NCTE is the professional organization for literacy educators spanning preK through college. ncte.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mrbb4x43nm2yMiddle level educators: The 2027 Promising Young Writers award prompt is now available to share with your 8th-grade students! This year's prompt invokes a quote from author Robin Wall Kimmerer to invite students to consider the concept of being and becoming a good ancestor: https://bit.ly/44KrKQ522 Jul 2026 21:25 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrbb4x43nm2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mr6ialwhes2cFlashback to #LitMath25! Hundreds of educators gathered in Chicago last summer to reinvigorate their teaching across subjects. Will you be there when we do it all again next month in Charlotte? Register for #LitMath26 to be in the room when the fresh ideas start flowing! www.nctm.org/ncte-nctm2026/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 18:54 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr6ialwhes2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mqty7wgtdk2rJoin the last webinar in our summer series! https://bit.ly/4vhcllk Led by ACE Chair Johnny Allred, assistant professor of English education at BYU, attendees will remix an upcoming activity, lesson or unit they plan to teach and begin designing a multimodal component using a shared design template.17 Jul 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqty7wgtdk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mqrosbz3au2jDeadline extended: Register now for free #LitMath26 workshop books! https://bit.ly/4f1dE ✏️ Ann Marie Corgill, Katie Wood Ray, and @stellavillalba.bsky.social lead activities on engaging young writers 📕 @kristinziemke.bsky.social and Franki Sibberson explore strategies for growing young readers16 Jul 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrosbz3au2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mqppgjlwt42cDiscover ways to bring nonfiction to life in your elementary classroom. This issue of Classroom Corridors has practical strategies for vocabulary instruction, literary nonfiction, nature journaling, engaging read-alouds, and fostering curiosity through inquiry-based learning: https://bit.ly/4bdL3EV15 Jul 2026 21:53 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqppgjlwt42chttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mqmxqwpzz226Join us virtually at #LKBF26 for an NCTE-sponsored Educators’ Night session! @stellavillalba.bsky.social invites us all to step into Nepantla—the sacred, liminal space where a child's languages, literacies, and cultural wealth and school world meet. Watch live on July 28: https://bit.ly/4vqBSs914 Jul 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqmxqwpzz226https://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mqk6qi4xsw2xWe're cleaning out the NCTE warehouse! Save 15%-40% on some of our favorite t-shirt designs from over the years—including “Proud to Be Intertextual,” “Plot Twist Predictor,” and “Stop! Grammar Time." Buy more to save more! Plus, free shipping over $30. https://bit.ly/3SAVBI013 Jul 2026 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqk6qi4xsw2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mqcm4fehl22tAntwan Eady will be a keynote speaker and participate in a book signing at the NCTE-@nctm.org Joint Conference! He is the award-winning author of picturebooks Nigel and the Moon, The Last Stand, and The Gathering Table. Don’t miss out! https://bit.ly/3PakQz6 #LitMath26 #InterdisciplinaryEducation10 Jul 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcm4fehl22thttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mqa3ulhvu22kNCTE is a promotional partner of the free 2026 Smithsonian National Education Summit, convening educators & museum leaders around the theme: Together We Thrive: Towards a More Perfect Union. Amanda Gorman will keynote. https://bit.ly/4vqlecf 📅 July 14–16 📍 Washington, DC or virtual #SmithsonianEdu09 Jul 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqa3ulhvu22khttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mq632cuu3d2lIf you haven't yet booked a hotel room for the #NCTE-@nctm.org Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics, know that Monday is the last day for guaranteed availability at the #LitMath26 room rate! Visit Charlotte the first week of August: https://www.nctm.org/ncte-nctm2026/plan/#Hotel08 Jul 2026 21:33 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq632cuu3d2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mq3d5oljf52bFandom Transformation Projects invite youth to create multimedia artifacts to move pop culture communities toward justice. Learn from @karismjones.bsky.social and @scottstorm.bsky.social about using these projects in your own teaching context. Register for our Monday webinar: https://bit.ly/4vgAGYc07 Jul 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq3d5oljf52bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mpz432kf5q2hRegistration for the 2026 Conference on English Leadership Annual Convention is NOW OPEN! This professional development experience for literacy leaders directly follows #NCTE26 in Philadelphia in November. See all you'll learn in the just-released #CEL26 Convention Program: https://bit.ly/4vSAwYe06 Jul 2026 22:08 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpz432kf5q2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mpmhrg55l22dCalling all K–5 literacy educators: Go back to school with ideas, strategies, and inspiration for the year ahead! Join us in Charlotte next month for #LitMath26, the third annual NCTE-@nctm.org Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics. https://bit.ly/3PakQz601 Jul 