How do you get your students to be civically-minded?
March is NCTE’s official Literacy Education Advocacy Month! Literacy Education Advocacy Day in Washington DC kicked off the month long …
How Do You Get Teenagers to Read Seriously? A Personal Journey
This is a guest post by journalist David Denby. Five years ago, I asked myself a question that was simple …
How Do You Approach Book Tastings?
More and more teachers are using “book tastings” as a way to hook students up with books they’ll love. We asked …
How Do We Decide What to Advocate For?
NCTE has always been an organization of action. Check out Ernest Morrell’s 2014 Presidential Address to get a sense of …
How Do I Advocate?
Merriam-Webster defines the term advocacy as “the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal.” That support can look …
How Can We More Explicitly Teach the Value of Language Diversity to Our Students?
This post was written by Christina L. Dobbs and Christine (Chris) Montecillo Leider, based on their article “A Framework for Writing …
How Blank Walls Built Community in 7th Grade
This post was written by NCTE member Katie Durkin, reprinted with permission from MiddleWeb. Decorating my classroom has always been …
How Autobiography Can Contribute to Global Citizenship in COVID-19 America
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Heerak Kim, a member …
How Are Student Veterans Being Affected by the Pandemic?
This blog post is a companion to a Council Chronicle interview with NCTE members Alexis Hart and Roger Thompson about …
Hosting an African American Read-In Online
This post is written by NCTE member, Tiffany Flowers. Many people find it hard to host a Read-In during Black …