Teaching ELA Students Active Citizenship
…on elements of style, structure, and impact. Buy-in is a critical factor in any long-term classroom project, and to inspire that, Barton says it’s vital to start with a topic…
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Deliberations and Recommendations: What It Was Like Serving on Texas Tech University’s “Campus Carry” Task Force
…law. The second thing I learned was just how slippery the term “gun-free” really is. When a space is declared “gun free,” what is the ontological state of that space?…
Have You Shared Any Bookjoy Lately?
…for Día, not only are children celebrated (usually on or near April 30), but so is “bookjoy”—a term Mora coined to refer to the love of reading. “Día has excited…
Join us this Sunday for #nctechat: Everyday Advocacy
…advocate in smaller, more local ways than just contacting your senator or tweeting your congressman? What is a long term goal you would like to advocate for and what is…
Standardizing College Readiness
…the best approach to or meaning of college readiness, even as we develop new tools for trying to gauge it and to standardize the term. At best, it is a…
Advocating for English Language Learners under ESSA
…and in years 3 and beyond, assessment scores for ELLs will be included the same way as all other students. In terms of classifying students, ESSA requires states to have…
Cultivating Capacity, Creating Change: 2017 CCCC Annual Convention
…and future generations of teachers, scholars, and leaders. Late NCTE Executive Director Kent Williamson recognized that our organization—and its membership—must conscientiously create the conditions that ensure long-term vitality. He envisioned…
Education for All: Supporting Undocumented Students
…status is a “lead weight,” the most salient feature in their lives. Though DACA has made pursuing higher education and careers possible in the short-term, recipients struggle with how to…
El día de los niños/El día de los libros – Children’s Day/Book Day
…and their families to diverse books, languages, and cultures. Día is celebrated on April 30th and this year is the 20th anniversary! Pat Mora coined the term “bookjoy” to refer…
On the Critical Importance of Ethnic Studies
…Communication, 47(1), 29–40. Villanueva, V. (2002). When the multicultural leaves the race: Some common terms reconsidered. In R. Yagelski & S. A. Leonard (Eds.), The relevance of English: Teaching that…
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