Recognizing the Power of Museums
Every year since 1977, May 18 has been recognized as International Museum Day. On this day, participating museums plan creative …
May 2022 #NCTEchat: Relevance, Representation, and Empowering Student Voice with Media Education
Join us on Sunday, May 15, at 8:00 p.m. ET for an #NCTEchat addressing three core themes that make media …
Help Students Become Adept Media Evaluators
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb on 11/14/21, and is reprinted with permission. In my …
Empowering Students and Supporting Inclusive Classrooms by Investing Time in Primary Research Methods
This post was written by NCTE member Sarah Elizabeth Smith Carter. Educators are constantly reconsidering best approaches for diversity, …
What Do We Want Students to Know about the Media?
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb on 7/19/21, and is reprinted with permission. When I …
Practices That Support Listening
This post presents an excerpt from Katie Alford’s July 2020 English Journal article, “Explicitly Teaching Listening in the ELA Curriculum: …
Remembering the First Publication of the Poor Richard’s Almanack
On December 28, 1733, Benjamin Franklin, using the pseudonym Richard Saunders, began publishing Poor Richard’s Almanack, which included agricultural predictions, charts …
What Will We Do about Internet Literacy?
This blog post by NCTE member Frank Baker appeared originally on MiddleWeb on 1/26/2021, and is reprinted with permission. …
#NCTE21 Film Festival Recommendations
Though we weren’t able to host a film festival during the virtual 2021 NCTE Annual Convention, the “Now Screening” committee …
How Can We More Explicitly Teach the Value of Language Diversity to Our Students?
This post was written by Christina L. Dobbs and Christine (Chris) Montecillo Leider, based on their article “A Framework for Writing …