Resources for Banned Books Week
Banned Books Week, which runs September 25-October 1 this year, draws attention to the issue of censorship and how it …
Locating Black Histories in Our Own Front Yards
This post was written by NCTE member Janelle Jennings-Alexander. The protests and marches of the summer of 2020 proved, …
Children’s Day, Book Day, El día de los niños, el día de los libros
In 2018, Children’s Day, Book Day, El día de los niños, el día de los libros (often known as Día), …
Out of Many, One
At the invitation of NCTE’s P12 policy analyst from Virginia, Chantal Winstead, I attended the Teach to Lead Summit in …
What Can Comics Do? Tapping Into Empathy and Flexibility
This post was written by NCTE member and author Jason D. DeHart, PhD. When I write the word comics, many …
What the Mathical Book Prize Offers to Young Readers and Writers
This post was written by NCTE Past President Franki Sibberson. I love discovering new book awards. After serving on the …
Don’t Help. Don’t Teach.
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Michael Seward, a member …
Poetry and English Education
To celebrate National Poetry Month, we will be posting poems that originally ran in one of the ten journals published …
“I Know the Answer to 1 Down!”
Crossword Puzzle Day is celebrated annually on December 21. Crossword puzzles were created and published on that day in 1913. …
Field Notes: A Love Letter to Teachers
Teachers are page turners. Like the most finely crafted books, from the minute we begin our time with them, they …