Advocating for Challenging Texts and the Arts
This is an excerpt from “Fostering, Activating, and Curating: Approaching Books about Social Injustices with the Arts,” by Kathryn F. Whitmore, James …
Imagining a Language of Solidarity for Black and Latinx Youth in English Language Arts Classrooms
This is an excerpt from “Imagining a Language of Solidarity for Black and Latinx Youth in English Language Arts Classrooms” …
Reading When Aidan Became a Brother with Elementary Students
This post was written by NCTE member Tadayuki Suzuki, a member of the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee. In her …
Books Matter Because Your Reading Life Matters
This post was written by NCTE Ambassador Lindsay Schneider. Books fill the space in my classroom—physically and metaphorically. When students, …
Build Your Stack: The Power of Names: Windows, Mirrors, and Sliding Glass Doors
This post was written by NCTE members Rosanne Kurstedt and Jenny Tuten. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively …
The Written Word as a Tool of Empowerment: A Manifesto for Toni Cade Bambara
This post was written by NCTE member Sonia Adams. The systemic violence inflicted against Black, Brown, Black Indigenous, and …
Canonical Loyalty and the Role of Gatekeeping the English Teaching Profession
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. English educator, NCTE member, and co-founder of #THEBOOKCHAT Scott Bayer …
Students Should Change the University: Disability and Difference in the Classroom
July 26, 2020, marks the 30-year anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. To …
Identity, Community, and Family: What Love, Victor Can Teach Us about Our Classrooms
From the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee This post was written by LaMar Timmons-Long and Cody Miller, members of the …
Juneteenth Is Freedom Day
Recognized in many states as a holiday, Juneteenth celebrates June 19th—the day in 1865 that word of Lincoln’s signing of …