Celebrate Poet Emily Dickinson!
Curious about the NCTE and Library of Congress connection? Through a grant announced recently by NCTE Executive Director Emily Kirkpatrick, …
“That’s Why a Name Is Important. It Defines You”: Romeo and Juliet and The Hate U Give in Conversation
From the NCTE Secondary Section Steering Committee This blog post was written by NCTE member and Secondary Section Steering …
Frederick Douglass Began Publication of The North Star This Week in 1847
Photograph of Frederick Douglass in 1890; Credit: Mathew Brady Studio. “Frederick Douglass.” C. 1890. African-American Perspectives: The Progress of a …
Finding Our Paths Together
This post was written by NCTE member Elizabeth Walsh-Moorman. The text of the email from my professor was projected on …
Global Citizenship: Through the Lens of an Immigrant
From the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Heerak Kim, a member …
Celebrate the Birthday of Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and other novels, was born on November 29, 1832. Alcott wrote several novels …
Teachers and Education Policy: Staying Informed
This post was written by NCTE NCTE Kent D. Williamson Policy Fellow Grace Eunhye Lee. Teachers have a profound effect on students’ …
The Power of Memoir: Unleashing Students’ Experiences
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Dean. It was my second year teaching, and I thought writing …
Oral Storytelling as Memoir
This post was written by NCTE members Amy Miller and Meghan Jones. Teaching memoir in the high school classroom has …
On Being a Prison Teacher
This post was written by NCTE member Deborah Appleman. When I was a high school English teacher, I worked with …