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Approved by NCTE members a year ago, the statement continues: Resolved, that the National Council of Teachers of English
Diverse Authors among Winners of NCTE's Awards for Children's Fiction and Nonfiction de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street Takes 2016 Newbery; Blackall's Finding Winnie Wins Caldecott Listen to this conversation with Matt de la Peña from ReadWriteThink.org. Latino Children's Book Authors Achieve Unprecedented Recognition Celebrating African Americans: The Arts 10 Children's Books That Feature Diverse Characters It's Exciting to See Many 2016 NCTE Charlotte Huck and Orbis Pictus Award Honorees on ALA's 2016 Awards List:
See also Diversity and Dolls: How One Parent Is Teaching about Race Statement about the Role of Early Childhood Education and Racism NCTE Position Statement in Support of Ethnic Studies Initiatives in K-12 Curricula New from NCTE! Resources to Help You Plan Your African American Read-In See our new toolkit that includes booklists, badges, bookmarks, articles, and other promotional materials. Hear NCTE member David Kirkland talk about how the Read-In has influenced participants and communities.
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Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of ColorThe NCTE Research Foundation's Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color (CNV) program is designed to provide two years of support, mentoring, and networking opportunities for early career scholars of color. Since 2000, CNV has supported more than 80 scholars/fellows of color across seven different cohorts. Participating fellows, working closely with an assigned mentor and other members of the cohort, investigate current issues in language, literacy, teacher education, English, and cultural studies. March 25: Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award DeadlinePracticing pre-K to university level literacy educators of color who are in the first five years of a paid teaching career and who aspire to build a career in literacy education are encouraged to apply by March 25 for the NCTE Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award. Recipients will receive two years of support from a mentor to help plan his or her convention experience and to use NCTE resources to enhance professional growth. Recipients also have the opportunity to present or co-present at the NCTE Annual Convention (year two). Next #nctechat Is January 17Hosted by the members of NCTE's Studies in Literacies and Multimedia (SLAM) Assembly, "Beyond the Screen: Multimedia in the Classroom" is the topic of our next #nctechat on Sunday, January 17, at 8 p.m. ET. Nominations for WLU Awards and Elections Are Due January 15The Whole Language Umbrella (WLU) of NCTE is accepting nominations for its Service Award, Lifetime Membership Award, and Reclaiming the Joy of Teaching Award. Nominations are also being sought for the WLU elections; candidates for board members and for the president-elect are being accepted through January 15. Literacy That Matters: Curriculum, Creativity, and Critical ActionJanuary 31 is the deadline for submitting a program proposal for the 2016 Literacies for All Summer Institute, July 14-16 in St. Louis, Missouri. The theme of this year’s Institute, "Literacy That Matters: Curriculum, Creativity, and Critical Action," invites us to share the ways in which we move beyond the limits of mandated curriculum, commercial programs, and testing as we explore language and literacy teaching and learning that matters in the lives of our students and their communities. March 11 Is Deadline for Nominations for CCCC OfficesThe 2016 CCCC Nominating Committee invites you to submit nominations for the posts of Assistant Chair and for members of the Executive Committee and 2017 Nominating Committee. Further information about the CCCC elections process and responsibilities associated with each position is available on the CCCC website. Please send nominations via email. First Folio! The Book That Gave Us Shakespeare!This national traveling exhibition organized by the Folger Shakespeare Library is under way. Many NCTE affiliates are taking part in the tour and some participants are presenting workshops in advance of the exhibit reaching their locations. See the website for more information and a "find a folio near you" locator. |
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