In an important #NCTEblog post, global educator, equity strategist, & keynote speaker Sawsan Jaber (@SJEducate) urges teachers to build understanding and warns against “perpetuating harm on your Arab and Muslim students” in teaching about the 9/11 tragedy. ncte.org/blog/2022/09/the-mi…
“After a professional learning experience like the #NCTE Annual Convention, attendees are often energized and reinvigorated.” How do you keep that energy and vigor going? NCTE staff member & former teacher @fink_girl has some suggestions on the #NCTEblog: bit.ly/ncte22-momentum
“Every context—classroom, school, community—is unique and requires its own process.” NCTE member Lorraine Radice shares strategies & processes to review English curriculum in “Creating ELA Curriculum That’s Meaningful to Students” on the #NCTEblog: bit.ly/student-centered-ela
“We will need inventive strategies and ideas to help us create equitable and inclusive schools and curricula. I want to offer four steps that I believe can be a start.” Read reflections, strategies, & ideas from #NCTE member Cody Miller on the #NCTEblog: bit.ly/2022-successful-chall…
ALT Image of NCTE Blog titled "Learning from Successful Challenges against Book Bans in 2022" written by NCTE member Cody Miller.
“Metacognitive reflection can awaken students to be more aware of their thinking during writing, resulting in a deeper understanding of who they are as writers....” NCTE member Susan Barber writes on the #NCTEblog. Learn how Barber applies #metacognition: bit.ly/mcaetacognition-writi…
ALT Image of NCTE Blog post titled "Making Metacognition Part of Student Writing" written by NCTE member Susan Barber
In “Stories of Survival and Overcoming the Odds,” on the #NCTEblog, #NCTE member Jason D. DeHart notes that “until we engage our students in talking and writing, we simply do not know what they are carrying with them.” Read about survival writing prompts: bit.ly/survival-prompt
ALT Image of NCTE Blog titled "Stories of Survival and Overcoming the Odds," written by NCTE member Jason D. DeHart.
“Assessments are tools that inform teachers about their students’ learning, but the term ‘assessment’ is commonly interchanged with ‘testing.’” #NCTE member Adeli Ynostroza Ochoa encourages educators to redirect proficiency measurement on the #NCTEblog: bit.ly/reading-assessment-au…
ALT Image of NCTE blog titled “Revisiting Reading Assessments with an Autobiography," written by NCTE member Adeli Ynostroza Ochoa
Thank you for the shout out in "Respond to a Story in The Times via Our One-Pager Challenge," @nytimes! NCTE elevates teacher voices. Sharing experiences and ideas via the #NCTEblog is one of many ways we empower teachers.
Our One-Pager Challenge is now live!
Students across subject areas can respond to any 2022 Times article, video, graph, photo essay or podcast they like, until Jan. 18.
All the details you need are here:
nytimes.com/2022/12/14/learn…
“I tell my creative writing students with eagerness, ‘You will write a novel in 30 days.’"
#NCTE member Lee Ann van der Kwast writes about her excitement & experience with #NaNoWriMo, how she implements it, & reflections from students on the #NCTEBlog: bit.ly/nanowrimo-challenge
ALT Image of NCTE blog with text that reads "(NaNoWriMo) 30-Day Challenge: Building Stronger Writers" written by NCTE Member Lee Ann van der Kwast
NCTE member Anastasia Gustafson recalls the Harry Potter series on the #NCTEblog. “When a new novel was released by J. K. Rowling, it kept young readers lining up outside of bookstores for hours on end.” In a decade, things have drastically shifted: bit.ly/MIA-YA-Fiction
ALT NCTE Blog titled "Missing in Action: Young Adult Fiction That Captivates Contemporary Readers" written by NCTE member Anastasia Gustafson
On the #NCTEblog, #NCTE member Dr. Marlee Bunch explains the HUSH Framework as “the culmination of effective strategies & research that intersected to consider the best practices we as educators can implement." Celebrate diverse voices & histories: bit.ly/HUSH-framework
ALT Image of NCTE blog titled "Unlearning the HUSH Framework: An Inclusive Framework for Teaching" written by Dr. Marlee Bunch
NCTE & Standing Committee Against Censorship members Katharine Covino & Ann D. David write about guiding novice teachers through writing rationales for #NCTE, which requires "careful mentorship & supportive self-reflection," on the #NCTEblog: bit.ly/writing-rationales#Censorship
ALT Image of NCTE Blog titled "Writing Rationales with Preservice Teachers" written by NCTE and Standing Committee Against Censorship members Katharine Covino and Ann D. David
“NCTE Member Gatherings continue to motivate & equip me with knowledge & strategies for handling the rigors of leading an academic life.” Read how NCTE member Sonia Adams reclaimed her personal & professional identity through community on the #NCTEblog: bit.ly/ncte-member-gathering…
ALT Image of NCTE Blog titled "IN Praise of NCTE's Member Gatherings" written by NCTE member Sonia Adams
“Books, even the banned and challenged ones, open minds.” #NCTE member R. Joseph Rodriguez shares his students’ determination to read banned books, & his advocacy to get books into the hands of students & their families on the #NCTEblog: bit.ly/banned-books-open-min…#BannedBooks
ALT Image of NCTE Blog titled "Even Banned Books Open Minds" written by NCTE member R. Joseph Rodriguez
In an #NCTEblog post, #NCTE member Xochitl Bentley shares her use of mentor texts to give students “a chance to get an exploratory sketch on the page, to find out what wording felt clunky & which parts ‘sung’ before I chatted with them one on one.” bit.ly/writing-self-intro
ALT NCTE Blog titled "The Self-Introduction in Writing" written by NCTE member Xochitl Bentley, reprinted with permission from MOVING WRITERS
“It seems kinda like a meeting of the minds,” I said. “Teachers from all across the country gather to share ideas.” Read about the power NCTE member Katie Wheeler discovered in “’I Think You’ll Find There’s a Lot of Power at This Table!’” on the #NCTEblog: bit.ly/ncte-convention-power
ALT Image of NCTE Blog titled “’I Think You’ll Find There’s a Lot of Power at This Table!’” written by NCTE member Katie Wheeler
Oct. 24–28 is Annual Media Literacy Week, hosted by @MediaLiteracyEd. “The mission of this week is to highlight the power of media literacy education & its essential role in education." For resources from #NCTE, check out the #NCTEblog: bit.ly/media-lit-2022#MediaLiteracyWeek
ALT Image of NCTE blog titled "Media Literacy Week 2022" written by NCTE staff member and former teacher Lisa Fink
To disrupt the creation of a single assessment story, educators can frame assessment as advocacy work. Learn from NCTE member Bobbi Kabuto in “Literacy Assessment as Advocacy: LEARNING TO BE LITERATE: MORE THAN A SINGLE STORY, Part 1,” on the #NCTEblog: bit.ly/lit-assessment-advoca…
ALT Image of NCTE Blog titled “Literacy Assessment as Advocacy: LEARNING TO BE LITERATE: MORE THAN A SINGLE STORY, Part 1,” written by NCTE member Bobbie Kabuto
“Teaching writing is difficult, & sometimes a new approach can provide a productive interruption to the writers we teach.” NCTE member Brett Vogelsinger shares a technique of poetry pauses in “Elevate Student Writing with Poetry Pauses” on the #NCTEBlog: bit.ly/poetry-pauses
ALT Image of NCTE blog titled "Elevate Student Writing with Poetry Pauses" written by NCTE member Brett Vogelsinger