Looking Back at National Day on Writing Celebrations
I have been fortunate enough to be part of every National Day on Writing since it began in 2009. On …
Looking Back at Community Events of the 2022 African American Read-In
In February, the African American Read-In inspired school and community readings and events across the nation. Here’s a look into …
Looking at the Boston Tea Party through Primary Sources
On December 16, 1773, angry colonists, dressed as American Indians, destroyed 342 chests of tea to protest recent tax hikes imposed …
Looking at Four 2016 Children’s Books
This post is written by member Evelyn Begody. Writing for Children, the Middlebury College course taught by Sam Swope and …
Locating Black Histories in Our Own Front Yards
This post was written by NCTE member Janelle Jennings-Alexander. The protests and marches of the summer of 2020 proved, …
Living with, Learning from, and Loving the Toughest Readers to Please
This post was written by NCTE member Anna Osborn. I teach some of the toughest readers to please. I …
Living in an Online, Immediate, Political, and Very Visual World
Here we are in 2017 with smart phones, computers, comic books, and so much more. A great deal of our …
Literature with “A Positive Approach to Life”
In response to those challengers of young adult fiction who ask “Why Can’t Teachers Assign Happy Books?”, the Amelia Elizabeth …
Literature Is More Than the Sum of Its Parts
Censorship in schools isn’t just about what books make it into a reading list. It’s also about whether we trust …
Literature by the Map
“If your kids are like mine, they know the geography of finding their favorite authors in the library, but not …