News for Editors
of NCTE Affiliates, Assemblies, and TYCA Regionals

February 18, 2005

As editors of NCTE affiliate, assembly, and two-year college regional newsletters, Web sites, journals, and other publications, NCTE would like to provide important news and information for you. Please feel free to share the information below with your readers. You may use the exact text, or build your own articles from the information given.

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News and Press Releases:  

Change of Venue for the CCCC Convention in March http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/cccc/news/119491.htm

Candidates Announced for NCTE Spring Elections http://www.ncte.org/about/gov/elec/news/119466.htm

The Oregon English Journal (Spring 2004) and the Journal of the Assembly for Expanded Perspectives on Learning (Winter 2004-2005), have been selected for national promotion by NCTE!  More information is located at http://www.ncte.org/groups/affiliates/pub/111047.htm.

“All Hands on Grammar” – the Assembly for the Teaching of English Grammar (ATEG) is trying something new for its Annual Conference. Instead of the traditional presentations of scholarly papers, this year’s conference will put attendees to work in creating materials for teaching grammar through visuals and manipulatives. The conference (Chicago, July 15–16, 2005) is preceded by a two-day mini-course. The mini-course enlightens teachers at all grade levels in the fundamentals of linguistic grammar.  Information about the conference and mini-course is available at www.ateg.org.

Professing and Pedagogy: Learning the Teaching of English by Shari J. Stenberg http://www.ncte.org/pubs/books/new/119384.htm

Writing Our Communities: Local Learning and Public Culture by Dave Winter and Sarah Robbins
http://www.ncte.org/pubs/books/new/119220.htm

Reminders and Announcements:

Education Policy and English Language Arts Day is April 14, 2005
Mark your calendars for NCTE's second Advocacy Day on Thursday, April 14, 2005, in Washington, D.C. This event, held in conjunction with the NCTE Executive Committee meeting, offers NCTE members an opportunity to schedule meetings with their Congressional leaders in Washington, D.C., and learn more about legislative issues affecting English language arts educators. More information is located at http://www.ncte.org/announce/115893.htm

Would you like to attend the 2005 Annual Convention in Pittsburgh? Check out this Web page to see a list of some commonly available resources for Professional Development Funding: http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/annual/107748.htm. 

Information on the 2005 Annual Convention in Pittsburgh: http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/annual

Whole Language Umbrella "Literacies for All" Summer Institute 2005  http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu/119364.htm

CCCC Annual Convention in San Francisco, March 16-19, 2005  http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/cccc - Notice change of venue

NCTE Calendar of Events and deadlines (this is updated regularly) http://www.ncte.org/about/gov/cgrams/news/118074.htm

Expand your professional growth by engaging in online discussions with educators throughout the world! To begin sharing ideas and concerns with others of similar interests, simply join an NCTE e-mail discussion list (listserv). NCTE Listserv Selection Page: http://www.ncte.org/member/community/listservs/119605.htm.

Are you interested in the social and political issues in the teaching of the English Language Arts?  SLATE (Support for the Learning and Teaching of English) is the NCTE Standing Committee on Social and Political Concerns, organized at the 1975 Annual Convention.

SLATE seeks to influence public attitudes and policy decisions affecting the teaching of English language arts at local, state, and national levels; seeks to implement and publicize the policies adopted by NCTE; and serves as NCTE's intellectual freedom network.

More information on SLATE, how to join, and the benefits to joining are located at <http://www.ncte.org/about/issues/slate/about/107115.htm>. Check out the Fall 2004 SLATE censorship report, which covers the time period from April 2004--September 2004: http://www.ncte.org/about/issues/slate/117871.htm.

Future Events for NCTE, Affiliates, Assemblies, TYCA groups, and other organizations:

These lists are updated regularly as we receive information on meetings. To submit information on your group’s meeting, please visit http://www.ncte.org/groups/affiliates/mtgs/110947.htm.

NCTE Meetings: http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/meetings/108881.htm

Affiliate Meetings: http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/meetings/108877.htm

Assembly Meetings: http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/meetings/108874.htm

TYCA Meetings: http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/meetings/108868.htm

Other Organizations: http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/meetings/108861.htm

Calls for:

Manuscripts for NCTE journals: http://www.ncte.org/pubs/publish/journals

Manuscripts of NCTE affiliate/assembly publications: http://www.ncte.org/about/over/nty/man/107869.htm

Nominations and Awards:

Affiliate Awards are posted for 2005. More information is located here. http://www.ncte.org/groups/affiliates/awards

James Moffett Award: K-12 classroom educators, teacher research project (deadline for nominations: May 1, 2005): http://www.ncte.org/about/awards/conf/cee/106878.htm

James N. Britton Award: English language arts teacher at any level, published research (nominations due: May 1, 2005): http://www.ncte.org/about/awards/conf/cee/106881.htm

Richard A. Meade Award: Recognizing published research that investigates English/language arts teacher development at any educational level (nominations due: May 1, 2005): http://www.ncte.org/about/awards/conf/cee/106879.htm

Richard W. Halle Award: Honors a middle level educator who has consistently worked to improve the quality of middle school education and middle school educators (nominations postmarked by June 1, 2005): http://www.ncte.org/about/awards/sect/mid/107038.htm

Ideas:

ReadWriteThink: http://readwritethink.ncte.org/mpauthors/index.shtml

Classroom Notes Plus, NCTE’s newsletter of practical classroom ideas for the middle and secondary level, is seeking innovative strategies for future issues. We’re particularly interested in ideas for teaching writing for real-life purposes, writing revision, writing across the disciplines, literature, grammar in the context of reading and writing, media literacy, and integrating technology in the English language arts classroom. Submission guidelines are available on the Classroom Notes Plus Web page at www.ncte.org/pubs/journals/cnp. E-mail submissions to . For more information, call Felice Kaufmann at 800-369-6283, ext. 3648.

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