ESSA Provides Opportunity for More NBCTs in North Carolina
This post is written by NCTE member Justin Parmenter. Since the inception of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards …
ESSA Passes, Our Work Begins
This week Congress voted to pass, and President Obama signed, the most far-reaching federal education bill in almost fifteen years. …
ESL, ELL, Generation 1.5—Why Are These Terms Important?
by Cathy Fleischer, Series Editor for NCTE’s Principles in Practice Imprint The medley of words and acronyms used to describe …
ESEA Update: Congress makes progress towards reauthorization
This week Congress has moved a few steps closer to reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act by passing a …
Equitable Instructional Practices to Engage All Learners
This post was written by NCTE member Dianna Minor. Teachers should provide equitable learning experiences for all students. This …
Entry Points: Moving Students toward Literacy
This post is by member Lauren Nizol. What do students truly need from us to engage in literacy? As an …
Entering the Language Wars
This is an excerpt from Chapter 1, “Black Language Is Good on Any MLK Boulevard,” of Linguistic Justice: Black Language, Literacy, …
Enlivening Learning with Breakout Activities
This post was written by NCTE member Susan Gustafson. “Can we do this again sometime?” “Yeah, it was so …
Enhancing English Language Learning: The Power of Poetry and Primary Sources
This blog post was written by Maryann Hasso, a cohort member of the New Perspectives on Primary Sources (NPPS) Project. …
Enhancing ELA Learning Strategies with Digital Tools
This post was written by NCTE member Dianna Minor. Digital literacy is important for the development of students’ reading, writing, …