Online Professional Learning
CEL Social Hour
Leaning into Why: Strengthening Our Start-of-Year Initiatives
Thursday, August 27 | 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. ET
The Conference on English Leadership (CEL) invites CEL members to join a virtual Social Hour kicking off the 2026–2027 school year. This session will provide a space to connect, network, and share the challenges and opportunities of literacy leadership in individual contexts.
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Building a Community of Readers and Writers:
An Identity-Based Framework for Literacy Instruction
Tuesday, September 15 | 7:00–8:00 p.m. ET
NCTE’s Elementary Section invites members to engage in learning and conversation with Christopher J. Wagner, author of Identity-Based Literacy Instruction for Early Childhood and Elementary Classrooms: Learning to Be Readers and Writers (2025).
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Humanizing the Teaching of Writing for Elementary Grades
Wednesday, September 23 | 7:00–8:00 p.m. ET
Join the NCTE constituent group Literacies and Languages for All (LLA) for a discussion with LLA member Grace Kang, coauthor of Writing Reimagined: Bridging Critical Theories and Pedagogical Practices in Elementary Classrooms (2026), which offers a powerful vision for rethinking writing instruction.
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On Leadership
Designing ELA Curricula: In Conversation with Alexander Manshel
Tuesday, September 29 | 7:00–8:15 p.m. ET
Join the NCTE constituent group the Conference on English Leadership (CEL) for a discussion with Alexander Manshel, author of “High School English and the Making of American Readers.”
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Conferences and Conventions