The Essential Work of English Language Arts—and ELA Teachers—in Our Democracy
We’re resharing this thoughtful commentary on the importance of our work, including an updated introduction from NCTE member Dana Maloney. …
Build Your Stack: Author Instagram Inspiration
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
Teaching Social Media Ethics Using Visual Rhetoric
This post was written by member Anne Mooney. Walking down the halls, sitting in my room before the bell, and …
Writing Language and Culture
This is a guest post by Ellen Shubich. Language changes, as do the “rules” related to its usage. My sixteen-year-old …
The Unbearable Lightness of Tweeting
This post is written by member Bridget Fullerton. Though we know that our students are always-already writers, asking them to …
Possible Perks of Being a Millennial
This is a guest post written by Alicia Holland. While my first semester of student teaching was fairly successful, I …
Professional and Personal Learning Networks
You may have heard the abbreviations PLN, PLC and PLE used in teaching conversations, and they may have even been …
Students’ Use of Social Media for Advocacy
Since a majority of our students are engaging with social media outside the classroom, it makes good sense to integrate …
August #nctechat: The Power of the PLN
The following post was written by JoEllen McCarthy, one of the co-hosts of this month’s #nctechat on Twitter this Sunday, …
The Story of One is the Story of Many
Beth Shaum currently teaches 8th grade in Michigan and is a social media coordinator for NCTE. Among her many tasks in …