“The professional network of NCTE is so crucial, because NCTE has consistently provided resources for me as a teacher. For years, I have been a fan of the ENGLISH JOURNAL. I have pulled strategies from it. I get to learn from other colleagues about what’s happening in their classroom. They get to push my thinking. I appreciate what NCTE does because it has catapulted me in a new direction in my career.” ENGLISH JOURNAL is NCTE’s award-winning journal of ideas for English language arts teachers i

To celebrate 2025 #NationalPoetryMonth in April, NCTE will share a daily poem and a daily poet selected by poet and author Charles R. Smith Jr., winner of the 2025 NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children, along with a classroom prompt. Be sure to follow us on social media to get each poem as it drops, or view this blog post throughout the month for the cumulative, up-to-date list! https://ncte.org/blog/2025/04/poem-a-day/ | National Council of Teachers of English