“Tinker Turns 50!”
It’s difficult for me to imagine my 13-year-old-self protesting anything short of the cancellation of a school dance, let alone …
The Peritextual Literacy Framework as a Teaching and Critical Thinking Tool
This post was written by Shelbie Witte, Don Latham, and Melissa Gross, editors of Literacy Engagement through Peritextual Analysis (ALA …
NCTE Texts and the African American Read-In
During February, the month of the African American Read-In, we continue our theme of spotlighting connections with thoughtful NCTE texts. …
Collaborative Analysis of Student Work
This post was written by Kathryn Mitchell Pierce, a member of the NCTE Standing Committee on Assessment. Conversations about …
Kafka Started It and the Maine Legislation Finished It—for Now
Things began a couple of years ago when Haruki Murakami’s novel Kafka on the Shore was assigned to students in …
February 2019 #NCTEchat: Building Boundless Classrooms
How do you create a boundless classroom? How can we push ourselves and our students to continue talking about race …
More Great NCTE Reads That Support the Spirit of the African American Read-In!
Last week, we highlighted at some of NCTE-published texts that fit into the spirit of the American African Read-In. Let’s …
Fostering Preservice Teachers’ Media and 21st Century Literacies
This post was written by NCTE member Katherin Garland, chair of the NCTE Assembly on Computers in English (ACE). …
Revisiting Read-Aloud, Read-In, and Any Favorite Texts with a Word-Themed Lens
This post was written by NCTE member Pam Koutrakos. For those of us committed to read-aloud time every day, …
Creating LGBTQIA-Affirming Classrooms and Schools
This post was written by Cody Miller, Chair of the NCTE Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Advisory Committee. NCTE’s …