“Accessible to All”: A Commitment to Improving Literacy and Celebrating African American Authors
By: Sonda Vasquez, National 1st Vice President and Program Chair, National Hook-Up of Black Women, Inc. The African American Read-In …
A “Week 2” Perspective on NCTE Reads
This post was written by NCTE member Vikki Orepitan. For the second week of NCTE Reads, we focused on …
Swinging Open Our Classroom Doors
Here in the midwest, folks are already heading back to school. In “Swinging Open Our Classroom Doors” from English Journal, …
Critical Conversations in Secondary Classrooms
This post was written by NCTE members Amy Vetter, Melissa Schieble, and Kahdeidra Monét Martin. What Are Critical Conversations? …
African American Read-In 2016 and Beyond . . .
The following post was submitted by NCTE member and African American Read-In host Dr. Tiffany A. Flowers. There are many …
Building Diverse Collections of LGBTQ-Inclusive Children’s Literature to Expand Windows and Mirrors for Youth
From the NCTE LGBTQ Advisory Committee This post was written by Stephen Adam Crawley, a member of NCTE’s LGBTQ Advisory Committee. …
Living in an Online, Immediate, Political, and Very Visual World
Here we are in 2017 with smart phones, computers, comic books, and so much more. A great deal of our …
Celebrating and Supporting African American Writers: The Legacy of the African American Read-In
The following post was written by Dr. Mila Thomas Fuller. “Celebrating and Supporting African American Writers” was the conversation during …
Listing the Difference
This post is written by member Donna Brown. As educators, we are constantly being asked to do more and perform …
2017 Convention Proposal FAQ
Are you considering submitting a proposal for the 2017 NCTE Annual Convention? You should! We’ve been getting some questions about the …