Let’s Celebrate Shakespeare!
William Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. If you look online, there are all kinds of suggestions …
Sustaining a Long-Term African American Read-In
This post was written by Gloria Kirkland-Holmes and NCTE member Tiffany A. Flowers. “It is important for all of …
Early November Blog Wrap-Up
In Tasking Time and Taking Time, English Leadership Quarterly editor Oona Marie Abrams describes the time challenge faced by all …
Asian/Pacific American Heritage in the ELA Classroom
In celebration of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month this May, we’ve curated a selection of NCTE …
June 2020 #NCTEChat – Assess for Learning: From Reflection to Action
Join us on Sunday, June 21, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat focusing on learning assessment to be led …
The Power of Assessing Our Positionality
This blog post was written by NCTE member Dr. Marlee Bunch. Recently, I collaborated with Smith College instructors to …
Literacy Leadership
There’s an interesting relationship between advocacy and leadership: effective leaders are advocates for the issues shared by their colleagues. You …
“Words with Friends”: Creating Collaborative Writing Spaces for Girls and Women of Color
This post by 2017-2018 NCTE Lead Ambassador Raven Jones Stanbrough and her colleagues, Tuesda Roberts, Theda Gibbs Grey and Lorena …
If Not the Five-Paragraph Essay, Then What? A Response to Kim Zarins’s Anti-FPE FPE
This post was written by NCTE member David Slomp. Twenty grade-six students mull around the newly installed benches. Excited. …
A Tribute to Lynn Quitman Troyka
By: Carolyn Calhoon Dillahunt, Doug Hesse, Sharon Mitchler, and Howard Tinberg We celebrate the legacy of Lynn Quitman Troyka, a …