Registration is OPEN for the Fall Workshop!

Join us for Textured Teaching, a full-day workshop about teaching for and about justice, with Lorena Germán at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum on October 27, 2025!

Join our next Diverse Books Reading Group
September 9, 2025

Discussions will include responses to the books and connections to standards, students, our shared history, and current times. Registration is FREE!

Thanks to all who attended the Spring Conference!

We welcomed more than 200 colleagues and 40 presenters at the Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria, MN in May. Stay tuned for details on the 2026 Spring Conference in the coming months!

MCTE Statement on Intellectual Freedom

MCTE joins the National Council of Teachers of English in supporting intellectual freedom in the classroom and offers support for Minnesota teachers navigating curriculum issues.
Read the statement.

Write for Minnesota English Journal!

Since 1965, MEJ has published peer-reviewed research, pedagogical pieces, informal reflections, literary analyses, and creative writing.

Open Positions on the MCTE Board

Be a part of the team that supports English Language Arts educators across the state! You can meet the MCTE board, and see open positions, by visiting the MCTE Officers page. Contact MCTE Executive Secretary Sierra Gilbertson for more information about joining the board!