NCTE Members Are the Best, Most Knowledgeable People
to Speak Out about NCTE's Positions
and How Those Positions Look in Practice!
Your ability to clearly explain why students should read “tough” literature or why high stakes tests aren’t the answer to leaving no child behind articulates NCTE’s mission for members of the greater education world and for the public. You bring NCTE policies and positions to life when you share your knowledge and experience as an educator with the public.
Read how NCTE is taking action to to influence policy and how you can be a part of NCTE's literacy education advocacy work
See these resources for speaking with legislators, the media, and the public.
See "Finding Our Voice -- Speaking Out to Build Suport for Our Work," the first in a series of free Web seminar recordings designed to encourage teachers to speak out about the work they do in the classroom and how to do so wisely and through a number of venues.
Changing the conversation about literacy education so we can change education policy is our goal.