Field Notes: Celebrating CEE
Enriched. Inspired. Motivated. These are words that come to mind when I seek to describe my incredible experience at the …
Save Reading, Save the Country
This post is written by member Julia Franks. One of my students, a high school senior on his way to …
Summer Learning
Since we are past Memorial Day, now seems like a good time to plan for summer learning for students. Summertime …
Teaching News Bias without Being Biased
This is a guest post by Katelynn Giordano. For language arts teachers, the general public’s growing inability to critically analyze …
What Happened in Your State This May?
This past month, seven policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, Idaho, New York, New Mexico, …
Giving Students a Place to Choose
No two ways about it—students need access to books. And to be the best readers, they need to choose the …
Reading List for Summer in Participatory Citizenship
The following post was written by Pam Allyn and is part of an ongoing monthly series from the NCTE Standing …
How Students Helped to Discover the Relevancy of Poetry in the 21st Century
This post is written by member Christopher Margolin. Teachers tend to teach poetry because they feel it has supposed to …
Reading, Writing, and Spelling
The National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week! Hundreds of student spelling champions, ranging from 9 to 15 years …
Writing Language and Culture
This is a guest post by Ellen Shubich. Language changes, as do the “rules” related to its usage. My sixteen-year-old …