Today Is Flag Day!
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress approved the design of a national flag. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the …
NCTE Creates Book Rationale Database with Penguin Random House Education Grant
NCTE’s Intellectual Freedom Center website will soon have a new feature: an active database of book rationales. While NCTE has …
Using Writing to Explore Social Class
This post is an excerpt from the English Journal article “Using Writing to Explore Social Class” by NCTE member Katelynn …
Your Pseudo-Struggles and the Effect on Your Students
This post is written by member Chris Margolin. It’s Monday morning, and I’m wondering if the teachers with whom I …
Adolescence in the English Language Arts
This post was written by members Sophia Tatiana Sarigianides, Robert Petrone and Mark A. Lewis. As the popularity of young …
Lessons from the NCTE Convention
This post was written by guest author Jacob Wunsh. I was Google searching—something to the effect of “PD aside …
Reading, Teaching, and Discussing LGBTQ+ Family Stories with Elementary Students
From the NCTE LGBTQ+ Advisory Committee This post was written by Tadayuki Suzuki, a member of the NCTE LGBTQ …
Lost in the Past
This blog is written by seventh grader Grace Higgins, a student of NCTE member Joe Pizzo. Joe Pizzo’s introduction: When …
#WhyIWrite—Rhashida Brown
This post was written by guest author Rhashida Brown. Today is the National Day on Writing! As part of …
Going That Extra Mile
This post is by member Joseph Pizzo. Every effective teacher I know has flourished in the classroom setting because one …