National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)

The ramp-up to the 2025 Annual Convention begins now! Our Call for Proposals for next year’s Annual Convention in Denver is now live! https://lnkd.in/gU5PbMSr

Only three weeks left to submit a proposal for #NCTE25! The success of our marquee event relies on attendees’ incredible range of talents and subject matter expertise. Please consider submitting a proposal to present before the submission window closes. Your practical knowledge could inform and inspire thousands of fellow English language arts educators! https://lnkd.in/gbdkWZez

We are happy to kick off 2025 by offering three national awards for middle and high school students! Do you have exceptional young writers at your school? Help us encourage and publicly recognize them by sharing the application links. Schools can nominate students for the Achievement Awards in Writing or the Promising Young Writers contest, and students can self-nominate for the National Writing Award. https://lnkd.in/gpJambE9

Happy Holidays from NCTE! Please note that our offices will be closed starting December 24. We will be back open January 2. If you have an immediate need, membership@ncte.org will be monitored each day except for December 25–26. We hope you enjoy a restorative holiday break, and we can’t wait to see you in 2025!

NCTE members—have you wanted to join one of our prestigious Children’s Book Awards Committees? There’s still time to apply for the Orbis Pictus Award® for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children Committee, the Charlotte Huck Award® for Outstanding Fiction for Children Committee, or the Children's Poetry Awards Committee. Learn more about the work of each committee and submit your application by January 31: https://lnkd.in/gBRHuumB

Looking to challenge yourself in 2025? The #NCTE25 Call for Proposals is open until January 29! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gU5PbMSr

NCTE, in partnership with the National Humanities Alliance, is proud to announce the 2024 National Writing Award: Unity and Justice! Current 11th- and 12th-grade students are invited to apply for the award by viewing and responding to the National Endowment for the Humanities' 2024 Jefferson Lecture. Learn more and share this opportunity with your students and colleagues today: https://lnkd.in/gGE3n7Qc Thanks to The Teagle Foundation for its support of this award.

A new Los Angeles Times story details how coordinated book-banning efforts and vague state laws are effectively limiting which children’s books are taught in the classroom. The in-depth report includes insights from Dr. Ann D David, Chair of NCTE’s Committee Against Censorship, which supports literacy educators whose students are being directly affected by these expanding policies. As Jenny Gold reports, “Librarians and teachers are trained to select materials for certain age groups and curriculum. But in recent years, the process has become fraught with fear and actual risk.” Read the full article to learn more about the far-reaching effects of children’s book bans on students and educators, as well as authors and publishers: https://lnkd.in/d9tW-m_w

Registration and housing are open for #4C25! Join us in Baltimore, MD, April 9–12, for "'Computer Love': Extended Play, B-sides, Remix, Collaboration, and Creativity." Learn more and register by March 12 to receive the best rates! https://lnkd.in/gpsxRMy7

The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - NCTM are now accepting session proposals for the 2025 NCTE-NCTM Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics, June 16–18, in Chicago. Session proposal submissions are welcome from educators spanning the curriculums of literacy and mathematics that focus on advancing positive outcomes for our students. The proposal deadline is 9:00 a.m. ET, Monday, December 16, 2024. Learn more and apply at https://lnkd.in/gjAY2s9Q. #LitMath2025