K-12 Standardized Assessment – the View from College
We’ve been asking educators from all grade levels to share their stories and thoughts about assessment. Our responses span a …
The Best Kept Secret in English Education
The following is an excerpt from Ernest Morrell’s Presidential Address at the 2014 NCTE Annual Convention. (An audio clip is at …
Beliefs about the Teaching of Writing
“Just as the nature of and expectation for literacy has changed in the past century and a half, so has …
Teaching Resistance in Unjust Times
This post is written by NCTE Historian Jonna Perillo. Like many of you, I took pleasure in reading the many …
Kick Off the African American Read-In with Award-Winning Children’s Books
This February, NCTE is once again honored to convene the African American Read-In, an opportunity for students, teachers, families, and …
Wild Horses, Black Holes, and Original Medicine
This post was written by member Jessie Dorin. When I was eight, my bipolar dad put me on our unbroken …
Part 2: Extending Student Voice and the WinS Experience to a Social Experiment
This is the second of two posts written by NCTE member, Topher Kandik, the 2016 State Teacher of the Year …
What Your Transgender Student Wants You to Know
This post is by guest author and student James van Kuilenburg. No single transgender experience exists. Our community is diverse, comprising …
Resolve to Strengthen Your Civically Engaged English Teaching with the NCTE Citizenship Campaign
The following post was written by members of the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. “In a democracy, free and universal …
Lines on the Court, Lines in the Poem: March Madness and Poetry Analysis
This blog was written by NCTE member Shelby M. Boehm. Every time I stepped up to the free-throw line during …