Making a Deep Connection
This post is written by member Aaron McNabb. As an educator, selecting a book to read for class can be …
Celebrate Poet Emily Dickinson!
Curious about the NCTE and Library of Congress connection? Through a grant announced recently by NCTE Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick, …
Writing Rationales with Preservice Teachers
This post was written by Katharine Covino and Ann D. David, members of the NCTE Standing Committee Against Censorship. There …
2015 Outstanding Middle Level Educator: Sandra Kowalczyk
The following interview was conducted and written by Amy Gutierrez Baker, an educator at West Jefferson Middle School in Colorado …
Transnational Parents as Biliteracy Observers to Support Literacy Education
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment This post was written by NCTE member Idalia Nuñez, a member …
Policies around Effective Use of Technology
Affirming in its 2015 Education Policy Platform that “[a] quality literacy education is a civil right”, NCTE declared it support[s] …
The Writing Process: Editing
We are in the last week of October! The widespread enthusiasm for and participation in last week’s National Day on …
If Oppression Is the Problem, How Do We Face the Answer?
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Michael Seward, a member …
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, …
Understanding Language: Five Ways to Support ELL Students in Responsive ELA Classrooms
This post was written by member Melinda McBee Orzulak. Why Understanding Language Has Benefits for All Understanding language is key …