Poetry and Teaching English in the Two-Year College
During National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published by …
Celebrating 100 Years of James Baldwin
This year, we will be celebrating 100 years of James Baldwin. Novelist, essayist, and social critic James Baldwin was born …
And On With the Show…or Not
Performance occupies a space somewhere between literature, film, visual art, and music. It is like the physical manifestation of a …
The National Day on Writing® 2020
In light of the significance of writing in our national life, to draw attention to the remarkable variety of writing …
Mrs. Stuart Goes to Washington: Policy Brief, Assessment and Back to School
This post is written by the 2017 NCTE Kent Williamson Policy Fellow Lauren Stuart. This is part of a weekly …
The Work of Change
The newest issue of The Council Chronicle, available online now, shares a variety of perspectives on how English language arts teachers are …
Looking Forward to the 2018 NCTE Annual Convention!
I am so looking forward to joining thousands of other educators, administrators, curriculum coordinators, teacher educators, and education professionals in …
Creating Community through Writing
As students return to the classroom, they need to feel that they own the space and the learning that …
Why Escher Hurts
Here is Rahul Malayappan’s essay entry in the 2016 Atlantic & College Board Writing Prize Contest. Rahul was a finalist …
Writing in Our PreK-12 Classrooms
This blog post was written by NCTE member Carmela Valdez as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on Writing®. …