Writing Conferences: A Minimalist Approach
This post was written by NCTE member Patty McGee, reprinted with permission from MiddleWeb. What is minimalism? “Minimalism is …
Making Students the Subject and Not the Object: Mukkaramah Smith on Embracing, Not Muting, Children’s Authentic Selves
NCTE member Mukkaramah Smith was interviewed for this post by freelance journalist Kimberly Fields. Mukkaramah Smith, a 2020 corecipient …
Farm School: How an English Teacher got Schooled on the Farm
This post is written by member Ashley Lamb-Sinclair, the 2016 Kentucky Teacher of the Year. If you had asked me on …
“Adaptive Capacity” in Schools
We do not live in a static world, which is why it’s so important for schools to exist in a constant …
Building Better Writers: A Student-Run Writing Center Takes Shape
This is a guest post written by Chantal Winstead NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from Virginia. In March 2013, after recognizing …
The American Icon Paper
This post was written by NCTE member and Secondary Section Steering Committee member Ann Marie Quinlan. The Concept and …
What Happened in Your State This May?
This past month, seven policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, Idaho, New York, New Mexico, …
Teachers Reading in the Summer
This week marks the first day of Summer 2016! It’s true that many educators assign reading to their students over …
Texts Most Frequently Taught in US Secondary Classrooms Are Nearly Identical to List from Decades Ago
Nationwide survey of 4,000 English teachers funded by the National Council of Teachers of English finds that most secondary school …
Poetry for February
A recent Educator Newsletter from the Academy of American Poets highlighted “12 poems to read for black history month.” They …