October 2022 #NCTEchat: You Never Write Alone: Building a Community of Writers
Join us for #NCTEchat on Sunday, October 16 at 8 p.m. ET as we kick off the week of events …
“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 …
Student Literary Magazines Take Students from Writers to Authors
This post was written by Lee Ann van der Kwast. I have spent several years as the faculty advisor …
Summer Writing with Zines
Zines are small-circulation self-published works of original or appropriated texts and images. In 2018 some fans of zines declared July …
Grammar for Writing
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean. I grew up in classrooms with traditional grammar instruction—and I liked …
May 2022 #NCTEchat: Relevance, Representation, and Empowering Student Voice with Media Education
Join us on Sunday, May 15, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat addressing three core themes that make media …
When the Teacher is Ready: An Anthology
This post was written by NCTE member Marci Vogel. To scribe to make hear the words, to make sound …
Recognizing the National Day on Writing, 2021
Writing is an important part of life. It helps us communicate and work with each other, supports our learning, and …
From Finding Error to Finding Wonder: A Shift in Grammar Instruction
This post by NCTE member Eileen Shanahan is an exerpt from the article “From Finding Error to Finding Wonder: A …
Writing Hope
This post by NCTE member Nicole Sieben is reprinted from her article in The Council Chronicle (Dec 2017). Notebooks, mind …