While attending our Fall ICTE conference, my classroom was managed by a well-qualified substitute teacher. Aside from a short phone call on my...
She is so disappointed. She is also a bit of a judgey know-it-all. She is me, in my last year of my teaching degree. Her self-congratulatory...
On our first date, my now-husband asked me, what is one thing I should know about you. I bravely proclaimed: I am a writer. I remember being...
Pick a book (Read 2 pages) I need drink of water Not that book—this book No I have to climb up the chair this way (Read...
I struggle because the world has changed so drastically from when I started teaching nearly 15 years ago. How can I prepare teachers for a career...
My classroom becomes unsafe. My students become unsafe. I become unsafe. We all become...
NOVEMBER SUPPLICATION I step out into the raucous caws from the crows in the neighborhood, piercing over the hum of the...
I. Some of my favorite things to hear “I need a new book.” “Do you have any other books by this author?” “I...
Click here for the 2024 Fall Conference Schedule Teaching sometimes feels like driving through a construction zone. All may look clear...
Apply for the Primary Sources Rationale Cohort Extending the NCTE and Library of Congress partnership, NCTE announces the formation of new...
Are you new to Build Your Stack and wondering what it is? Do you need support in finding affordable, engaging texts and resources for your...
On Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. Iowa time, during Banned Books Week, NCTE is hosting an event, "A Conversation about Intellectual Freedom with NCTE Affiliates...
Summer isn't over, but dozens of educators from across Iowa gathered to share their knowledge at EngCamp, a conference planned by the attendees...
Our Iowa Council of Teachers of English summer book club will read Flash Feedback: Responding to Student Writing Better and Faster...
Apply for the Primary Sources Rationale Cohort
September 28, 2024
NCTE Helps us Build Our Stack!
September 28, 2024
Register for a Free Event from NCTE for Banned Books Week
September 15, 2024
Join our 2024 Summer Book Club!
July 8, 2024
