…extent that they help students learn. Too often teachers are required to measure or describe some aspect of a student’s literacy performance only to enter the number for a far-away…
…the past two years I’ve attended an NCTE Convention session organized by Steve Zemelman to showcase teachers who speak out about valued aspects of their work and to encourage others…
…Encouraging educators to pause and reflect is an important aspect of planning lessons and pedagogy. Thinking deeply about our own areas for growth will ultimately improve the students’ experiences. Collaboration…
…Failing to provide an education of deep intellectual challenge supported by an environment of free expression is selling students short and would fail to live up to our highest aspirations…
…“College-Level” Writing? Volume 2: Assignments, Readings, and Student Writing Samples highlights the practical aspects of teaching writing. What Works in Writing Instruction: Research and Practice, Second Edition looks closely at…
…their presence known at the beginning and end of the school day, creating a school newsletter, and engaging in aspects of “flipped communication.” Flip faculty meetings—rather than disseminate information as…
…NCTE in mourning the loss and celebrating the life of a dedicated teacher, fierce advocate, and dear friend. May we all aspire to follow Darius’s lead. It is the…
…Native feminist texts, we were delighted and inspired—delighted by the possibility of reflecting on these important aspects of secondary English education and inspired by the opportunity to extend (and share)…
…ways for children to step outside of their own lives and gain perspective on the world. An important aspect of participatory citizenship is an openness to other people’s experiences that…
…their names, so that they can visualize that idea that each name comes with its own stories, desires, aspirations, and truths. This concept of reading one’s name and the story…
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