December 2018 #NCTEchat: Spirited Inquiry
“How would learning and teaching be different if schools were designed to celebrate and foster inquiry? If teachers were encouraged …
December 2017 #NCTEchat: Using Mentor Texts
Join us tomorrow, Sunday, December 17, at 8 p.m. ET, for an #NCTEchat about using mentor texts. Whether you use mentor …
Daily Writing, Collaboration, and Community: Keys to Living a Writer’s Life
By: Dr. H. Michelle Kreamer, NCTE member and assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Dr. …
Curriculum of Peace
The United Nations has declared September 21 as the International Day of Peace. In a message commemorating the Day in …
Culturally Sustaining and Inclusive YA Literature: Valuing the Knowledge, Stories, and Truths of Adolescent Life
This post was written by NCTE member R. Joseph Rodríguez. Across the country, young adult (YA) literature is a …
Culturally Responsive Teaching in Today’s Classrooms
This post was written by member Valentina Gonzalez. Our students bring their cultures with them into our rooms. Each one …
Culturally Responsive Books
This post is written by NCTE student member, Tytianna N. M. Wells Smith. Books must mirror the lives of readers. …
Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
How can we reach all of our students—especially those who have been underserved in America’s classrooms? The authors of Writing …
Cultural Updates to Narrative Reading Strategies
This post was written by NCTE member Gary Pankiewicz. Just as our own cultural context influences our identity and …
Cultivating New Voices: A Model of True Academic Fellowship
This post is written by member Joanna Wong. As a daughter of Chinese immigrants growing up in a working-class Oakland …