It’s Almost World Read Aloud Day!
World Read Aloud Day, #WRAD, recognized this year on February 7, motivates children, teens, and adults to celebrate the power …
It’s Almost Independence Day! Or is it?
Many people celebrate the Fourth of July as the birthday of the United States, but the actual events on that …
It’s All a Mystery to Me!
“Nothing clears up a case so much as stating it to another person.” —Sherlock Holmes in Silver Blaze by Sir Arthur Conan …
It’s Advocacy Day! Spread the Word.
Today educators are gathering on Capitol Hill to speak to legislators about pieces of NCTE’s 2015 Education Policy Platform. Even …
It Begins Before Us, It Begins With Us: Oral Storytelling and The Marrow Thieves
This blog post was written by NCTE member Chyann Hector. It is part of Build Your Stack®, an NCTE initiative focused …
Is the Fourth of July Really Independence Day?
Historical events and holidays frequently seem like absolute truth to students; yet behind such events are many possible truths, myths, …
Is the Assessment Tail Wagging the Dog?
An article in today’s Washington Post entitled School standardized testing is under growing attack, leaders pledge changes points to the …
Is Teaching What You Thought It Would Be?
This year members of the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English interviewed 60 first year teachers about the “extra stuff” …
Is Teaching Grammar Necessary?
This post is written by Joanne Yatvin, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst for Oregon. Many years ago, while visiting a …
Is Speech Free at Your University?
As noted by theFire.org, Public universities are bound by the First Amendment. Their policies and practices must protect, and never …