Think Big with Think-Alouds
This post is written by member Molly Ness. Close your eyes for a second and think back to the last …
Looking Back at National Day on Writing Celebrations
I have been fortunate enough to be part of every National Day on Writing since it began in 2009. On …
Text Options for the African American Read-In
When selecting texts to have as part of African American Read-Ins, many people first think of books or poems. What about …
On Being a Prison Teacher
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Appleman. When I was a high school English teacher, I worked with …
Celebrating Jacob Grimm, One of the Brothers Grimm
Jacob Grimm was born in Hanau, Germany, on January 4, 1785. With his brother Wilhelm, he began collecting traditional German …
The Students’ Right To Read Redux
Following is a collection of the best of the blogs on The Students’ Right to Read, what it is, how …
How do you get your students to be civically-minded?
March is NCTE’s official Literacy Education Advocacy Month! Literacy Education Advocacy Day in Washington DC kicked off the month long …
Writing Conferences: A Minimalist Approach
This post was written by NCTE member Patty McGee, reprinted with permission from MiddleWeb. What is minimalism? “Minimalism is …
Using Film as a Tool in the Classroom
The first Academy Awards ceremony was held during this week in 1929. To celebrate this milestone, here are some resources for …
Always Forward for Students and Teachers: National Council of Teachers of English
What follows are two notes that Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick and I sent to an NCTE member pertaining to concerns …