Why Students Should Read This Book
I just finished reading—actually listening to Sherman Alexie read—You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir. Not a …
Teachers, Schools, and Civil Discourse
The following post is by NCTE member Jonna Perrillo and originally ran in the El Paso Times. Like many American …
Time to Lift Our Collective Voices
A week ago, on Friday afternoon of NCTE’s newly created Advocacy and Literacy Summit, author Sharon Draper asked all who …
Reflections on the African American Read-In
This post is written by NCTE members Tiffany Flowers and Kimberly Frazier. Each year during Black History Month, the National …
Field Notes: Join Us in the Summer Sandbox
While we are always filled with energy for serving our community, this summer has an unusually swift pace. We are …
Why Penny Kittle Won’t Censor Books
This year, when you go back to school, take a lesson from Penny Kittle. Don’t stop at selecting the texts …
NCTE Books by Women—Update for 2022
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating recent books from NCTE written or edited by …
What Are You Doing on the National Day on Writing?
We’ve been celebrating #WhyIWrite on October 20 every year for seven years now. Last year National Day on Writing celebrations …
Theme IV: Diversifying through Professionalization
Last month, 24 teachers and school leaders, mostly NCTE members and ranging from early childhood educators to high school technology …
Where Civics Meets Literacy: The Digital Democratic Dialogue (3D) Project
This interview with NCTE member Nicole Mirra was developed by writer Trisha Collopy as a companion piece to the article …