Find your NCTE Affiliate
The National Council of Teachers of English welcomes you into a community of educators whose devotion, inspiration, determination, and uniqueness come together to make a difference. When you join your local NCTE Affiliate, you will find the connections and tools you need to be innovative, creative, and inventive as you work to connect with each of your students.
Sometimes you may simply need a quick idea to get your class started or you want to take a step back and reevaluate how learning takes place. Sometimes, you just need to know you are not completely on your own.
Your local affiliate is working to improve the teaching and learning of English language arts directly in your community. Please join us in our effort as we think globally and act locally.
JOIN by contacting your affiliate using the information listed below OR download and print the PDF version of the Affiliate Membership Enrollment Form.
Affiliate Meetings
To have your affiliate meeting listed here, please email the NCTE Affiliate Office.
Association of the College English Teachers of Alabama
CONFERENCE ON THE SYMPATHETIC IMAGINATION: LITERATURE, FILM, AND WRITING OF SYMPATHY AND EMPATHY
February 28-29, 2020
University of North Alabama
1 Harrison Plaza
Florence, AL
British Columbia Teachers of English Language Arts
SEEING SELF IN STORY: HOLDING SPACE FOR IDENTITY AND PERSPECTIVES
October 25, 2019
LA Matheson Secondary
9484 122 Street
Surrey, BC
California Association of Teachers of English
ELA CONFIDENTIAL: INVESTINGATING TEACHING, TEXTS, & TRUTHS
February 21-23, 2020
Hyatt Regency SFO
Burlingame, CA
English Language Arts Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association
ELAC CONFERENCE
May 1-2, 2020
The Banff Park Lodge
Banff, AB
Florida Council of Teachers of English
“Teaching with 20/20 Vision
February 8, 2020
University of South Florida
TECO Hall / David C. Anchin Building
Tampa, FL
Idaho Council of Teachers of English
HOOK EM FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
August 6, 2020
Capital High School
8055 W. Goddard
Boise, ID
Illinois Association of Teachers of English
HONORING OUR PAST & LOOKING TOWARD OUR FUTURE
October 16-17, 2020
Chicago Marriott Northwest
Hoffman Estates, IL
Indiana Council of Teachers of English
“SPARKING JOY” IN TEACHING
March 21, 2020
University of Notre Dame
204 Mendoza College of Business
Notre Dame, IN
Kansas Association of Teachers of English
GROW EMPATHY, INSPIRE AUTHENTICITY
October 25-26, 2019
Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview
Wichita, KS
Kentucky Council of Teachers of English Language Arts
IGNITING INNOVATION IN LITERACY LEARNING
February 28-29, 2020
Berea College
Berea, KY
Manitoba Association of Teachers of English
DEEPER READING, BETTER WRITING
October 25, 2019
River East Collegiate
295 Sutton Avenue
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Michigan Council of Teachers of English
NAVIGATING THE JOYFUL JOURNEY: IGNIITING PASSION AND CURIOSITY TO RE-IMAGINE ELA TOGETHER
October 18, 2019
RE-IMAGINING THE ELA WITH CREATIVE NON-FICTION: Pre-Conference Workshop
October 17, 2019
Kellogg Conference Center
Michigan State University
219 S. Harrison Road
East Lansing, MI
Minnesota Council of Teachers of English
BUILDING BRIDGES & BREAKING WALLS: LITERACY FOR ALL
April 30-May 1, 2020
Holiday Inn & Suites
200 W. 1st Street
Duluth, MN
Missouri Council of Teachers of English
WRITE TO LEARN CONFERENCE: EQUITY IN E.L.A.
