Etymology of a Teacher
This post is written by Anna Baldwin, NCTE’s P12 Policy Analyst and the 2014 State Teacher of the Year for …
Why I Think It’s Important to Know Frederick Douglass
The following post is written by NCTE member Scott Filkins. As I prepared to read Frederick Douglass’s autobiography with my …
Writing to Make Sense of Who We Are
This post was first published in 2015. The following post is excerpted from Gholnecsar E. Muhammad’s February 2015 article “Searching …
Making Connections to AARI Books, Week 2
Each year during Black History Month, the National Council of the Teachers of English kicks off the African American Read-In. …
Same as It Ever Was
This post was written by member Peg Grafwallner. I recently found a note that went home with 12-year-old me in …
Protecting Scholarship
The work of NCTE’s Intellectual Freedom Center is visible, more often than not, for defense of challenged books in K-12 …
What If They Take the Books Away?
Next week the NCTE Annual Convention begins with author sessions aplenty and a new book feature, Build Your Stack®. Needless to …
A New Semester Begins
As a university instructor, I am prepping for the start of the new semester. A new semester brings with it …
Connected Educator Month 2015
The Connected Educator Month (CEM) initiative networks educators and education stakeholders through connected professional learning experiences worldwide. Over the past …
3 Ways to Support Formative Assessment
At NCTE, October is Connected Educator Month. We’ve been asking our members to reflect on innovations in assessment, and you …