Why We Write
This post is written by members Amy Miller and Meghan Jones. “Writing can be my best friend.” “Writing to me …
Fire, Flight, and Fight
This post was written by NCTE member Ellie DesPrez. Eight months ago, I made a new friend; three months …
Placing Assessment on the November Ballot
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment This post was written by NCTE member Chris Hass, a member …
ReadWriteThink.org A-Z, Part 2
In Part 1, we took a look at RWT from A to C. In this post, we will cover D-H. …
Educating and Advocating for LGBTQ Students in This Time
This post was written by NCTE member Mollie V. Blackburn. We are in a time when federal and, in many …
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 …
The Gift of Offering Nothing
This post was written by NCTE member Anne Elrod Whitney. I attended two online NCTE member gatherings held in the early …
Teaching New Genres: The PSA in ELA Class
This post was written by NCTE member Jessica S. Early, reprinted with permission from K-12 Talk. I was filled …
Disciplinary Teacher Organizations Urge Federal Coordination of Public Education
Organizations representing teachers of the core K–12 subject areas came together on March 24 to call for continued federal coordination …
Advocating for What Students Know: Creating Culturally Responsive Assessment Practices for Linguistic Equity
This post was written by NCTE member Bobbie Kabuto, the chair of the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment. …