El día de los niños/El día de los libros – Children’s Day/Book Day
“I want to connect all children with bookjoy, the pleasure of reading.” ~ Pat Mora El día de los niños/El …
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 …
Creating LGBTQIA-Affirming Classrooms and Schools
This post was written by Cody Miller, Chair of the NCTE Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Advisory Committee. NCTE’s …
We Can Do Better: Rethinking Native Stories in Classrooms
This is an excerpt from Debbie Reese’s article “Critical Indigenous Literacies: Selecting and Using Children’s Books about Indigenous Peoples” in the July …
Canonical Loyalty and the Role of Gatekeeping the English Teaching Profession
This post was written by NCTE member Cody Miller. English educator, NCTE member, and co-founder of #THEBOOKCHAT Scott Bayer …
Banned Books—Complex Like the Students We Teach
Right now school boards around the country are thinking about restricting texts that contain passages that some see as violent, …
August is Family Fun Month!
The month of August typically signifies the last few weeks of summer before students and teachers return to school. Encourage …
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 …
Composing in Multiple Media
The NCTE Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing, written by the Writing Study Group of the NCTE Executive Committee, pinpoints …
Tackle the Summer Reading List Together
Summer reading is an important component of an overall reading program. Research shows that summer vacation often has a significant …