Visual Metaphors in Secondary ELA Classrooms
This blog post was written by NCTE member Alison Goulding. Visual metaphors are images or graphics that explicitly represent …
Reading Because They Love It
I feel certain that one goal we teachers have for our students is that they to leave our classes to …
POETRY CELEBRATION
This post, written by former Chair of the NCTE Elementary Section Ted Kesler, was presented at the session, “Poet Advocates: …
Getting Started with Hexagonal Thinking
This blog post was written by NCTE member Jennifer Bonaldo. The pandemic has impacted teaching and learning in a myriad …
Mirrors and Windows and Books Like Me
Jason Reynolds explained to Trevor Noah why he never read a book cover to cover until he was 17, just …
A Passion That Never Dies
This post is written by member Chawanna Bethany Chambers. I’m nearly ten years removed from the freshly minted, aspiring teacher that …
Get Ready for the 2016 African American Read-In!
Join over a million readers as part of the Twenty-Seventh National African American Read-In in February 2016! The Read-In is …
The Power of Stories
The following is an excerpt from Sonia Nazario’s keynote speech at the 2014 NCTE Annual Convention. You can read an …
Young Adult Literature, Advanced Placement, and “Rigor”
This post is by NCTE member Cody Miller. As stated in an earlier post, my English Honors I course is …
Remodeling Literacy Learning
The 2013 NCLE study Remodeling Literacy Learning: Making Room for What Works, indicated that working together is working smarter—educators’ most …