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For the 15th year in a row, GCTE has received the NCTE Affiliate Excellence Award. Only seven affiliates are honored with this award each year!
The 2016-17 Young Georgia Authors winners and honorable mentions have been announced! Congratulations to all. (Check out the 2017 GA Readers of the Year winners too.)

Get Georgia Reading Campaign partner myON is delivering thousands of free books to computer and mobile devices that you can access 24/7 through Aug. 31.

Register for the 2018 GCTE conference.
Check out the latest issue of Scribbles 'N Bits (members only!)

Teacher Opportunities and Resources

Georgia new Words2Reading offers free reading resources for teachers, families, and caregivers.
Plenty of professional development opportunities for teachers are available with the Cherokee Rose Writing Project, the Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project, and other GA NWP-affiliated sites.
Enroll in an advanced degree program (including online options).
Check out the Library of Congress Searchable Database of Primary Source Documents, organized by state standards, grades, and subject areas.
State Testing Resources: Check out sample ELA items in the assessment guides (EOG and EOC) and study/resource guides (EOG and EOC). Students can log on to Experience Online to see sample questions representing the evidence-based reading and writing section of the test.

NCTE Awards

Nominate yourself or a colleague!

Emeritus Assembly Scholarship Award Deadline: September 1
Eight scholarships to attend NCTE’s Annual Convention are granted each year by CEE’s Commission to Support Early Career ELA Teachers. The award—complimentary convention registration for eight recipients—is available to teachers and their emeritus CEE mentors who will be presenting in an approved session.

NCTE Research Foundation Teacher Research Grants Deadline: October 1
Applicants should be full-time classroom teachers at the time of proposal submission and for the length of the grant. Proposals are invited from teachers of children and youth at any level, birth through grade 12. Teachers in urban, suburban, and rural settings are eligible.

George Orwell and Doublespeak Award Deadline: September 15
The NCTE Public Language Awards Committee invites nominations for the 2017 George Orwell and Doublespeak awards. The Orwell Award recognizes writers who have made outstanding contributions to the critical analysis of public discourse. The Doublespeak Award is an ironic tribute to public speakers who have perpetuated language that is grossly deceptive, evasive, euphemistic, confusing, or self-centered.

Advocacy Notes

Check out the latest on Georgia's ESSA application, now scheduled to be submitted in Sep 2017:

Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education is a non-partisan advocacy group with a long history of support for public education in Georgia. Check out their Top Ten Issues for 2017.

Who We Are

Since 1923, the Georgia Council of Teachers of English has been Georgia's professional home for English Language Arts teachers from pre-K to university levels. GCTE is the Georgia affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). Membership is open to teachers, administrators, college faculty, education majors, and others interested in the teaching of English Language Arts. Join us.

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Read more about GCTE activities, awards, and member contributions.

Upcoming events

2018 GCTE Conference

09 Feb 2018 8:00 AM (EST) • Athens, GA: University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel

Exhibitors/Sponsors for 2018 GCTE conference

09 Feb 2018 8:00 AM • University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education & Hotel, Athens, Georgia

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For more information about our annual conference, please contact Jennifer Dail.
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