Speaking Up: Disability Pride Month Meets Linguistic Justice
From NCTE’s Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Disability Studies Standing Group. This post was written by NCTE member …
Fighting Old Battles of the Curriculum vs. the Students
Invaders of Mars was on TV this morning—I know, maybe I should be making better use of my time—but there is …
Celebrating Poet Rita Dove
August 28 is the birthday of American poet Rita Dove, who reportedly told Black American Literature Forum,“There’s no reason to subscribe authors …
Resolutions on the First of the Year
NCTE has a long, rich history of resolutions proposed and ratified by members. These resolutions have guided NCTE’s actions, responded …
Nurturing Literacy, Not Test-Taking
The following excerpt from Dawn Kirby’s post on the blog Writers Who Care is reprinted by permission. Literacy as …
Learning to Teach During Uncertain Times
This post was written by NCTE member Elizabeth Morphis. Her article “The Journey to Teacher: Facilitating Communication Skills in Preservice Teachers …
Fireworks and Freedom
A version of this blog ran in July 2015. On this July 4th, I’m reminded most of the First Amendment …
Build Your Stack: Five Ways to Stay on Top of the Latest and Greatest in Children’s Literature
This video and blog post are part of Build Your Stack,™ a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book …
Field Notes: A Summer Filled with Members
This summer NCTE, its groups, and its affiliates held six different meetings in six different locations with hundreds of NCTE …
Enhancing ELA Learning Strategies with Digital Tools
This post was written by NCTE member Dianna Minor. Digital literacy is important for the development of students’ reading, writing, …