Celebrate Pride Month with NCTE Resources
June is Pride Month, when cities across the US show support for LGBTQIA rights, culture, and communities. In the late …
Neither Rain nor Snow Will Stop Teachers from Advocacy Day
In three weeks, NCTE members will travel to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, to meet with their federal representatives and …
Defending Books, Smart, Brave Teachers, and the Kids’ Right to Read
It takes a special person to devote her career to defending the First Amendment rights of others, and Joan Bertin …
February 14 is Frederick Douglass Day
We typically think of February 14 as Valentine’s Day, but there’s another reason to love the day—Frederick Douglass celebrated his …
A Closer Look at Zoos
On the morning of July 1, 1874, the first zoo in the United States, the Philadelphia Zoo, opened its doors …
Recognizing the National Day on Writing, 2021
Writing is an important part of life. It helps us communicate and work with each other, supports our learning, and …
Thinking and teaching “beyond the screen”: Looking at the role of multimedia in English classrooms in 2016
The following post was written by Antero Garcia, president and co-founder of the SLAM assembly. I want to invite you …
Teachers Who Keep on Giving
According to the report Hunger in Our Schools 2015, issued by No Kid Hungry/Share Our Strength, three out of four …
Spring of Tentative Hope
This post is written by NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst for Alabama, Cindy Adams. To quote from Dickens in A Tale …
Tasking Time and Taking Time
This post is written by member Oona Marie Abrams, editor of English Leadership Quarterly. It’s 3:00 p.m. on the last …