NCTE, through its Intellectual Freedom Center offers advice, helpful documents, and other support to teachers and schools faced with challenges to texts (e.g. literary works, films and videos, drama productions) or teaching methods used in their classrooms and schools.
2021 NCTE Annual Convention
November 18-21, 2021
The NCTE Virtual Annual Convention is an opportunity to find new teaching allies, new connections with luminaries and authors, and fresh inspiration to bring back to classrooms around the country. Learn more about our vision for the 2021 Convention and find information about submitting a proposal.
Featured Conferences
CCCC Annual Convention
Spokane, Washington • April 7-10, 2021
LLA Literacies for All Summer Institute
Normal, Illinois • July 8-10, 2021
CEL Annual Convention
Denver, Colorado • November 22-24, 2020
Online Events
NCTE Member Gatherings
Web Seminars
NCTE Writes
#NCTEchat
#NCTEchat is a fast-paced monthly Twitter chat where incredible ideas fly and solid advice comes in 280-character snippets. Join the conversation! Read through the Wakelet archives of all past #NCTEchats
National Celebrations
NCTE Advocacy and Leadership Summit
April 6-7, 2020
National Day on Writing
October 20 (every year)
African American Read-In
February (all month long, every year)
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