The Desire for Literacy 7: A Door Open
This is the seventh of eight excerpts we are offering from Lauren Rosenberg’s The Desire for Literacy: Writing in the …
Composing in Multiple Media
The NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the NCTE Executive Committee, pinpoints …
Get Ready for #NCTE20 with #NCTEchat!
Join us on Sunday, November 15, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat on #NCTE20, the 2020 NCTE Virtual Annual Convention, led …
Ways to Recognize Juneteenth
Today is Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday received …
Supporting New Teachers
The summer I graduated from college, I spent much of my time looking for a teaching job, looking at newspaper …
Why We Write
This post is written by members Amy Miller and Meghan Jones. “Writing can be my best friend.” “Writing to me …
Possibilities and Connections: Miles to Go Before I Sleep
This post is written by member Joseph Pizzo. Often colleagues in the education world will say to me, “Joe, you’re …
Classroom Climate Change
If you view the onset of testing season as a threat to the literacy-learning culture you’ve worked to build for …
What It Was Like: Building Empathy with Historical Fiction
This post is written by member Jessica Tyson. Julie Otsuka’s beautiful novel When the Emperor Was Divine begins with a …
Time to Pack Your Bag!
Here in the Midwest, many teachers and students are already heading back to school. That means it’s time for …