Expanding Our Ideas through Books
This post by Millie Davis appeared first in 2015. “We want students to engage texts, to interrogate texts, to demand …
A Look Back at NCTE Reads, Week 3
This post was written by NCTE member Vikki Orepitan. The third week of NCTE Reads focused on Chapters 5 and …
A “Week 2” Perspective on NCTE Reads
This post was written by NCTE member Vikki Orepitan. For the second week of NCTE Reads, we focused on …
What Books Are on Your Shelf?
I challenge you to take a look at the books on your office or classroom shelf and see how well …
NCTE Reads – Reflection from a New Member
This post was written by NCTE member Vikki Orepitan. As a novice both to NCTE and to the summer book …
Texts, Your Students, and the First Amendment
For many years, American schools have been pressured to restrict or deny students access to texts deemed objectionable by some …
Reading Behind Bars
Federal courts have repeatedly affirmed that prisoners have a First Amendment right to read, and that publishers and others have …
Reading Because They Love It
I feel certain that one goal we teachers have for our students is that they to leave our classes to …
Why Our Students Need Us To Teach About Climate Change
It’s Earth Day and I’m writing this blog after hearing a story about teaching climate change on NPR, “Most Teachers …