February 27-29, 2020
Tan-Tar-A Resort
490 Tan Tara Estate
Osage Beach, MO
New England Association of Teachers of English
READING AND WRITING THE WORLD AROUND US
October 18-19, 2019
Doubletree
Danvers, MA
New York State English Council
REIGNITING THE SPARK: EMPOWERING OUR STUDENTS, OUR COLLEAGUES, AND OURSELVES THROUGH REFLECTION, HOPE AND COMPASSION
October 16-18, 2019
Albany Marriott
189 Wolf Rd
Albany, NY
Ohio Council of Teachers of English Language Arts
ENVISIONING OUR FUTURE(S)
February 21-22, 2020
Doubletree Worthington
Worthington, OH
South Carolina Council of Teachers of English
Reading the Past; Writing the Future
January 31-February 1, 2020
Stay at the Embassy Suites or reserve a condo or villa
Myrtle Beach, SC
Southeast Missouri English Teachers Association
PROFESSIONAL “SELF-CARE”: REFLECTING INSTEAD OF REACTING
November 1, 2019
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau
Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts
VISION & VOICE: RAISING LITERACY VOLUME ACROSS TEXAS
January 24-26, 2020
North Texas
Utah Council of Teachers of English
November 8, 2019
Jordan Commons Megaplex Conference Center
Sandy, UT
West Houston Area Council of Teachers of English
Annual Fall Breakfast featuring Carol Jago
December 7, 2019
Sugar Land Marriott Town Square Hotel
16090 City Walk
Sugar Land, TX
Western Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English
BRIDGES ACROSS THE CURRICULUM: BOTH READING AND WRITING
March 25, 2020
California University of Pennsylvania
250 University Avenue
California, PA
For more information, please contact: Carol Frow
Wisconsin Council of Teachers of English
EMPOWERING FUTURE CITIZENS THROUGH LITERACY
October 17-18, 2019
Crowne Plaza Hotel Madison
4402 East Washington, Avenue
Madison, WI
Affiliate Awards
Affiliate Excellence Award
Established in 1997, this award is given by the NCTE Standing Committee on Affiliates to affiliates that meet standards of excellence to which all affiliates should aspire.
Deadline July 15
Student Affiliate Excellence Award
Established in 2013, this award is given by the NCTE Standing Committee on Affiliates to establish high standards of performance for student affiliates and to honor those affiliates which meet these standards. Qualifications for the award represent standards of excellence to which all student affiliates should aspire.
Deadline May 1
Affiliate Journal of Excellence Award
Established in 1996 for top awards given by the NCTE Standing Committee on Affiliates to affiliate journals that are evaluated by a panel of judges as best meeting the award criteria.
Deadline May 1
Kent D. Williamson Affiliate Membership Award
Established in 1987, this award is given by the NCTE Standing Committee on Affiliates to affiliates with the highest percentage of membership increase. To be eligible, affiliates must electronically send their membership lists, in a designated format, to NCTE at affsec@ncte.org.
Deadline May 1
Affiliate Multicultural Program Award
Established in 1993, this award is given by the NCTE Standing Committee on Affiliates to affiliates who adopt programs, policies, activities, and other events which encourage greater participation and development of multicultural involvement within each affiliate.
Deadline May 1
Affiliate Newsletter of Excellence Award
Established in 1993 for top awards given by the NCTE Standing Committee on Affiliates to affiliate newsletters that are evaluated by a panel of judges as best meeting the award criteria.
Deadline May 1
Affiliate Website of Excellence Award
Established in 2000 for top awards given by the NCTE Standing Committee on Affiliates to affiliate websites that are evaluated by a panel of judges as best meeting the award criteria.
Deadline May 1
NCTE Fund Teachers for the Dream Affiliate Award
The NCTE Fund invites affiliates to implement initiatives aimed at recruiting English language arts teachers of color and will offer grants to those selected affiliates.
Deadline May 1
NCTE Leadership Development Award UNFUNDED
Established in 1999, this award is given to an early career teacher (1–5 years experience) from each state, regional, and provincial affiliate who has never attended an NCTE Annual Convention and who has demonstrated a capacity for professional leadership and a willingness to join and participate in the affiliate
Deadline May 1
NCTE National Intellectual Freedom Award
Established in 1997 by NCTE and SLATE–Support for the Learning and Teaching of English–this award is given to individuals, groups, or institutions that merit recognition for advancing the cause of intellectual freedom. A subcommittee of the NCTE Standing Committee Against Censorship selects the recipient(s)
Deadline May 1
NCTE Affiliate Intellectual Freedom Award
Established in 1997 by NCTE and SLATE–Support for the Learning and Teaching of English–this award is given by state, regional, and provincial affiliates, who choose to participate, to honor individuals, groups, or institutions that merit recognition for advancing the cause of intellectual freedom.
Deadline May 1
NCTE High School Teacher of Excellence Award
This award was established in 2001 by the Secondary Section to recognize and celebrate high school classroom teachers
Deadline June 1