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpmhrg55l22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mpgygtmoaz2wAnnouncing The Next Draft, an #America250 student writing contest from NCTE, @humanitiesall.bsky.social, and The Teagle Foundation: https://bit.ly/4xR75Hr Students in grades 9–12 may submit a written literary reflection or a multimodal creation. Winners will receive up to $1,000!29 Jun 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpgygtmoaz2whttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mpcncceou22lThe @nytimes.com technology reporter @natashanyt.bsky.social is headed to Philly for #NCTE26 to talk about tech in the classroom and her new book, Coding Kids. Don’t miss this conversation at the College Section Luncheon! Early-bird registration rates are now available: https://bit.ly/4bilTUK27 Jun 2026 23:45 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpcncceou22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mp7wjdvjti22Register for #LitMath26 by July 15 and attend one of two new workshops for free! Elementary reading and writing educators will learn directly from NCTE authors AND receive copies of their books. Join us in Charlotte! https://bit.ly/4f1dEzD @stellavillalba.bsky.social @kristinziemke.bsky.social 26 Jun 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp7wjdvjti22https://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mp4w6lhqds2d"Leaders of NCTE's College Section have been working diligently this year to provide fresh, dedicated Annual Convention programming." —College Section Steering Committee Chair Jonathan Bush Present at our new #NCTE26 event, College Conversations! Submit a proposal by Monday: https://bit.ly/4tWPaM925 Jun 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp4w6lhqds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mp2vquqfwl2pThe new NCTE Position Statement on Media Education identifies four content strands that should be a central part of ELA curriculum and instruction: 👂 Interpreting 🎙️ Composing 🧠 Evaluating 📺 Analyzing Read the statement and access instructional resources: https://bit.ly/4eIeVua #MediaLiteracy24 Jun 2026 21:55 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2vquqfwl2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3movl3tnwx32lNCTE is thrilled to announce that award-winning author @margaretatwood.bsky.social will be a keynote speaker at our 2026 Annual Convention in Philadelphia, Nov. 19–22. Don’t miss this important conversation with the author of The Handmaid’s Tale—REGISTER NOW for #NCTE26! https://bit.ly/4bilTUK22 Jun 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3movl3tnwx32lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3molbvwjm5s22NCTE members teaching in grades 9-12 are invited to apply to participate in a research study designed to amplify the voices and expertise of English teachers to illuminate how they make pedagogical decisions about texts and literacy instruction in their classrooms. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4ozngVv18 Jun 2026 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3molbvwjm5s22https://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mojb7d7m2x2rNCTE’s REALM Awards showcase exceptional student writing, art, and publishing from middle school through college. Nominate your school’s magazine by July 31! https://bit.ly/3MaCzp3 Pictured below: 2025 #REALM Award recipients Earthshine and Miambiance #SchoolLiteraryMagazines #StudentWritingAwards17 Jun 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mojb7d7m2x2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mogkjuzxfw2pThe full #LitMath26 Program is now available! https://bit.ly/4vFI7J2 This year's sessions will help elementary teachers discover classroom-ready strategies to simplify their planning while building student confidence, engagement, and deeper learning. Register before Thursday to save up to $200.16 Jun 2026 19:41 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mogkjuzxfw2phttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3modthwreiw2nIf you sent NCTE details about local activities celebrating the 36th National African American Read-In, you can now view your information in the #AARI26 Report Card: https://bit.ly/4xoLg1F Hundreds of classroom and community events in February engaged 112,000+ people in African American literature!15 Jun 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3modthwreiw2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mo7hv67zan26All are welcome! Join author @kristinziemke.bsky.social and contributors to the book Text and Tech as we discuss Reading across Content. Get classroom applications, talk with participants, and leave with immediately actionable takeaways. Free webinar with registration: https://bit.ly/4rx4PRb14 Jun 2026 00:05 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo7hv67zan26https://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mo4m6tzbbw2eGrant alert! Accepted #NCTE26 presenters who are presenting at an NCTE Annual Convention for the first time and are NCTE members from a historically underrepresented group could receive $500 from English Language Arts Teacher Educators (ELATE)! Apply: https://bit.ly/4enOV7e #CulturalDiversity12 Jun 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo4m6tzbbw2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/ncte.org/post/3mo2goivs7y2sNCTE has endorsed the Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act, introduced in the US Senate this week by @kaine.senate.gov: https://bit.ly/4v1yqVn The bill would provide funding for school districts to bolster or develop mentoring and induction programs for new teachers and school leaders.12 Jun 2026 00:00 +0000at://did:plc:sxu7ymwp7foilwdpynmkvbog/app.bsky.feed.post/3mo2goivs7y2s