On a very hot day in June, I took a risk. I made a beeline to the front of the room at ISTE so I could shake hands w/ Jason Reynolds.
Nervously, I blurted out, "I know you have to leave, but my editor would never forgive me if I didn't ask to interview you."
My latest for @edutopia.org:
NCTE is thankful for all who came to Denver to spend quality time learning and dreaming with us. Did you spot any of your friends in this recap video played at the #NCTE25 Closing General Session?
PS: We’re already working on an even bigger and better #NCTE26. See you in Philly!
I am always so thankful for the community of friends at NCTE and CEL and so grateful to be learning with so many literacy leaders at CEL @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social @ncte.org @naemmanuele.bsky.social @mychal3ts.bsky.social #abundance #dreamboldly
Can't wait to be among friends at NCTE and NCTE_CEL next week!! @naemmanuele.bsky.social @hcodymiller.bsky.social @ncte.org
Register for CEL and/or stop by our NCTE Conference on English Leadership sessions where you can learn more about how we are driving literacy leadership forward!
Join us on Thursday with the awesome @lizlietz.bsky.social and @sjeducate.bsky.social to discuss text selection and challenges @naemmanuele.bsky.social @ncte.org 📚📚
It's NCTE’s National Day on Writing! Each October 20, we consider the myriad forms writing can take and why we choose to write.
Visit https://ncte.org/national-day-writing/ for writing resources for you and your students—and tell us why and how you write, using #WhyIWrite on social media!
Love the connection! Good luck on your presentation 🤩
Tonight I’m working on my presentation for #MiWLA25 on the topic of teaching culture in the language classroom. This session is based on the work of Cécile Lainé. She quoted Cathline Tanis and I’m delighted to rediscover she’s here on 🦋 @tanisleads.bsky.social
Register for our On Leadership on text selection! Oct 23rd at 7pm EST. More information on our programs here: ncte.org/groups/cel/
@ncte.org @naemmanuele.bsky.social
On Leadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection. Thursday, October 23, 7 pm ET. with Kara B Douma, Nicholas Emmanuele, Sawsan Jaber, Liz Lietz, and Jenelle Williams. CEL, A Constituent Group of NCTE.
On Leadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection. Thursday, October 23, 7 pm ET. Literacy leaders will explore schools' processes for selecting secondary classroom literature; learn methods to support teachers in enhancing students' experiences; and discuss challenges to texts that affirm students and honor communities. CEL, A Constituent Group of NCTE.
#OnLeadership: Promises and Pitfalls of Text Selection
Tune into our panel discussion around @ncte.org's report on secondary text selection, where we will focus on how leaders facilitate text selection processes. Then, stay to join a breakout room to troubleshoot and brainstorm.
bit.ly/CELVirtual
Check out our upcoming #CEL virtual session open to all NCTE members & literacy leaders. @tanisleads.bsky.social @oonziela.bsky.social @hcodymiller.bsky.social @bnjmnkwdcck.bsky.social @sjeducate.bsky.social @thereadingzone.bsky.social @teachkate.bsky.social @angelastockman.bsky.social
Because I work backwards, 1 month after booking lodging, I've just purchased flights✈ Denver, here I come!!! If you are a literacy leader, also register for NCTE_CEL happening from 11/23-11/25. It's where literacy decision-makers and leaders meet 🌟 📚 @ncte.org @naemmanuele.bsky.social
“Dream about what you’re fighting for!” @ichrislehman.bsky.social getting us fired up #forstudents #theEdCollabGathering.
#pdlove @theedcollab.bsky.social
It's happening tomorrow!!! Join me for a quick 20 minute book chat session at 12:30pm!!! @theedcollab.bsky.social
Comfy blanket ✔ hot coffee, tea or similar ✔ laptop ✔ Ready for the @theedcollab.bsky.social Fall Gathering 9/20/2025 ✔
@ichrislehman.bsky.social
CEL is community, a think tank and professional learning that is unsurpassed! See you there. #🏔 # @ncte.org
Just booked lodging 🎉 Denver, here I come!!! If you are a literacy leader, also register for NCTE_CEL, the Conference on English Leadership that follows immediately after featuring sessions, strategies and supports geared towards leadership roles. It's awesome!! 🌟 @naemmanuele.bsky.social
CEL Social Hours. Tuesday, September 9. Tuesday, October 14. Tuesday, December 9. All at 7pm ET. Literacy leaders will network with other leaders who share similar responsibilities. Literacy leaders will discuss pressing and persistent topics in our field to enact effective practices with—and empower—their teams. Literacy leaders will join a community of lifelong learners analyzing books, articles, and strategies relevant to English education.
I am excited to announce the Conference on English Leadership’s Fall 2025 virtual social hours, open to all @ncte.org members. If you are an ELA department chair, supervisor, or literacy leader, join us for some casual connections & troubleshooting.
Join us!
#CEL25 #NCTE25
Bit.ly/CELVirtual
Register now for our free, online, K-12 Literacy Conference. This Saturday! 📣
Gathering.TheEdCollab.com
“So we beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past..” Happy 100! 📚
Such a wonderful gathering on this cloudy Saturday 🌻 @naemmanuele.bsky.social @hcodymiller.bsky.social @ncte.org
If you can't protest tomorrow, you can do other things:
- call your reps
- donate to orgs like the ACLU, Indivisible, etc
- be protest support (be the one people call if they're arrested, offer water/first aid, etc)
- write an op-ed for your local paper
...and so much more. We can all contribute!
It’s not about “DEI.”
#EduSky
#AcademicSky
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On Leadership: A Virtual Literacy Leadership Symposium. Saturday, April 5. 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. ET. General Membership Meeting 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET. CEL: A Constituent Group of NCTE.
Join fellow literacy leaders on 4/5/25 from 9:00 - 11:30 a.m. ET for a morning of learning! Free to CEL members!
We'll have a selection of book/article studies, then a choice of three sessions on literacy leadership. At 11:30, stay for our CEL General Membership Meeting!
ncte.org/cel-symposium/
My emojis for the foreseeable future 😭🤮😳😬😥🤡😨🤔 🤬 and 😖
This Thursday (1/16/25), join me and #CEL25 Chair Matthew Helmers to brainstorm ideas for your #CEL25 proposal—and learn more about the creative practice sessions! It will be casual and constructive.
Register: bit.ly/CEL25Info
Call for Proposals (due 3/19/25): bit.ly/CEL25CFP
2025 CEL Annual Convention. Abundance. November 23-25. Denver, Colorado. #CEL25. CEL is a constituent group of NCTE. The colors are light blue, light green, yellow, and brown, with impressions of acorns, flowers, rain, and sun in an autumnal motif.
Come learn about our #CEL25 conference for literacy/ELA leaders!
On 1/16/25 at 7pm EST, conference chair Matthew Helmers and I will talk through the Call for Proposals and brainstorm sessions: traditional sessions & creative practice sessions!
#NCET25
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1sXi...
2025 CEL Annual Convention. ABUNDANCE. November 23-25. Denver, Colorado. #CEL25. A Constituent Group of NCTE. Logo includes autumnal flowers and flora on greens, yellows, browns, and oranges.
The #CEL25 annual convention Call for Proposals is open! We’re looking for literacy leadership sessions AND 30-min sessions that feature talents, art, and performance (related—or not!—to literacy).
Join us in Denver next November!
bit.ly/CEL25CFP
