What Writers Really Need: A Trifecta of Teaching Moves That Revolutionize Writing Instruction
This post is written by member Patty McGee. A few questions for you: Have you noticed that when you correct …
Literacy is More than Just Reading and Writing
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Amber Peterson, a member of …
What Does Literacy Mean in Our Digital Age?
This is an excerpt from the NCTE position statement Definition of Literacy in a Digital Age. This statement was revised …
Building Better Writers: A Student-Run Writing Center Takes Shape
This is a guest post written by Chantal Winstead NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst from Virginia. In March 2013, after recognizing …
Celebrate Mandela Day!
In 2009, the United Nations declared July 18th “Mandela Day”, an international day of honor for former South African President …
Build Your Stack: Read-Aloud Recommendations
NCTE’s members are readers—for themselves as they seek to grow their professional knowledge, and for their students as they seek …
Agents of Accountability
by Lorna Collier Literacy specialists Betsy Gilliland and Shannon Pella offer a variety of insights on how teachers can provide …
What Happened in Your State This February?
This past month, twenty policy analysts published reports about what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, …
Building Student Relationships Online
This post was written by NCTE member Danah Hashem. As educators, each of us knows that relationships in the …
Is Speech Free at Your University?
As noted by theFire.org, Public universities are bound by the First Amendment. Their policies and practices must protect, and never …