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08/15/2026
All NCTE and LLA members with an interest in elementary literacy are invited to join author and member Grace Kang for a discussion around enacting critical and humanizing writing instruction in elementary classrooms. Learn more and register: https://ncte.org/humanizing-the-teaching-of-writing-for-elementary-grades/
08/08/2026
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08/07/2026
As an educator, you see firsthand how sharing your knowledge and passion for writing helps your students and community to better understand the importance of this skill and the role it plays in our world today.
This year, we hope that you will share the 2027 Achievement Awards in Writing with your students and colleagues!
The prompt for this cycle is now available; read “The Meaning of Literacy Today” before you welcome back your students. We also invite you to mark your calendar for October 20, when we will celebrate the National Day on Writing™ by opening the awards for nominations.
Achievement Awards in Writing The prompt is live. The application is open. It's time to nominate students for the 2022 Achievement Awards in Writing! The deadline to apply is February 21, 2022.
08/01/2026
Why teaching whole books is important. Register for this free webinar sponsored by NCTE to learn more.
Register Now for Our New Webinar Increasingly, students are encountering literature in smaller, disconnected pieces rather than through sustained engagement with complete books.
07/31/2026
Congratulations, Dr. Zapata!
Dr. Angie Zapata has won the 2026 Richard A. Meade Award for her book, Deepening Student Engagement with Diverse Picturebooks!
This award from ELATE recognizes published research-based work promoting ELA teacher development at any educational level and in any scope and setting. https://bit.ly/4h89mIe
Congratulations also to Honorable Mention winners Katharine Covino and Cara Mulcahy, editors of The Intersections of Critical Pedagogy, Critical Literacy, and Social Justice: Toward Empowerment, Equity, and Education for Liberation.
07/30/2026
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Even with all the best annotation tools at their fingertips, students still need strategies for selecting the best evidence from all of their annotations. In order to select, organize, and rank evidence, student writers must consider the audience beyond the teacher. A collection in our resource hub, Teach Write Now: https://bit.ly/4w2gISe
07/30/2026
We had a great first day at Summer Launch! We learned, shared, and laughed with each other. Now time to unwind and reflect.
07/24/2026
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