Pedagogy + Advocacy = Pedagadvocating??
This post is by member Terri Pantuso. What are the pedagogical implications of advocacy? Beyond teaching my students where to …
Recognize Pride Month with NCTE Resources
June is Pride Month, when cities across the US show support for LGBTQIA rights, culture, and communities. In the late …
Leaning Out
This post is written by NCTE member Jolivette Mecenas. In the past five years since my son was born, I …
It’s the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere!
The onset of winter weather varies from year to year and from place to place, but December 21, the winter …
August 2022 #NCTEchat: #BuildYourStack for Back to School
Join us on Sunday, August 21, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat focused on texts and going back to …
National Summer Learning Week
National Summer Learning Week is a celebration dedicated to “elevating the importance of keeping kids learning, safe, and healthy every …
Amelia Earhart’s Place in History
Amelia Earhart was born in 1897. Once she began flying in 1921, she quickly set numerous women’s altitude, speed, and …
Hard Topics Can Lead to Good Kids’ Books
This text is excerpted from the article by Adrienne Samuels Gibbs in The Council Chronicle (March 2016.) Difficult topics are …
A Student’s Petition for Poetic Justice
This post was guest-authored by student Veronica Pusateri. Veronica just completed ninth-grade in the classroom of NCTE member Michael Guevara …
Voices for Change: The Responsibility of the Teacher at the Microphone
On June 24, NCTE brought a handful of educators to the Department of Education to speak to staffers about issues …