Honest Writing
This guest post from 2016 was written by author Ann Martin, who won the first NCTE Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding …
2018 Annual Convention Blog Recap
This year’s Annual Convention in Houston, Texas, was an inspired gathering of over 7,000 educators, authors, and exhibitors. With more …
Lines on the Court, Lines in the Poem: March Madness and Poetry Analysis
This blog was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. Every time I stepped up to the free-throw line during …
Hazelwood and the Students’ Right to Write
Writing is integral to student publications and the NCTE Beliefs about Students’ Right to Write note that, “The expression of …
Stories of Advocacy for Literacy: Part 1
The following post is by Maureen McVeigh-Berzok, a P-12 Policy Analyst for NCTE. She is also a K-12 Literacy Supervisor in …
Negotiating What’s Possible: Advocating for Students
This is a guest blog by Erin O’Neill Armendarez, NCTE’s Higher Education Policy Analyst from New Mexico. Sometimes faculty are …
Poem in Your Pocket Day 2017
Every April, on Poem in Your Pocket Day, people celebrate by selecting a poem, carrying it with them, and sharing …
A Renewed Passion for Teaching in the Pandemic
This post was written by NCTE member Jason D. DeHart. In retrospect, I have always believed that the work …
Prison Poetry in Tumultuous Times
This post was written by NCTE member Cruz Medina. When the lockdowns started, I had to cancel a trip …
Celebrate the Birthdays of Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling!
It’s a double birthday! J.K. Rowling was born July 31, 1965, in Bristol, England. From the stories that Rowling tells …