I teach because . . . Reflections from the 2016 NCTE Annual Convention
This post is written by members Stephanie Fleck and Sarah Heldt. Every year when the NCTE Annual Convention rolls around, …
Teaching Behind Bars: A Moment of Reflection
This post was written by NCTE member Angela Woodard Walker. Put everything you’re holding, including your car keys, driver’s …
Using Writing to Explore Social Class
This post is an excerpt from the English Journal article “Using Writing to Explore Social Class” by NCTE member Katelynn …
Celebrating Jacob Grimm, One of the Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm was born in Hanau, Germany, on January 4, 1785. With his brother Wilhelm, he began collecting traditional German …
Making Teaching Practices Public
This post is an excerpt from the article “Toward Online Participation as Teacher Leadership” by NCTE member Luke Rodesiler. Read …
What You Think Is Not Necessarily What I Need To Think
Intellectual Freedom means just that, the freedom to use our intellects to learn and think about what we want to …
Build Your Stack: Curating a Menu of Mentors
This blog post was written by NCTE member Lynsey Burkins. It’s part of Build Your Stack,® an NCTE initiative focused exclusively on helping …
Today is Drop Everything And Read Day!
April 12 is known as D.E.A.R Day! D.E.A.R. stands for “Drop Everything and Read,” a national month-long celebration of reading …
Field Notes: Join Us in the Summer Sandbox
While we are always filled with energy for serving our community, this summer has an unusually swift pace. We are …
“I Will Plant Companionship”
These thoughts about classroom community from Katie Greene and Karen Conn Mitchum, excerpted from English Journal, seem particularly relevant right …