The Latest in NCTE Student Affiliates
In February the NCTE Executive Committee approved our newest student affiliate, the National Council of English Teachers Conference on English …
Celebrate El Día de Los Niños/El Día de Los Libros (Children’s Day/Book Day)!
El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day), commonly known as Día, is a celebration every …
Writing Language and Culture
This is a guest post by Ellen Shubich. Language changes, as do the “rules” related to its usage. My sixteen-year-old …
Reflections on the NCTE LeaderShift Initiative
This post is by NCTE member Anna Roseboro. Regular reviews of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) mission …
The Creation of The Treasure Hunter
This is a guest blog by Joanne Yatvin, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from Oregon. Eight months ago I made the …
Build Your Stack: Ensuring Black Girls Access to Science Fiction
This Build Your Stack post was written by NCTE member Stephanie Toliver. The September 2019 Council Chronicle includes Toliver’s interview with …
Peter Elbow: A Tribute
By: Doug Hesse, NCTE Past President Peter Elbow, a towering figure in writing studies, whose accolades included receiving the CCCC …
How Do We Decide What to Advocate For?
NCTE has always been an organization of action. Check out Ernest Morrell’s 2014 Presidential Address to get a sense of …
2015 Outstanding Middle Level Educator: Sandra Kowalczyk
The following interview was conducted and written by Amy Gutierrez Baker, an educator at West Jefferson Middle School in Colorado …
Expanding Our Ideas through Books
This post by Millie Davis appeared first in 2015. “We want students to engage texts, to interrogate texts, to demand …