Secondary Section

The Secondary Section of NCTE welcomes all high school teachers and high school teacher educators concerned with English studies, language arts, and literacy in the Secondary School classroom.

The Secondary Level Journal is the English Journal.  The English Journal  is NCTE's award-winning journal of ideas for English language arts teachers in junior and senior high schools and middle schools. It presents information on the teaching of writing and reading, literature, and language, and includes information on how teachers are putting the latest technologies to work in their classrooms. Subscribe to the English Journal!

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Secondary Level Announcements

• Are you Interested in Serving as a Reviewer for the Striving Readers Program from the US Department of Education?

• 2009 NCTE Elections

• Annual Convention

• Awards

• High School Teachers of Excellence

• Lesson Plans 

• National Day on Writing
  Writing is a daily practice for millions of Americans. But few notice how integral writing has become to daily life in the 21st century.  Read more about this event scheduled for October 20, 2009.

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• National Day on Writing updates are now available on Twitter!
  Follow us on Twitter for the latest updates about the National Day on Writing and the National Gallery of Writing. http://www.twitter.com/dayonwriting

  • SHARE the National Day on Writing flier and share it with your colleagues, students, community members, and friends!  
  • READ about the Qualities of Best Practice in Teaching Writing from the Eastern Michigan Writing Project which shows how parents can support best practice.  

INBOX—NCTE's weekly e-mail newsletter filled with news, views and ideas you can use. Explore INBOX news with a Secondary level focus.

The Council Chronicle—NCTE’s membership newspaper delivers articles about issues and trends in the English Studies.  

Introducing the NCTE Spring Web Seminar Series
NCTE is excited to announce the Spring 2009 Web Seminar Series. Whether you're participating on your own or planning professional development for an early-release day, you'll find these sessions informative, interactive, and a great value especially since everyone in your school can participate through one connection. . . at one low fee.

What's New in Education

+Online school implements game-based course eSchool News June 5, 2009 http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=59030

+Anthony Mullen: 2009 National Teacher of the Year Teacher Magazine June 3, 2009 http://www.teachermagazine.org/tm/articles/2009/06/03/anthonymullen.h19.html?tkn=OMZFWVc8L%252Ff3FtZyiE8F1BAhY5UYDKYuMOJO

 The Ledger (Lakeland, Fla.) (6/4) http://www.theledger.com/article/20090603/NEWS/906045001/1005/NEWS02?Title=Technology-Nudges-School-Books-To-The-Back-Shelf

Pool of teachers being depleted
May 19. 2009 - San Diego Union-Tribune http://ednews.org/articles/pool-of-teachers-being-depleted.html

Report: Homework unlikely to help younger students
The Toronto Star (5/4) http://www.thestar.com/article/628873

Public-school critics may rally if stimulus funds don't improve education
USA TODAY (5/4) http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-05-04-stimulus-schools_N.htm

Advanced Placement Secures Online Niche
Online Advanced Placement courses, which offer college-level material to high school students, are at the forefront of the online education movement.
(Education Week) March 26, 2009 http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2009/03/26/26ap.h28.html?tkn=N%5bWFI8oqGKA%2BjvIvyen89wka%2BdoFOsqbHejZ

Discussion groups help students make better choices Journal-Sentinel March 16, 2009 http://www.jsonline.com/news/education/41350367.html

Texas anti-evolution mandate could change textbooks nationwide: The Texas Board of Education is The Wall Street Journal March 23, 2009 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123777413372910705.html

Rewards for Students Under a Microscope  The New York Times March 2, 2009 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/03/health/03rewa.html?ref=education

State Senate hears bill on censorship
The Daily of the University of Washington March 3, 2009 http://dailyuw.com/2009/3/3/state-senate-hears-bill-censorship/

School IT support: Overworked...and understaffed eSchool News March  2, 2009 http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=57513

Getting boys on the same page

Wilmington News Journal March 1, 2009 http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090301/NEWS03/903010379/1006/NEWS&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL

For some, helicopter parenting delivers benefits

Boston Globe March 3, 2009 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/03/for_some_helicopter_parenting_delivers_benefits/

Educating 'Middle-Skill' Workers  Inside Higher Ed February 27, 2009

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/02/27/brookings

Survey: College vital but less accessible

USA TODAY  February 4, 2009  http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-02-04-college-costs_N.htm

Scholastic Accused of Misusing Book Clubs
New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/books/10scho.html?ref=education

Georgia teachers guilty of 'grade inflation'
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution  February 3, 2009 http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2009/02/03/student_testing_teacher_scores.html

Desperate School Districts Are Eager for Stimulus Money
New York Times
By JOHN MOONEY
The stimulus bill approved by the House of Representatives - and a similar measure before the Senate - could prove a boon for public education.

L.A. Teens Graduate Despite Adversity
Tevin Bradley ran with the wrong crowd, started doing drugs when he was 14 and picked fights so frequently that he was kicked out of a continuation school for troubled teens. So when the 17-year-old received his high school diploma Saturday, it symbolized not only academic achievement but also a radical life change.
Los Angeles Times (12/14) http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-me-graduation14-2008dec14,0,1202788.story