Key Takeaways from a Survey of State Reps
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Literacy Assessment Welcome back to a new school year! Assessment, whether formative or …
Build Your Stack: Ensuring Black Girls Access to Science Fiction
This Build Your Stack post was written by NCTE member Stephanie Toliver. The September 2019 Council Chronicle includes Toliver’s interview with …
Today is the International Day of Peace
The United Nations has declared September 21 as the International Day of Peace. In a message commemorating the Day in …
Comics Are Not Just a Form of Escapism
This blog post was written by NCTE member Ryan Chapman. Unfortunately, even in 2019, comics can still be seen …
Tips for Teaching Difficult Texts
These tips were contributed by NCTE member Mollie Blackburn, author of the recent NCTE book, Adventurous Thinking: Fostering Students’ Rights to …
September 2019 #NCTEChat: Beliefs for Integrating Technology into the English Language Arts Classroom
Join us this Sunday, September 15, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat about the 2018 “Beliefs for Integrating Technology …
Today is National Grandparents Day
National Grandparents Day, first proposed in 1970, was officially proclaimed in 1978. This holiday occurs the first Sunday after Labor …
How Do You Approach Book Tastings?
More and more teachers are using “book tastings” as a way to hook students up with books they’ll love. We asked …
My Journey to Becoming an English Teacher
This post was written by NCTE member Kristen Bruck, a member of the current cohort of participants in the Emerging …
Three Key Practices to Revitalize Reader Response Notebooks
A portion of this article by Lorna Collier appears in the September 2019 Council Chronicle. Reinvigorating the Reader Response …