Council Chronicle - Volume 18, Issue 1, 2008

Deborah Alvarez, a presenter in the CCCC session “Basic Writing after the Storm,” shares details on a summer writing seminar she offered for teachers following Hurricane Katrina.

Anti-Bullying Film Project Captivates Students — and Gives a Glimpse of 21st Century Literacies in the Classroom

Consider adding your presence and voice to NCTE Advocacy work. Help us show legislators that we are the people and the group in the know when it comes to advice about our profession!

This research brief describes research-based approaches to writing and writing instruction that aim to prepare fluent and flexible writers for current and future writing demands.

Poet Jimmy Santiago Baca says, “Language gave me a way to keep the chaos of prison at bay and prevented it from devouring me. It was a resource that allowed me to confront and understand my past.”

A Conversation with the new Executive Director for the National Writing Project

Carla Beard says the Web and its tools have transformed how both she and her students approach education. She offers some insights to help us all upgrade our skillsets.

Read about the projects planned to help NCTE mark 100 years of leadership in literacy education.