(2005 - 2008)
NCTE develops and advances sound teacher practices that enrich student learning. We advocate for polices that draw on the collective knowledge and wisdom of accomplished educators in English language arts and English studies.
We do this by:
- Providing professional development tailored to various career stages and to all levels of education from preschool through graduate school.
- Developing a national knowledge base on policy in literacy education and its impact on students in English language arts classrooms from early childhood through college.
- Broadening assessment practices so that students’ ongoing learning inside and outside of classrooms is visible to teachers, schools, and the public.
- Preparing teachers and students to think, express themselves, and communicate through a mixture of text, images, video, sound, and digital media.
- Conducting and making accessible to educators research on innovative teaching practices that improve student learning and on changes in the demands for reading and writing in today’s world.
- Advancing the teaching of English language learners by building upon their cultural and linguistic strengths to foster their success in reading and writing.
- Leading efforts to improve adolescent literacy at the classroom level and to reform policy at the national level.
- Forming alliances and partnerships to strengthen our impact on literacy education policies and practices, preschool through university.