The Magic Bullet
This post is written by member Christopher Margolin. Prior to the first bell on the first day of my teaching …
Welcome to the Creative Revolution!
The following guest post is by author e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, one of our featured speakers on the Authors as Advocates panel at …
Reclaiming the Experience of Poetry
This post was written by NCTE member Kyle Vaughn, author of Lightning Paths: 75 Poetry Writing Exercises (NCTE, 2018). Poetry …
Reading Behind Bars
Federal courts have repeatedly affirmed that prisoners have a First Amendment right to read, and that publishers and others have …
Seven Excellent Affiliates
Each year the Standing Committee on Affiliates awards its highest honor, the NCTE Affiliate Excellence Award, to affiliates that meet …
Teaching Books That Celebrate Black and Brown Joy
This blog post was written by NCTE member Harper S. As a young South Asian American woman growing up …
Is Literacy a Fundamental Right?
On September 13, 2016, a group of Detroit parents filed a class action lawsuit in federal court against Michigan Governor …
Lessons from the NCTE Convention
This post was written by guest author Jacob Wunsh. I was Google searching—something to the effect of “PD aside …
September Is Library Card Sign-up Month!
Since 1987, Library Card Sign-up Month has been held each September to mark the beginning of the school year. During …
NCTE Award-Winning Publications
A number of teachers, authors, and researchers were presented with awards recently during NCTE’s Annual Convention in Atlanta. Here, we …