Celebrating The National Day on Writing® with Texts from NCTE!
The National Day on Writing® celebrates writing—and the many places, reasons, and ways we write each day—as an essential component …
Changing the Conversation on Assessment with Administrators
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Assessment This blog was written by Bobbie Kabuto, a member of the NCTE …
In the Harbor of Our Classrooms
This post was written by NCTE member R. Joseph Rodríguez. The thing about [the tree] in A Tree Grows …
Writing is a Process
Professional Knowledge for the Teaching of Writing, written by a committee of the NCTE Executive Committee, pinpoints 10 key issues …
Field Notes: Introducing the 2017-18 Lead Ambassadors
Across my twenty years of working in literacy, there has been a common factor activating significant progress: NCTE members. Content …
Building Student Relationships Online
This post was written by NCTE member Danah Hashem. As educators, each of us knows that relationships in the …
Creating Inclusive Classroom Libraries with Different Types of Agents
This is an excerpt from Xiaoying Zhao’s article, “What Kinds of Agents? A Framework for Creating Inclusive Classroom Libraries.” In …
Classroom Climate Change
If you view the onset of testing season as a threat to the literacy-learning culture you’ve worked to build for …
Build Your Stack: Bringing Voices of Authors into Classroom Discussions around Books
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,™ a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge …
Building Bridges between Readers and Authors
This post is written by member Amy Estersohn. One way to help students connect with books is to engage with …