Build Your Stack®: Transcending Othering: Arab Voices in Poetry
This blog post was written by NCTE member Kefah Ayesh. This post is part of Build Your Stack®, an NCTE …
Build Your Stack®: Embracing Every Hue: Racial Literacy & Radical Love Via Poetry
This blog post was written by NCTE member Darius Phelps, member of the Build Your Stack® Committee. This post is …
NEHS African-American Read-In
Several NEHS Students will read works of poetry by African American poets from the 18th century to present day to
African American Poetry Read-In
Students of Grant HS (LAUSD) in collaboration with Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC) faculty member will host a poetry read-in,
Celebrate Juan Felipe Herrera!
Juan Felipe Herrera was born on this day in 1948. Herrera is the American poet, author, and activist of Mexican descent …
The Self-Introduction in Writing
This post is reprinted with permission from Moving Writers. When students are asked to introduce themselves in writing, it can …
Centering the Voices of Latinx Poets
This post by NCTE Members Scott Bayer and Joel Garza is reprinted with permission from #THEBOOKCHAT. With #THEBOOKCHAT, Scott Bayer …
Respect the Mic
This post is by NCTE member Peter Kahn. I recently retired after 28 years at Oak Park and River Forest …
“I’m a Poet!”: Motivating Students the “Write” Way
This post is by NCTE member Joseph Pizzo. When I began teaching forty-eight years ago, I believed that the right …
President Barack Obama, a Poet?
Americans made history in 2008 by electing Barack Obama as the nation’s first Black U.S. president. In addition to his …