Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
The following excerpt is from Rhea Estelle Lathan’s Freedom Writing: African American Civil Rights Literacy Activism, 1955–1967, the latest volume …
Professional and Personal Learning Networks
You may have heard the abbreviations PLN, PLC and PLE used in teaching conversations, and they may have even been …
“Say It Loud . . . ”: Preparing Children to Be Leaders through Playing and Storytelling
This post is written by member Raven Jones Stanbrough. Parent-Teacher Conferencing with a One-Year-Old Like most new mothers, I used to …
“Writing Is an Outlet”
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Building Your Professional Development Community
The best professional development often relies on the teacher-to-teacher method – teachers sharing their successes and challenges with one another …
Dual Enrollment: The Good, the Bad, and the Potentially Ugly, Part II
This is the second part in a three-part series written by NCTE TYCA Chair, Eva Payne. See Part I. Even …
11 Picture Books on Notable Women for Young Students
This post was written by NCTE member Lorraine Radice, reprinted with permission from Edutopia. Women’s History Month provides an opportunity …
We Can Do Better: Rethinking Native Stories in Classrooms
This is an excerpt from Debbie Reese’s article “Critical Indigenous Literacies: Selecting and Using Children’s Books about Indigenous Peoples” in the July …
Where Hope Persists (But I Wish It Didn’t Have To): A Few Thoughts from My First NCTE Convention
This post was written by NCTE first-time Convention attendee Anthony Lince. Curious. Excited. Nervous. These words illustrate my feelings …
Understanding Language: Five Ways to Support ELL Students in Responsive ELA Classrooms
This post was written by member Melinda McBee Orzulak. Why Understanding Language Has Benefits for All Understanding language is key …