: Dr. H. Michelle Kreamer, NCTE member and assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Dr. …
We Shouldn’t Always Feel Comfortable: Why ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ Matters
This blog, written by Christina Torres is reprinted from the October 15, 2017, Education Week Teacher, and published with permission from …
The Fourth of July, Independence Day—Or Is It?
Historical events and holidays frequently seem like absolute truth to students; yet behind such events are many possible truths, myths, …
Rescuing Reading
This blog post was written by NCTE member Carol Jago. Many teachers today find themselves crippled by curricular caution. …
Empowering Student Voices: How Multimodal Writing Shapes Identity and Self-Expression
This blog post was written by NCTE member Rocio Rivas as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on Writing®. …