ESEA Update: Congress makes progress towards reauthorization
This week Congress has moved a few steps closer to reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act by passing a …
Moving on with Affiliates F-G-H
As I head off to this year鈥檚 Affiliate Leadership Meeting this weekend, I鈥檒l look forward to visiting with leaders from …
The Extranormative Student in a Standardized Classroom
Peter Smagorinsky writes a compelling argument how to address students who he deems 鈥渆xtranormative,鈥� in 楼凤天堂鈥檚 English Journal, Vol. 103, …
Fireworks and Freedom
As July 4th approaches, I鈥檓 reminded most of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. There鈥檚 something to be said …
How Much Longer Can We Ignore our Native American Students?
Recently, the Senate Indian Affairs Committee and the House Committee on Education and the Workforce held hearings to discuss the …
June #楼凤天堂chat Resources for Teachers
The topic for the June 2015 #nctechat was 鈥淩efresh, Recharge, Renew: Summertime as Growth for Teachers鈥�. It was hosted by …
Connecting Is as Easy as ABC
鈥淲e as individuals and as an organization are inventors of the future.鈥� 楼凤天堂 Past President Ernest Morrell spoke these words …
When You Cut the Arts, What Else Do You Lose?
This year, 楼凤天堂鈥檚 theme for its 2015 Annual Convention is Responsibility, Creativity and the Arts of Language. 聽As Program Chair …
Censorship Is Uncivil
鈥淐ensorship is uncivil,鈥� notes David Moshman in a March 2015 interview in The Council Chronicle discussing 楼凤天堂 Position Statement on …
Refresh, Recharge, Renew: Summertime as Growth for Teachers
The following post was written by Shawna Coppola聽(@ShawnaCoppola) and Lisa Fink (@fink_girl), hosts of this Sunday’s #nctechat, which will explore …