“Imagine” – Freedom to Read Week
In the U.S., we celebrate Banned Books Week in late September/early October—this year on September 24-30, 2017. But the Book …
On Choosing Texts for Students
For the third time this year, the book and librarian blogosphere has been aflame with discussion about whether or not …
Pairing the K–12 Common Core Exemplar List with Global and International Literature
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Mary L. Fahrenbruck, a …
Humor in the Classroom
Bruce A. Goebel, author of Humor Writing: Activities for the English Classroom, says that incorporating humor writing into the classroom …
Creating Classroom Community Remotely: My Best Strategy
This post was written by NCTE member Kim Essenburg and is reprinted with permission from her blog Learn, Unlearn, & Relearn. …
Why Journalism Matters #1 Getting to the Heart of the Matter: Thesis vs. Lede
This is the second in a weekly series by NCTE member Alana Rome. How to teach essay writing: it’s one …
Having a Say
Voting for our leaders is one of the most important things you get to do as a member. Belonging to …
Why Face to Face Still Matters
The following was written by NCTE member Cindy Minnich and originally published in July on the Pennsylvania Writing and Literature …
Finding, Offering, and Allowing Grace in Our Current Pedagogy
This post was written by NCTE member Sarah Elizabeth Smith Carter. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted higher learning in …
Complicity
This post, written by member James Davis, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Iowa, is a reprint from the Iowa Council …