It’s Almost World Read Aloud Day!
World Read Aloud Day, #WRAD, recognized this year on February 7, motivates children, teens, and adults to celebrate the power …
The Missing Piece to Our Nation’s History: African American History Is American History
The National Coalition Against Censorship’s Student Advocates for Speech program was created in 2022 to provide participants with virtual advocacy …
The Practical Book Writing Instructors Are Dying For: Hands-on, Ready-to-Use Classroom Activities
This blog post was written by NCTE members and authors Michal Reznizki and David T. Coad. As writing teachers, …
The March for Our Lives: What It Means for Me
This post was written by NCTE member Yolanda Whitted. The March for Our Lives—It washed over me like a …
Making Change with LGBTQ Literature
There’s a great article in the March Council Chronicle, “Teachers as Change Agents: Piloting an LGBTQ Book Club for Middle-Grade …
Poetry and College Composition and Communication
During National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published by …
The End of School Movie
Out here in Central Illinois, many schools will be ending their 2017-18 terms in two weeks. There will be final …
“Fixing” Tweets and the Possibility for Critical Literacy
This post is written by member Cody Miller. A recent #NCTEchat on Twitter focused on the power of popular culture …
Building a Writing Community through Name Study
This blog post was written by NCTE member Angie House as part of a blog series celebrating the National Day on …
Trigger Warnings Threaten Our Students’ Learning
In his article in the September English Journal, Adam Wolfsdorf tells us that “When It Comes To High School English, …