The Role of Early Childhood Education and Racism
“Through our teaching of young children …we can affect the most change.” How appropriate today with unrest (again) in Ferguson, …
Shaping Culture to Ensure Student Success
The following post is by NCTE member and 2015 Kentucky Teacher of the Year Sarah Reed. In 2015 while at the …
Reading, Writing, and Spelling
The National Spelling Bee Finals are held this week! Hundreds of student spelling champions, ranging from 9 to 15 years …
Slow Writing
This post was written by NCTE member Joyce Kinkead. Add Slow Writing to the list of “slow” choices—slow food, …
The Paradox of Tolerance
This post is written by member Shea Kerkhoff. When I opened Twitter on the evening of Saturday, August 12, my …
Have You Shared Any Bookjoy Lately?
This text is excerpted from Bringing “Bookjoy” and Cultural Awareness to Children Nationwide (The Council Chronicle, March 2016), by Lorna Collier. Children’s …
Goal Setting
At the start of the new year, many people name their resolutions. What if we worked with students to set …
Lines on the Court, Lines in the Poem: March Madness and Poetry Analysis
This blog was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. Every time I stepped up to the free-throw line during …
An Argument for Helping College Students Write Better Sentences
This post was written by NCTE member Michael Laser. What do you think of these sentences? A large part …
Vocabulary as inspiration?
Vocabulary is at the heart of every subject we teach, but teaching vocabulary usually feels like flossing teeth. You know …