Council Chronicle - Volume 19, Issue 2, 2009

Doug Hesse shares news of a gala event for the Mailer/NCTE awards.

Jerry Pinkney and Marilyn Nelson collaborate to capture a story and a sound in Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World.

The NCTE policy research brief An Administrator’s Guide to Writing Instruction describes research-based approaches that lead to student achievement, and explains how administrators can support effective writing instruction.

The recipient of NCTE’s 2009 Literacy Award is Lisa Nutter, the president of the Philadelphia Academies, Inc.

As the Internet and new technologies permeate every aspect of our lives, teaching is no exception.

The way Laurie Halse Anderson sees it, her main job is to tell stories that young people will read.

Kylene Beers suggests that closing the achievement gap means doing more than better equipping schools and teachers; it means asking hard questions about child poverty, and demanding a change in current practices.

Learn more on NCTE’s Advocacy Day page.

William McBride is the 2009 recipient of the NCTE Distingished Service Award.