The Top 5 Things I Learned from the Governor’s Teacher Cabinet
This post is written by NCTE member, Cathy Whitehead, the 2016 State Teacher of the Year for Tennessee. In a recent …
Learning and Growing Out of Pain
We at NCTE are deeply saddened by the violence that has occurred over the last several days. We send our …
Are You Listening? Finding Spaces to Listen to our Young Writers
This blog post was written by NCTE member Christy Hermann Thompson as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on …
El día de los niños/El día de los libros – Children’s Day/Book Day
“I want to connect all children with bookjoy, the pleasure of reading.” ~ Pat Mora El día de los niños/El …
Reimagining the Canon to Study Youth Culture
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. With the surge of youth activism making headlines across the nation, …
A Mosaic of Celebrations for the African American Read-In
Last February, the African American Read-In spawned school and community readings and events across the nation. To help inspire your …
Trigger Warnings Threaten Our Students’ Learning
In his article in the September English Journal, Adam Wolfsdorf tells us that “When It Comes To High School English, …
Resources for Hispanic Heritage Month
This blog was written by Jennifer Hiller (@thejenhiller), a high school teacher at Arbor View High School in Las Vegas, NV. …
Celebrate Poet Emily Dickinson!
Curious about the NCTE and Library of Congress connection? Through a grant announced recently by NCTE Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick, …
Defining the Role of Standardized Tests
One of the biggest problems with the hotly debated standardized tests of our day is that we have come to …