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Spring Conference 2017
MCTE’s Spring Conference 2017 will be in St. Cloud on May 4-5 featuring Garrison Keillor and Alison McGhee on Thursday, and Sun Yung Shin on Friday.
Registration is NOW OPEN! Please visit our registration page to join us for what promises to be two days full of collaboration and amazing presentations!
We look forward to seeing you in St. Cloud this spring!
Check Out the Minnesota English Journal!
Editors Scott Hall and Michael McBride welcome you to check out the journal.
Enjoy articles, comment, share ideas…and THEN take the next step to submit your own work!
Check out the Journal HERE.
Always available: MCTE Events and Conference Resources!
Check out our MCTE Conference Wiki to get resources from generous colleagues and presenters. Tons of good stuff there!
Social Media
The Minnesota Council of Teachers of English is on Twitter, Facebook and Blogger. Be sure to find us on social media to learn more and see more of the organization. Be part of our community!
Intellectual Freedom: MCTE Support for Henning Schools
Read our post on our support for Henning School District. Read our statement here.
Please keep MCTE in mind to assist in any censorship concerns; we are ready to support teachers’ and students’ rights to intellectual freedom.
Fall Workshop with JIM BURKE
Our fall workshop event with Jim Burke was a day full of learning and collaboration…stay tuned to see who we bring next fall!
Board Actions
The most recent board meeting was January 7, 2017. We discussed the fall workshop, the spring conference, and writing awards. We welcome Burke Scarbrough to take leadership of the Minnesota English Journal, Bethany DeCent for Middle Level Chair, and Kathy Steffens for the 2-year College Chair (Ridgewater).
Higher Learning Commission
There are new and changing requirements for teaching college-level courses in high schools. Click HERE for more information.