Important site for ELA teachers as we work to redefine and clarify our discipline in light of changing demands from the world of work. NCTE is partnering with P21 to create an ELA framework. Many states have begun to adopt and adapt the P21 standards to t
We are asked to use best practices when teaching; if concomitant best practices in staffing/class sizes are not met, what is the effect?
Teachers of larger classes are more likely to spend less time with each student paper, and to concentrate on mechanics rather than on style and content.
We hear this term "New Literacies" often lately but seem to get a range of explanations about what it is, what it means. Here members of NCTE's New Literacies Research group, the people who are defining this field for most of us, answer the core questions. Excellent summary of the field at this timeli