Honoring Jupiter Hammon, the First Published African American Poet
Jupiter Hammon, the first African American to publish poetry in the United States, was born in Lloyd Harbor, New York, …
Learning about Aldous Huxley, Author of Brave New World
Aldous Huxley was born on this day in 1894 in Godalming, Surrey, England. Huxley was an English writer and philosopher. …
Poem in Your Pocket Day is April 26
The Academy of American Poets, which launched National Poetry Month in 1996, took Poem in Your Pocket Day to all …
Writing Personal Memoirs: An Opportunity for Differentiation in the Classroom
This post by NCTE member Jennifer Kirsch was published first in 2016. My 5th graders spend their first …
Support Your Students. With Your Help, They Can Change The World.
It is one thing to speak out against censorship, and another to face it head on and fight, especially for …
Writing Strategies for Action: The 2016 CCCC Annual Convention
The 2016 CCCC Annual Convention begins one month from today and runs from April 6-9, 2016 in Houston, Texas. The theme …
The Miseducation of Americans on Arab and Muslim Identities
This post is by NCTE member Sawsan Jaber. Soon the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks from 2001 will be commemorated …
Poetry and English Journal
During National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published by …
The Top Secret YA StoryBox Project
This post is an Interview by NCTE member Kevin Cordi, founder of the StoryBox Project, with Randi Jo Flynn, Jackson …
International Literacy Day 2020
Each year, International Literacy Day is celebrated across the world on September 8th. This date was recognized by UNESCO in …