2024 NCTE Annual Convention

NCTE Annual Convention
Heart + Hope + Climate Fiction = Humanity
  lfink_convention_2022        October 30, 2024
This post was written by NCTE member michelle g. bulla. The NCTE Annual Convention is always a treasured gathering and growth experience. Each year that I am able to go, I undoubtedly come back to work feeling renewed and reenergized for the heavy lift that is the hallmark of educators who try to continually do Continue reading →
Sharing Reflections on 2023
  lfink_convention_2022        October 11, 2024
This post was written by NCTE member Jennifer Slagus, reprinted with permission from The CLA Blog. As an NCTE first-timer, there are so many interesting and inspiriting artifacts I have brought back—infused in my thoughts and praxis—which have already impacted my doctoral research and librarianship. CLA made that possible, as I was a recipient of Continue reading →
Reflections on NCTE 2023
  lfink_convention_2022        October 11, 2024
This post was written by NCTE member Callie Hammond, reprinted with permission from The CLA Blog. Although I have been an English educator for nine years, the 2023 NCTE Convention in Columbus was my first time attending. I can honestly say that it exceeded all of my wildest expectations! I am grateful to the Children’s Continue reading →
No Hyphen Needed
  lfink_convention_2022        October 11, 2024
This post was written by NCTE member Tien Pham. As I rode up those escalators, my stomach was all fluttered with anxiety, and as the large NCTE sign greeted me at the top, every stitch of my clothing felt tight, sweat poured, and not a single item I had on felt comfortable. I sat at Continue reading →
NCTE Thoughts
  lfink_convention_2022        October 11, 2024
This post was written by NCTE member Denise Krebs, reprinted with permission from her blog. On Friday, I received an email from NCTE with the session information for "Words That Mend: Finding Heart, Hope, and Humanity within the Healing Power of Poetry." This session will be on Thursday at 11:30 a.m. in room 210A. There Continue reading →
More Reflections on NCTE 2023
  lfink_convention_2022        October 11, 2024
This post was written by NCTE member Liz Thackeray Nelson, reprinted with permission from The CLA Blog. This year marks my 11th NCTE Annual Convention, but only my second conference in my role as an assistant professor, and my first conference bringing undergraduate students to present. As I reflect on my experiences at previous Conventions, Continue reading →