An Invitation from ICTE to reclaim your teaching joy
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Remember...
The moment you knew you wanted to be a teacher?
The thrill you felt when you first stepped into a classroom as the teacher?
What do you do each day to create a learning environment filled with passion and energy?
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We know that there are some very real problems facing teachers, schools, students. These issues are not going to go away by focusing on what brings us joy. But taking time to honor and reflect on all the good that occurs daily in our schools--the things that WE make possible--gives us the buoyancy to withstand the negative undertow, to patiently explain (again) that stories matter, that writing leads to deeper learning, that true systemic change must be informed by the voices of the students, teachers, librarians, administrators, and support staff who work in those schools.
This year ICTE invites you to reclaim your teaching joy. Let's take time to celebrate all the amazing things happening in our classrooms and communities. Here's how you can get involved--
- Shop Talks Held online monthly, this is a place to share books, ideas, and strategies that light up your classroom and community. Put these dates on your calendar & let us know if you'd like to be on a panel for one of the topics:
- ICTE State Conference. Join us for our 1st in-person conference since 2019. Here are the details:
- Theme: Reclaiming Our Teaching Joy
- Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023.
- Location: Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana
- Call for proposals will be released soon.
- Will include conversations on effective teaching practices, community partnerships, teacher voice in policy initiatives, and much, much more.
- If you would like to help with the conference, please let us know here. We need people for advance planning and day-of duties.
- ICTE website. Recognized by NCTE as a Website of Excellence, this is your one stop shop for teaching tips, resources, and celebrations of great teaching. We'd love for you to send us any of the following:
- Teacher Feature Nominations. Know a great teacher (or librarian!). Send us their name and contact information, along with a brief (really a sentence or two is fine) description of why our membership would love to read about them. Email nominations to us at indianaenglishteachers@gmail.com
- 2 Minute Tips. We would like to feature YOUR great tips, techniques, ideas, assignments, favorite apps, or anything else that may be helpful to teachers as we begin the school year. You could share your ideas through a short video (2-3 minutes) or in a short narrative (1-2 paragraphs). Photographs could also be submitted, if useful. Send your contributions here.
- ICTE Blog. We welcome guest bloggers for our ICTE Blog. If you are interested in write a blog post that would be relevant for literacy educators in the state of Indiana, please email us to propose a topic.
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ICTE Special Event
On September 22 at 7:00 p.m. ET, during Banned Books Week, NCTE is hosting an online event, This Story Matters: An Intellectual Freedom Discussion with NCTE Affiliates. ICTE is cosponsoring this event.
As the school year begins, teachers and students are facing challenges to their intellectual freedom like never before. From state legislation to executive orders to school district policies to administrator actions, book bans are at an all-time high, and teacher shortages are affecting every corner of the nation. But as an ELA educator, you do not have to face these difficult circumstances alone.
Join leadership from NCTE’s Standing Committee Against Censorship, members from across the country, a host of state and regional affiliates, and Penguin Random House Education during Banned Books Week to learn about the landscape of censorship challenges in the classroom, discover what resources are available to you from NCTE and on the local level, and share uplifting ways to encourage students’ right to read and teachers’ freedom to teach.
This event is open to NCTE members, NCTE affiliate members, and any interested literacy educator. Register to attend. You will be asked to log in or create an account.
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Meet the 2022-2023 ICTE Executive Committee
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President Katherine Higgs-Coulthard
Assistant Professor of Education,
Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame
National Writing Project Teacher Consultant
Y/A author (Junkyard Dogs)
Ed.D Curriculum and Teaching
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
President-Elect Chris Judson
English Content Director for AP TIP
University of Notre Dame, IN
National Writing Project Teacher Consultant
M.A. Secondary Education,
Indiana University, South Bend, IN
B.A. in English Education, minor journalism
Grace College, Winona Lake, IN
Past-President Jeff Spanke
Associate Professor of English and Director of English Education
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Ph.D. English Education, Purdue University
M.A. in American Studies, Purdue University
B.A. in Psychology and English
Treasurer Corinne Gries
Elementary Teacher
Catholic Diocese of FT/SB IN
Instructor, Saint Mary's College,
Notre Dame, IN
Literacy Coach
National Writing Project Teacher Consultant
M.A. Teaching Miami University of Ohio
Pre-Service Teacher Representative Magdiel Perez
Elementary Educator Major
Early Childhood Education and Mathematics Minor
Saint Mary’s College Class of 2023
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
- Global Online Academy Fall Professional Learning Online Courses List
- Celebrando Nuestras Raíces: Latinx in NCTE Virtual event September 29 7:00–8:00 p.m. ET
- Matt de la Peña at Indiana State Literacy Association Conference October 8, Noblesville, IN
- Illinois Association of Teachers of English Conference on October 21-22
- Association of Literacy Educators and Researcher Annual Conference "Elevating the Role of Creativity, Identity, and Voice in Literacy" November 3-6. Denver, CO
- South Atlantic Modern Language Association Annual Conference "Change" on November 11-13 in Jacksonville, FL
- School Library Journal LibraryConLive! Free Virtual Conference on November 17
- Midwest Modern Language Association Annual Conference "Post Now" on November 17-21 in Minneapolis, MN
- 2023 NCTE Annual Convention on November 17-20 in Anaheim, CA
- ICTE Spring Conference "Reclaiming Teacher Joy" March 4, 2023, South Bend, IN Details coming soon.
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Grant and Award Opportunities
- Hoosier Upstander Award. This award is presented to individuals who have shown a commitment to using the lessons of the Holocaust to inspire Hoosiers to stand up in the fight against hate and bigotry by actively promoting respect and understanding. Submit nominations to Indiana Civil Rights Commission here: bit.ly/rememberanceawards2022 The deadline is 9/30/22
- Never Again Ambassador Award. This award is for an organization that has shown a
commitment to Holocaust education and creates meaningful spaces for both the memories and lessons of the Holocaust to never be forgotten so that such atrocities never again happen. Submit nominations to Indiana Civil Rights Commission here: bit.ly/rememberanceawards2022 The deadline is 9/30/22
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Opportunities for Students
- NCTE Writing Awards. Prompts are now available for the 2023 Achievement Awards in Writing and Promising Young Writers contests! NCTE encourages educators and administrators to share information on these school-based writing awards across the middle and secondary levels.Key dates: November 2022 contest opens for submissions;February 15, 2023 submission window closes; May 2023 winners are announced. Learn more about the Student Writing Awards today!
- Indiana Civil Rights Commission is hosting a creative expression contest for grades 6-12 as part of their Holocaust Remembrance program. Students may create a piece of 2-D art, a poem, essay, short story, or other creative expression aligned with the theme, which can be found here. The deadline is 9/30/22
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CALL FOR NEWS & EVENTS
Support your fellow English-teaching Hoosiers! Tell us about grants, awards, and professional development opportunities you hear about so we can include them in future newsletters. Please email IndianaEnglishTeachers@gmail.com with the name of the opportunity and the URL. |
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