2009 African American Read-In
Join over a million readers in February for the Twentieth National African American Read-In. The event is sponsored by the Black Caucus of NCTE and NCTE. For this year only, the Read-In has been extended for the entire month of February.
Lesson Plans for Writing Now
NCTE's newest policy research brief "Writing Now" explores what writing means in our changing world. The brief defines key terms, debunks common myths about school-based writing, outlines our understanding of writing now, and shares research-based recommendations for effective writing instruction and assessment. For the next step, try any of these ReadWriteThink lesson plans, which all explore ways we write and teach writing now:
NCTE Consulting Network
Bring an experienced NCTE consultant to your school to engage your staff in a workshop or presentation on a variety of topics including early literacy, content literacy, 21st century literacy, reading, writing.
Literacy Teaching: Then and Now
See how this chart highlights changes in literacy instruction over the last twenty years. 
Literacy Workshop Organization
Conceptualize teaching strategies and literacy learning experiences that are common practices of many teachers with this chart.
Connecting Assessment Data to Everyday Instructional Planning
March 19, 2009
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. EST
In this NCTE Web Seminar presenters Nancy Frey and Kelly Moore describe how they use formative and summative assessments to plan meaningful instruction.
Can't make it? Buy the CD today! On Demand Web seminars provide the recorded version of the virtual event and include all audio, video, chat discussion, and actions within the presentation.
Addressing the Needs of English Language Learners
English language instruction continues to be a hot topic in the news--from achievement gaps to funding and professional development for teachers. These resources focus on supporting students' cultural language and identity as they work to learn a second language.
For a rich description of a classroom and curriculum that supports English language learners, read the Language Arts article "'Seeing the Possibilities': Learning from, with, and about Multilingual Classroom Communities," which examines the lives of four multilingual students, their classmates, and teacher as they use a range of systems to learn from, with, and about one another and their surrounding social worlds.
Experimenting with Poetry Writing
Start planning your National Poetry Month celebration with the following lesson plans and classroom-ready resources, all of which invite students to write their own poetry.