Secondary Level at the NCTE Annual Convention!
Join the Secondary Section at the Annual Convention in Philadelphia! The Secondary 
Section is pleased to welcome you to NCTE's Annual Convention. This year's Secondary Section program will be diverse and exciting. Conventiongoers will enjoy the full spectrum of bold new work in poetry, literature, drama, composition, non-fiction and technology. With many interactive sessions and activities, your greatest challenge will be to decide which secondary sessions to attend! Speaker & Event Information
2009 NCTE Elections
Ballots will be mailed to NCTE members in April. Completed ballots must be returned to NCTE by June 1. Results of the elections will be posted by mid-June.
Affliates, get your 2009 High School Teacher of Excellence nominations in today!
2008 High School Teachers of Excellence Winners:
Judy Beemer, Jessica Cavazos, Joshua Curnett, Ginger Dunker, Lynn R. Fite, John Gildea, Mary Lynn Huie, Polly Sexton Jones, Dorene Kahl, Cynthia Kiefer, Dorothy Miller, Mary B. Nicolini, Meridith M. Niekamp, Jill Pinard, Rosalie Rafter, Ginger Reese, Sherry Roland, Stasha Simon, Kathy R. Smaltz, Dean Smith, Latishia Sparks, Kevin Wright, Dianne Young. More about the winners!
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
The 2009 Achievement Awards in Writing are conferred by the National Council of Teachers of English in recognition of excellence in writing by high school juniors. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on its NASSP National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities.
PROMISING RESEARCHER AWARD
Do you know a Promising Researcher? Are you a Promising Researcher? Find out how you can enter to be one of NCTE's Promising Researchers! 2008 Promising Researcher Award Recipients.
LESSON PLANS
ReadWriteThink, established in April of 2002, is a partnership between the International Reading Association (IRA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and the Verizon Foundation. NCTE and IRA are working together to provide educators and students with access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction through free, Internet-based content. Click here for hundreds of lesson plans and resources to assist the Secondary English Language educator.