NCTE MISSION
The National Council of Teachers of English is devoted to improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. This mission statement was adopted in 1990:
“The Council promotes the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public worlds and to achieve full participation in society, through the learning and teaching of English and the related arts and sciences of language.”
NCTE VALUES
Collaboration: We achieve things with colleagues internally and with the field of literacy educators.
Integrity: We approach our work, individual and collective, with honesty, commitment, and responsibility.
Ethic of Care: We exemplify care and respect to our internal colleagues, volunteers, those within our larger community, and for the overall mission of NCTE.
Expertise: We bring and continuously seek knowledge, best practices, and specialized skills to deliver the greatest benefit to our mission, our volunteers, and each other.
Ambition: We consistently pursue opportunities to add value, enhance our contributions, and create new opportunities.
NCTE, A REBEL CREATOR BRAND
“Rebel Children, I urge you, fight the turgid slick of conformity with which they seek to smother your glory.”
As a Rebel Creator brand, NCTE will lead with a spirit of creativity and innovation, connecting the audience through a shared mission to reinvigorate education by empowering teachers to try new things and embrace better ways of helping students learn.
Being a teacher isn’t just about educating students—it’s about pushing the envelope and championing new and better ways. It’s about fighting for what is right and what it takes to create change in an ever-changing world.
It’s about embracing the power, knowledge, and will of an educator. It’s about giving teachers control of their classrooms so they can create a space where students feel supported, encouraged, and propelled to become lifelong learners.
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