The Top 5 Things I Learned from the Governor’s Teacher Cabinet
This post is written by NCTE member, Cathy Whitehead, the 2016 State Teacher of the Year for Tennessee. In a recent …
Late December Blog Wrap-Up
Member Megan Grandmont offers advice on Crafting and Conducting a Successful Socratic Seminar. Member Molly Sutton Kiefer illustrates Storytelling through …
My Compliments to You
This post was written by NCTE member, Nicole Sieben. “Anytime someone compliments me on my teaching, I will be …
Families and Literacy Learning
Whether your summertime was leisurely, productive, or both, you’re probably joining the many children, families, and teachers making the mental …
What Students Can Learn from the African American Read-In
The following post was written by NCTE member Dr. Tiffany A. Flowers. “People do not just ‘happen’ in history. They come …
Authentic Assessment: Where to Start
This text is excerpted from Authentic Assessments for the English Classroom by Joanna Dolgin, Kim Kelly, and Sarvenaz Zelkha, available …
Join Build Your Stack in Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Children’s Book Week!
This blog post is written by Lynsey Burkins, NCTE member and chair of the Build Your Stack committee. April …
ReadWriteThink.org A-Z, Part 3
In Part 2, we took a look at ReadWriteThink.org from D to H. In this post, we will cover I-M. …
From Finding Error to Finding Wonder: A Shift in Grammar Instruction
This post by NCTE member Eileen Shanahan is an exerpt from the article “From Finding Error to Finding Wonder: A …
Poetry and Language Arts
During National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published by …