#NCTE24
November 21-24 in Boston, Massachusetts
“When we teach our students, it is far more than teaching for that moment and far more than teaching a particular skill in isolation.
When we teach our students, the larger, more far-reaching purpose is for our scholars to learn to use the lessons from the classroom to transform their own lives and the lives of others.”
Tonya B. Perry – 2024 Program Chair | NCTE President-Elect
Online Professional Learning
Join NCTE’s Middle Level Section for “#MakersInTheMiddle Stories of Hope: Sharing Stories of Joy from the Middle School Classroom and Beyond” throughout this fall. NCTE members at all levels are invited to contribute. Let’s celebrate the joy in our classrooms together! Learn more and share your stories on Padlet.
Fall 2024
Join NCTE for a members-only virtual event with Mike Hixenbaugh, a senior investigative reporter for NBC News and author of They Came for the Schools: One Town’s Fight over Race and Identity, and the New War for America’s Classrooms.
Wednesday, September 18 at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Our popular shared conversation with NCTE state and regional affiliates as well as our Standing Committee Against Censorship will be offered again on Monday, September 23, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
The conversation will focus on uplifting ways to encourage students’ right to read and teachers’ freedom to teach and take place during Banned Books Week.
Join NCTE’s Literacies and Languages for All (LLA) for a book study with author Lucy Spence exploring social and embodied literacy on Tuesday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m. ET. This event is open to all NCTE members. Learn more and register to attend!
Tuesday, September 24, 7:00 p.m. ET
NCTE’s English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE) is excited to announce a new discussion series, “Small Talk about Big Ideas.” The first event will feature Stephanie Anne Shelton on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Thursday, September 26, 5:00 p.m. ET
Join members of the Build Your Stack® committee and special guest panelists to find out answers about this initiative, related resources, and more! This engaging and practical webinar is an opportunity for some virtual mentoring from supportive colleagues.
Monday, September 30, 7:00 p.m. ET
Join NCTE’s Elementary Section for “Enacting Inclusive Literacy Instruction: Centering Multilingual Learners” Monday, October 7, at 7:00 p.m. ET with Drs. Zhongfeng Tian and Suzanne García. Attendees will be eligible for a book giveaway during the event! You must be present to win.
Join NCTE’s Secondary Section for “A Conversation of Healing: Bringing the Sacred Stories of the Americas into US Classrooms” Tuesday, October 8, at 7:00 p.m. ET with authors David Bowles and María García Esperón. This online discussion asks us to think about how the power of stories can connect, guide, and heal.
Join NCTE’s Middle Level Section for “#MakersInTheMiddle Playing with Literacy” Thursday, October 10, at 8:00 p.m. ET. In this interactive virtual session, the presenters will share examples of play from their own instruction and school communities. Attendees will be invited to engage in playful literacy activities and reflect on their implications for middle grades instruction.
The NCTE Video Library—available to all NCTE members—is home to more than 100 recordings for our members’ use, ranging from author and book conversations, to professional learning sessions, to Member Gatherings on a wide range of topics, and much more.
NCTE Conferences
2024 Conference on English Leadership (CEL) Annual Convention
Boston, MA • November 24–26, 2024
2025 Two-Year College English Association National Conference
Baltimore, MD • April 9, 2025
2025 Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Annual Convention
Baltimore, MD • April 9–12, 2025
Event Resources
Web Seminars
NCTE Writes
#NCTEchat
National Celebrations
NCTE Advocacy and Leadership Summit
National Day on Writing
October 20 (every year)
African American Read-In
February (all month long, every year)
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