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July 17, 2024The following is an excerpt from Ernest Morrell’s Presidential Address at the 2014 NCTE Annual Convention. We have to foster critical hope. My colleage Jeff Duncan-Andrade talks about this: “hope in the face of overwhelming odds.” We have to foster that hope. It is our responsibility as a profession to have that hope. People come into our Continue reading →
vadams_convention_2022 July 17, 2024This post comes courtesy of the “Affiliate Voices” column by Lori Goodson in the September 2019 issue of Voices from the Middle. This is Part 1 in a series of posts. Thousands of NCTE members understand the value of being involved at the state affiliate level. It’s an opportunity to build a professional network, take on a Continue reading →
vadams_convention_2022 July 17, 2024From NCTE’s Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Jess Terbrueggen, who is also a member of the Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. “I am not an Athenian or a Greek, but a kosmopolitēs [citizen of the world].”—Diogenes As committee members, we have contemplated what it means to be a citizen of Continue reading →
vadams_convention_2022 July 17, 2024This post is written by member Holly Johnson. This is part of an ongoing monthly series from the NCTE Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. “A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.” —Winnie-the-Pooh (A. A. Milne) The above quote comes from a whimsical, imaginary bear who seems very wise in his simple philosophy Continue reading →
vadams_convention_2022 July 17, 2024From NCTE’s Standing Committee on Global Citizenship This post was written by NCTE member Chase Eddington, who is also a member of the Standing Committee on Global Citizenship. On a chilly evening in London during October 1816, two young men stayed up through the entire night poring over a newly published book. Each of them had Continue reading →
vadams_convention_2022 July 17, 2024This post by NCTE member Nicole Sieben is reprinted from her article in The Council Chronicle (Dec 2017). Notebooks, mind maps, journals, pictures, books, paintings, a year-old packet of lifesavers, an engraved lacrosse stick, and a miniature drum set—all artifacts of the hope imbued in my narrative—sit actively on my office shelves. Hope signs written in various Continue reading →
vadams_convention_2022 July 17, 2024This blog post is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and their classroom libraries. It was written by NCTE member Wesley Matlock. To rework an old adage: the divine is in the details. And poetry is the best medium for parsing details for greater reward. Continue reading →
vadams_convention_2022 July 17, 2024This post was written by NCTE first-time Convention attendee Anthony Lince. Curious. Excited. Nervous. These words illustrate my feelings before I arrived at my first NCTE Convention—2022’s event themed “¡Sueños! Pursuing the Light!” in Anaheim, California. Just having finished my MA in English, this event would mark my first foray into academic conferences: sites full of Continue reading →
vadams_convention_2022 July 17, 2024This post was written by NCTE member Linda Rief. Don Graves and Don Murray, both mentors of mine at the University of New Hampshire, have been gone more than a decade. Yet their influence on me continues in so many ways—as a learner, as a teacher, as a reader and as a writer. Their greatest Continue reading →
vadams_convention_2022 July 17, 2024In these unsettling times, we’re sharing hope by drawing attention to some favorite blog posts from past years. This post was first published on October 16, 2018. This blog post was written by NCTE member Melanie Fuemmeler. It is part of Build Your Stack,® a new initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge Continue reading →
