I Am Every Good Thing: An Antiracist Counternarrative
This post was written by NCTE member Lorena Germán. Our Racialized Imaginations In The Dark Fantastic, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas talks …
Using Formative Assessment to Improve Practice
As Connected Educator Month continues, we offer this advice from Dan Fowler, Assistant Principal at Eastern Elementary School, Washington County, …
Honoring Students’ Interests in Sports to Support Literacy Learning, Part II
This post (the second of two parts) is written by member Alan Brown. Luke Rodesiler wrote the first part. There is …
On the Menu: Quinoa and Cervantes
This post is written by NCTE member Michael Guevara. Before it became all the rage as a super grain for …
The National African American Read-In Builds On Decades of Literary Tradition
The 2025 National African American Read-In saw more than 123,000 participants, with students in classrooms across the country engaging with …
The Top 5 Things I Learned from the Governor’s Teacher Cabinet
This post is written by NCTE member, Cathy Whitehead, the 2016 State Teacher of the Year for Tennessee. In a recent …
The Writing Process: Revision
It’s October 20, the National Day on Writing, and a day we’ve been looking forward to all year! Check out …
Two New Assessment Practices Located in Learning
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment This blog was written by NCTE member Kathleen Blake Yancey, a …
A Book NCTE Is Proud to Defend
Sherman Alexie announced on Twitter last week, “I am the proud author of the most banned/challenged book of 2014.” He …
Negotiating What’s Possible: Advocating for Students
This is a guest blog by Erin O’Neill Armendarez, NCTE’s Higher Education Policy Analyst from New Mexico. Sometimes faculty are …