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.
Mission: The Secondary Section of the National Council of Teachers of English enhances the professional lives of secondary English language arts educators and the quality of education of their students by providing multiple forums for significant dialogue on historical, current, and emerging topics of interest to secondary English language arts educators.
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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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.
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The NCTE Annual Convention sparked many discussions among new and continuing secondary educators. Join/continue the conversations on the NCTE Ning today!
+K-12
Obama administration says stimulus saved 250,000 education jobs The Washington Post October 20, 2009 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/19/AR2009101901593.html?hpid=topnews
+High School
High School censorship sparks debate SuburbanJournals October 25, 2009 http://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2009/10/25/stcharles/special_feature/doc4ae46380f059a232511497.txt
Schwarzenegger's plan would reshape education in California Los Angeles Times, August 21, 2009
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gov-schools21-2009aug21,0,3649380.story
Author Irene Smalls Adds Exercise to Reading
Publishers Weekly, August 20, 2009
http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6678789.html
$11.37 Billion in Federal Education Funds To Be Released Early T.H.E. Journal August 4, 2009 http://thejournal.com/articles/2009/08/04/11.37-billion-in-federal-education-funds-to-be-released-early.aspx
Not going to college? How about a 'career diploma' from high school? Christian Science Monitor June 30, 2009 http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0630/p02s18-usgn.html
The Seattle Times/The Associated Press July 5, 2009 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2009420935_apnmindianssummerschool.html
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
Technology Nudges School Books To The Back Shelf
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