Get Involved
We are the organization we are today because of the expertise, time, and energy of our members. What role will you play in moving NCTE forward?
Serve
- Achievement Awards in Writing Advisory Committee
- Committee on Affiliates
- Committee Against Censorship
- Build Your Stack® Committee
- NCTE Charlotte Huck Award® for Outstanding Fiction for Children
- NCTE Children’s Poetry Awards Committee
- Committee on Diversity and Inclusivity
- NCTE Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, + (LGBTQIA+) Advisory Committee
- Committee on Literacy Assessment
- Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children’s Literature Committee
- Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Committee
- Promising Young Writers Advisory Committee
- Public Language Award Committee
- Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English
- Committee on Research
Serve
- Achievement Awards in Writing Advisory Committee
- Committee on Affiliates
- Committee Against Censorship
- Build Your Stack® Committee
- NCTE Charlotte Huck Award® for Outstanding Fiction for Children
- NCTE Children’s Poetry Awards Committee
- Committee on Diversity and Inclusivity
- NCTE Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, + (LGBTQIA+) Advisory Committee
- Committee on Literacy Assessment
- Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children’s Literature Committee
- Recognizing Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines Committee
- Promising Young Writers Advisory Committee
- Public Language Award Committee
- Committee Against Racism and Bias in the Teaching of English
- Committee on Research
Public Language Award Committee
Charge
The Committee will:
- recognize and commend clear and honest language and help students and others identify deceptive language through the study of rhetorical techniques and critical literacy studies;
- identify, address, and promote interest in and knowledge of language used in public spaces;
- promote discussion of public language use;
- provide awareness of public language education;
- uphold these charges in selecting the recipients of the annual George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language;
- uphold these charges by creating or updating a guide to studying public language
- uphold these charges by coordinating with NCTE staff on a plan to promote the work of the recipients of the George Orwell Award for Distinguished Contribution to Honesty and Clarity in Public Language.
Current Members
CHAIR: Valerie Taylor (2027)
(University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX)
Angela Crawford (2028)
(School District of Philadelphia, Phildaelphia, PA)
Melissa Dupre (2027)
(Bainbridge High School, Bainbridge Island, WA)
Brooke Harris Garad (2026)
(Butler University, Indianapolis, IN)
Sarah Richard (2027)
(HS for Law, Advocacy, and Community Justice, New York, NY)
Executive Committee Liaison, Jamal Cooks
(Chabot College, Dublin, CA)
NCTE Staff, Sarah Miller