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 …
Kafka Started It and the Maine Legislation Finished It—for Now
Things began a couple of years ago when Haruki Murakami’s novel Kafka on the Shore was assigned to students in …
Providing the Keys to Professional Growth—and Personal Meaning
Typewriter auction helps NCTE member honor father’s memory Carol Kazmierczak looks to NCTE to provide her with tools to …
The Power of Our Inquiry
The following text by Timothy O’Keefe is an excerpt from Looking Closely & Listening Carefully: Learning Literacy through Inquiry by …
What Happened In Your State This July?
This is the next in a monthly series to inform members about what is going on in your state. This …
Making Connections to AARI Books, Week 1
Each year during Black History Month, the National Council of the Teachers of English kicks off the African American Read-In. …
Q & A with Les Perelman
Renowned scholar Les Perelman has dedicated his career to the support of powerful and authentic writing instruction. He has been an …
Announcing the 2019 NCTE Children’s Book Awards
Books have the power to transform lives, and the Charlotte Huck, Orbis Pictus, and Excellence in Poetry for Children awards …
Don’t Forget about the Talk! Boosting Oral Language in Small-Group Reading
This is a guest post by Shannon Croston. As a literacy coach in an international school, where almost all of …
May 2019 #NCTEchat: Changing the Conversation Around Literacy Assessment
Join us Sunday, May 19, at 8:00 p.m. ET for our May #NCTEchat on Changing the Conversation Around Literacy Assessment with …