Council Chronicle - Volume 21, Issue 3, 2012

Social media networks like Twitter, Facebook, NCTE’s Connected Community, and others are proving to be valuable ways for educators to find personal and professional support.

Shekema Silveri shares how her experiences as a 2008 recipient of NCTE’s Early Career Educator of Color Award helped her move into a leadership role.

Teachers and authors Judith Rowe Michaels and John S. O’Connor offer different approaches to writing instruction, but both agree that incorporating creative writing can engage students in ways not always achieved by traditional instruction.

Teachers and administrators beginning implementation of the Common Core State Standards see both the potential for positive change and the promise of hard work ahead.

Teri Lesesne: The Woman Who LOVES YA Literature

Candidates are announced.

Research has long acknowledged how important teachers are to student learning, but defining teacher quality isn’t as clear cut. This NCTE Policy Research Brief explores some of the factors that influence how teacher quality is defined and suggests approaches to support policymakers, researchers, and educators in their common pursuit of excellent teaching in our nation’s classrooms.

This excerpt is from the Presidential Address that 2010-2011 NCTE President Yvonne Siu-Runyan delivered at the NCTE Annual Convention in Chicago in November, 2011.

Sandy Hayes shares three ‘shameful confessions.’