4 Quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In honor and celebration of a writer and orator whose words changed the world, we offer four short quotes from …
Students’ Voices Need to Be Heard
This post is written by Joanne Yatvin, NCTE’s P12 policy analyst for Oregon. A few days ago, I read an …
The Morning After
This is a guest post written by Kathryn McCalla. Getting only about two hours of sleep allows a person more …
“Connecting People to Their Natural Love of Stories”
In the upper Northwest, above the borders of Idaho and Montana, lies the Alberta English Language Arts Council whose mission reads, …
2017 Convention Proposal FAQ
Are you considering submitting a proposal for the 2017 NCTE Annual Convention? You should! We’ve been getting some questions about the …
Teachers, Schools, and Civil Discourse
The following post is by NCTE member Jonna Perrillo and originally ran in the El Paso Times. Like many American …
An Introduction to Research in the Teaching of English
This post is by members Ellen Cushman and Mary Juzwik, editors of Research in the Teaching of English. The best …
Leaning Out
This post is written by NCTE member Jolivette Mecenas. In the past five years since my son was born, I …
Comments on receiving the Whole Language Umbrella 2016 Lifetime Membership Award
Reprinted below are the comments delivered by Whole Language Umbrella Past President Debra Goodman upon receipt of the Whole Language Umbrella …
Just Prison: Rethinking the Boundaries of Bars in the Age of Mass Incarceration
This post is written by NCTE member David E. Kirkland. Rolando Cooper [a pseudonym]is the type of kid who epitomizes …