What Teachers Can Learn from Web Designers
Teachers who want to engage students may be able to learn from successful websites. The Internet is rife with digital …
What Swim Classes Taught Me About Teaching
This post was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. I started taking swim classes this summer. I’ve spent …
What Students Can Learn from the African American Read-In
The following post was written by NCTE member Dr. Tiffany A. Flowers. “People do not just ‘happen’ in history. They come …
What Speech Is Free on Campus? Just about All of It!
Free speech—listed as a right in the First Amendment of the Constitution—is a foundational belief of our democracy: Congress shall …
What It Was Like: Building Empathy with Historical Fiction
This post is written by member Jessica Tyson. Julie Otsuka’s beautiful novel When the Emperor Was Divine begins with a …
What Is the Role of the Affiliate?
I heard Ernest Morrell speak at the #OCTELA17 Conference this past weekend. He shared a dozen noteworthy ideas about literacy …
What Is the Role of Poetry in Literacy Learning?
The following post was written by Mary Lee Hahn and Janet Wong who will host an #NCTEchat this Sunday April 19 …
What Is Just Theory?
This blog post was written by NCTE member David Downing, author of Just Theory: An Alternative History of the Western …
What If They Take the Books Away?
Next week the NCTE Annual Convention begins with author sessions aplenty and a new book feature, Build Your Stack®. Needless to …
What I’ve Learned about Being a Mentor
This post is written by member Karla Hilliard. The breadth of a great mentor’s influence is immeasurable. First there was …