Reflections on Point-less Grading
From the NCTE Secondary Section Steering Committee This post was written by NCTE member Josh Thompson, a member of the …
Toward Mattering: Popular Culture References in Young Adult Literature
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby Boehm. “What good is an education if you must shed who …
Locating Black Histories in Our Own Front Yards
This post was written by NCTE member Janelle Jennings-Alexander. The protests and marches of the summer of 2020 proved, …
Teaching Black Children Cultural Identity Through Magic, Folklore, and Myth
This post was written by guest author Ryan Douglass. This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on …
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. …
Black Women’s Lives as Inquiry Artifacts: Pedagogical Approaches to #SayHerName
This is an excerpt from “#Say[ing]HerName as Critical Demand: English Education in the Age of Erasure,” by Tamara T. Butler, …
A Snapshot of Tips for Teaching Shakespeare Online
This post was written by NCTE member Laura Amble. While I haven’t taught Shakespeare online this semester, I do …
My Transition to Teaching Romeo and Juliet Online
This post was written by NCTE member Kasey Short. I had planned to begin teaching Romeo and Juliet …
Build Your Stack: Books Exploring Divorce and the Many Ways to Be a Family
This post was written by NCTE member Kasey Reyna Short. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on helping …
Setting Students Up for Being Interested, Lifelong Language Users
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean, the author of the new Quick Resource Guide (QRG) “Teaching Grammar …