Break out the Confetti and the Party Hats!
Soon the National Council of Teachers of English will mark its Centennial, 100 years of leadership in literacy education. As our Centennial slogan suggests, we are reading the past and writing the future.
Founded in Chicago in December 1911, NCTE has grown from its original 60 or so members to 35,000 today. And while 2011 is the birthday year, plans and activities are currently underway to mark the organization’s vital place in literacy education in American and to foster more public awareness of issues in literacy education. The group charged with the Centennial celebration is the Task Force on Council History and 2011. Click here for more information about Centennial projects.
Walking, Running, and Driving toward the Future
The Annual Convention kicked off a yearlong celebration of NCTE’s 100th birthday with a premiere of the NCTE Centennial Film: Reading the Past, Writing the Future and 160+ teachers in a 6:15 a.m. 5K Centennial Run!
Celebrate NCTE's 100th Year at the 2011 Annual Convention
in Chicago!
Make plans now to be part of the 2011 Annual Convention, November 17-20, in Chicago, the place it all began 100 years ago! Program information and registration details will be added to the website over the coming months so check back often.
Join us as we celebrate the Centennial:
LEARN tidbits of NCTE history with Blasts from the Past
VIEW original documents from NCTE history
READ Centennial-inspired articles and interviews
LISTEN to history come alive
READ Then and Now stories of teachers who look back on their lives and share how their teaching changed
SHARE your own story of Then and Now
VIEW or DOWNLOAD The NCTE Centennial Film: Reading the Past, Writing the Future
CONTACT Leila Christenbury, Chair, Task Force on Council History and 2011, to volunteer or to share your ideas and comments