The Middle Level Section sends warm greetings and invites you to join us in Philadelphia! We have a rich selection of speakers and presenters that includes well-known young adult authors who will talk about their work and sign books in the exhibitors’ hall. And, we have scheduled wonderful sessions that will energize and inform your classroom practices. The convention is a place to meet old friends and make new ones, a place to connect with fresh ideas and new voices, a place where you can become part of exciting conversations. Join us for the Middle Level Section Get-together, Middle Mosaic, and the Middle Level Luncheon.
We look forward to seeing you!
~ Nancy Patterson, Middle Level Section Chair
The first event is the Middle Level Section Get-together at 4:30 p.m. This year’s keynote speaker is Cris Tovani. The Get-together is a place to gather and exchange ideas as well as celebrate and honor the Halle Award recipient.
Is this your first time at an NCTE Convention? A good way to start is to take the time to join us from 7:00-8:00 a.m. for the First Timers' Welcome for a cup of coffee and get some tips on making the most of your convetnion experience from other middle level educators.
Join the POETRY PARTY! Celebrating 2009 NCTE Poetry Award recipient Lee Bennett Hopkins in session A.18 on Friday morning. The audience will be invited to participate in readings from his poetry collections along with several authors and poets.
The Middle Level Luncheon is from 12:30-2:00 p.m and features speaker Gordon Korman. The Hoey Award, honoring an outstanding middle level classroom teacher, is also presented at the luncheon. This year's award recipient is Mike Roberts from Rowland Hall Middle School in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Start off Saturday morning with the ALAN Breakfast featuring Laurie Halse Anderson as this year's speaker. The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE (ALAN) also sponsors workshop W.16 "Young Adult Literature in the 21st Century: ‘Scattering Light’ on Our Freedom to Think, See, Imagine."
Join the 2009 Orbis Pictus Award celebrations with Session G.27 where the winning nonfiction titles will be discussed and Session K.03 where the authors will discuss their winning nonfiction titles.
For middle level teachers, the traditional must-do event is the Middle Mosaic, a double-session on Saturday afternoon. This session hosts speakers, authors, and roundtable discussions around adolescent literacy. You can continue your conversations and connections at a reception following the Mosaic.
Middle Level program sessions reflect the wide range of interests and needs of middle level teachers. Use the online searchable program to find sessions of special interest to you today!
