What Are You Doing on the National Day on Writing?
We’ve been celebrating #WhyIWrite on October 20 every year for seven years now. Last year National Day on Writing celebrations …
Authentic Assessment: Where to Start
This text is excerpted from Authentic Assessments for the English Classroom by Joanna Dolgin, Kim Kelly, and Sarvenaz Zelkha, available …
A Collaborative Effort
This post is written by NCTE member, Lauren Petri. I have not spoken for almost ten entire minutes in my …
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
How can we reach all of our students—especially those who have been underserved in America’s classrooms? The authors of Writing …
Reading Because They Love It
I feel certain that one goal we teachers have for our students is that they to leave our classes to …
Books Matter Because Your Reading Life Matters
This post was written by NCTE Ambassador Lindsay Schneider. Books fill the space in my classroom—physically and metaphorically. When students, …
Build Advocacy Skills with NCTE Partner CivXNow
Learn More When You Register for this Educator Advocacy Webinar “It has been said that those closest to the …
Teaching While Grieving a Death
This post was written by NCTE member Mandie B. Dunn. I didn’t intend to start studying teachers’ grieving experiences; it …
A Gift of Student Writing During Poetry Month
In a recent survey, 71.4% of the NCTE Affiliates responding reported sponsoring programs, contests, or awards for student writing. …
A Year to Remember
The most popular Intellectual Freedom Center blogs for 2018 each scored a place in the top 100 NCTE blogs for …