Bringing Back the Classroom Novel
This blog post was written by NCTE member Luke Schlueter. There are many ways to describe what makes us …
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 …
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 …
Teaching LGBTQ History and Activism with Like a Love Story
From the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee This post was written by NCTE members shea martin and Cody Miller, members …
Build Your Stack with ALAN’s 2020 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Winners
This post by NCTE member Bryan Gillis is reprinted with permission from the blog of ALAN, the Assembly on Literature …
LGBTQ+ YA Literature: Recommendations for Readers Who Love Magical Realism and Sci-Fi
From the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee This post was written by NCTE member Summer Melody Pennell, a member of …
For the Love of Reading: Developing a Teacher Reader Identity
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. Recently, student teachers on campus caused me to reflect on …
When a Good Book Helps the Conversation
Kids are talking . . . about race and about the many instances in the last few years in which …
2018 Book Recommendations: YA and Adult Fiction
For English teachers, picking a favorite book is almost impossible! But we asked them to do exactly that during our …