September 15 to October 15 Is National Hispanic Heritage Month
A time for celebrating the culture, art, and achievements of Latinx people, September 15 to October 15 has been designated …
Poetry Is the Light: Children Need to Let Their Words Shine
This post was written by NCTE member Valerie Bolling. Amanda Gorman. In the short time since most of us …
Advocating for Change in the Classroom: School Boards
School boards are pivotal in shaping the education of almost 50 million public school students nationwide. School boards are responsible …
NCTE Reads – Reflection from a New Member
This post was written by NCTE member Vikki Orepitan. As a novice both to NCTE and to the summer book …
Put a Poem in Your Pocket!
Poem in Your Pocket Day takes place every year on a day in National Poetry Month. On this day, select …
Collaborative Analysis of Student Work
This post was written by Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, a member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Assessment. Conversations about …
Summer Reflection: Thinking about Assessments K-8
We’ve talked before about the need to reclaim assessment, and reading through the hundreds of responses we’ve gotten for the …
Teacher Candidates Navigate Online Learning with Their Guiding Teachers
This post was written by NCTE member Kimberly Ferrario. Although none of us were prepared for teaching and learning …
Teaching for Responsibility and Independence
Join Terry Thompson @TerryTreads this Sunday for a conversation around “Teaching for Responsibility and Independence.” Terry is an author, teacher, …
Listing the Difference
This post is written by member Donna Brown. As educators, we are constantly being asked to do more and perform …