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Join the many other Wisconsin English teachers who already know

the benefits of WCTE membership!
 

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WCTE Membership provides

Access to content-specific best practices/information with a Wisconsin flavor

Publications

• Wisconsin English Journal, which highlights exceptional English education in Wisconsin
• WCTE Update, a newsletter with ideas you can use in the classroom tomorrow
• List of speakers for program planners
• Specialized publications such as Wisconsin Authors poster

Conventions and Meetings

• District programs and social activities
• Annual state convention
• Sectionals and programs at other organizations' conventions (WSRA, WEAC, etc.)

Recognition of Professional Excellence

• Outstanding Student Teacher award
• Chisholm Award for outstanding service to the profession
• Nancy Hoefs Award for an outstanding beginning teacher
• Recognition of winners of the NCTE Achievement Award in Writing and the NCTE Promising Young Writers award
• Recognition of winners in the NCTE Program to Recognize Excellence in Student Literary Magazines
• Awards given by WCTELA through the Robert C. Pooley Foundation:
  • Robert C. Pooley Award for research
  • Lucile S. Pooley Award for the creative teaching of English language arts
  • Jarvis E. Bush Award for successful techniques in teaching composition

Connections to others through Outreach Activities

• Liaison to DPI, NCTE, SLATE, and WCA
• Representation on special programs/organizations (Wisconsin Writers, DPI task force, etc.)
• Political Influence at the state level

Collaborative Opportunities

• Networking with knowledgeable colleagues
• Providing a community of interested English teachers
• Collaboration with a professional learning community

Opportunity to serve the profession through Board Membership and Special Interest Committees

• District Director positions
• Intellectual Freedom Committee (to address censorship and related concerns)
• Wisconsin Conference of English Leadership
• Archives committee
• Wisconsin Conference of English Education (committee on the professional education of English teachers)
• Publications advisory committee
• Resolutions committee

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