An Introduction to Research in the Teaching of English
This post is by members Ellen Cushman and Mary Juzwik, editors of Research in the Teaching of English. The best …
January 2019 #NCTEchat: Librarianship and Language Arts
Libraries have likely played important roles in our lives as literacy teachers, whether they were libraries in our communities, libraries …
Remembering Kurt Vonnegut
November 11 is the birthday of Kurt Vonnegut, a writer who was also a veteran. He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, …
English Studies Reimagined
This post was written by NCTE member Bruce McComiskey. I’ve been called for jury duty four times in …
A Celebration of Reading Is Needed Now More Than Ever!
Censorship succeeds when no one talks about it; let’s make some noise. The ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom As we …
Story as the Landscape of Knowing
A montage of stories and viewpoints from the NCTE 2014 Annual Convention.
What Speech Is Free on Campus? Just about All of It!
Free speech—listed as a right in the First Amendment of the Constitution—is a foundational belief of our democracy: Congress shall …
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 …
Learning: The Fine Art of Drowning
This post is written by member Tom O’Connor. Education was not my forte. Given that I am a teacher, that …
Slow Writing
This post was written by NCTE member Joyce Kinkead. Add Slow Writing to the list of “slow” choices—slow food, …