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 …
From Award to Challenge
Last week at its Midwinter Conference, ALA announced the 2019 winners of its many book awards, including the Newbery, Coretta Scott …
Build Your Stack: Books that Plant Seeds of Understanding and Compassion
This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and …
Angie Thomas Discusses “On the Come Up”
Last October NCTE members had the opportunity to participate in an exclusive conversation with Angie Thomas around the launch of …
Celebrate the African American Read-In with Books by These NCTE-Published Authors
The National African American Read-In is the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. It was established …