Celebrate Mandela Day!
In 2009, the United Nations declared July 18th “Mandela Day”, an international day of honor for former South African President …
Will Poetry Be Done Tomorrow?
I was recently talking about Kwame Alexander’s Newbery-winning book The Crossover with my eighth graders. My students were really into …
Teachers Sharing and Caring, Part I
On December 25, I published a post, Teachers Who Keep On Giving, because teachers advocating for students includes giving of …
Teachers: We Appreciate You!
At NCTE we appreciate educators all year long—that’s our envious job. But we wanted to take a minute to express …
Celebrate International Dot Day!
The only real guideline for Dot Day is that folks read The Dot and then express themselves in any way …
Recognizing International Women’s Day
In 1977, when the women who would establish the National Women’s History Alliance began planning a women’s history week, they …
Build Your Stack: Books as Reflections
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
Time to Shift the Debate on Standardized Testing
The following piece is a response from Scott Filkins to an article in TIME magazine. At the end of her …
What to Teach, How to Teach It, and Whose Voice Counts
This post is written by member Leila Christenbury who is the keynote speaker for the Secondary Section Luncheon at the 2016 NCTE …
The Gift of Gab: Part 1 (Why Journalism Matters #4)
This is Part I of the Gift of Gab in a weekly series by NCTE member Alana Rome. No …