The National Day on Writing® 2020
In light of the significance of writing in our national life, to draw attention to the remarkable variety of writing …
Real Students, Real Writing
With 3 days left to the National Day on Writing, we’re sharing a series of reflections from members and …
Honoring African American Contributions: Playwrights
African American History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their central …
NCTE Reads – Reflection from a New Member
This post was written by NCTE member Vikki Orepitan. As a novice both to NCTE and to the summer book …
Beyond Poetry Month: Leveraging Poetry’s Possibilities All Year Long
This post was written by NCTE member JoEllen McCarthy. This post originally appeared on The Educator Collaborative’s Community blog, reprinted with …
Poetry for February
A recent Educator Newsletter from the Academy of American Poets highlighted “12 poems to read for black history month.” They …
Welcome to the May 2019 Issue of English Journal
This post comes courtesy of the “From the Editor” column by Toby Emert and R. Joseph Rodríguez in the May …
Five Reasons Teachers Love Student Choice
In Wentzville, Missouri, some high school teachers changed how they taught reading, and after seeing the results, they report they …
The Process of Rebuilding Begins in Our Imagination
This post was written by guest author Zetta Elliott. Elliott was interviewed (with Ebony Elizabeth Thomas) by Stephanie Toliver in …
Celebrating Shakespeare with NCTE
On April 23 in 1564, William Shakespeare was born. It’s been said that Shakespeare’s complete works consist of 884,647 words …