Unmasking the Mythical Narrative Surrounding the Five-Paragraph Essay
This post was written by NCTE member Anastasia Gustafson. During my first year of college, I was sitting in …
Unlearning the HUSH Framework: An Inclusive Framework for Teaching
This post was written by NCTE member Dr. Marlee Bunch. In 2022, our schools and classrooms are faced with a …
Ungrading to Build Equity and Trust in Our Classrooms
This post was written by NCTE member Anthony Lince. Many educators around the US are having meaningful conversations about …
Unexpected Rewards: Teacher Corps Empowers and Invigorates
NCTE has long promoted intellectual freedom and defended against attempts to remove books from schools. In the face of unprecedented …
Understanding Language: Five Ways to Support ELL Students in Responsive ELA Classrooms
This post was written by member Melinda McBee Orzulak. Why Understanding Language Has Benefits for All Understanding language is key …
Underrepresented Communities in Education
This post is from NCTE member Nathan Jones. As an educator, I relish a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, places of …
Uncomfortable Texts
There’s been a brouhaha in Duluth, Minnesota, where earlier this month, the superintendent declared that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn …
Un Nuevo Bard
This post is written by NCTE member, Michael Guevara. Towards the latter part of April, my social media—populated by linguaphiles, …
Two Read-In Snapshots
This week featured dozens of African American Read-Ins across the country. Below NCTE members Michelle Rankin and Jennifer Watson give you …
Two New Assessment Practices Located in Learning
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment This blog was written by NCTE member Kathleen Blake Yancey, a …