Can Close Reading Be Inspiring?
The following post is excerpted from an article by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Diane Lapp called Learning Cycles That …
February 2020 #NCTEChat: Lifting Every Voice
Join us this Sunday, February 16, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat focusing on Black History Month and the …
Now More than Ever: Empathy Is Core to the Literacy Classroom
This post was written by Mary Knight and Christie McLean Kesler. “As our book, CoreEmpathy: Literacy Instruction with a Greater …
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 …
Peek Inside July Language Arts
This is an excerpt from Debbie Reese’s article “Critical Indigenous Literacies: Selecting and Using Children’s Books about Indigenous Peoples” in …
Building Your Professional Development Community
The best professional development often relies on the teacher-to-teacher method – teachers sharing their successes and challenges with one another …
Hard Topics Can Lead to Good Kids’ Books
This text is excerpted from the article by Adrienne Samuels Gibbs in The Council Chronicle (March 2016.) Difficult topics are …
September 2022 #NCTEchat: Fostering Empathy and Understanding for Others through Stories
Join us on Sunday, September 18, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat focused on “Fostering Empathy and Understanding for …
Math in the Literacy Classroom
John Venn. the notable English logician, philosopher, mathematician, and most notably the creator of the Venn Diagram, was born on this …
Teachers to Whom I Am Grateful
An important part of advocacy is to thank the stakeholders, policymakers, and staff with whom one meets, especially if they …