Nominate a recipient for this year’s Lee Burress Intellectual Freedom Award.  The award recognizes those who have advocated freedom of expression humane communication.  See the Burress Award page for details.

WCTE is proud to promote a state-wide writing initiative with this year’s theme: The Power of Teaching.  The Kick-off date is Thursday, Oct. 20, the National Day of Writing. The deadline for submission is Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012. Writers of all ages and walks of life are invited to submit stories for publication in WCTE’s online writing gallery about teachers who made a difference in their lives.  For the story prompt and additional details, see the Writing Initiative page. 

Members in attendance at this year’s Annual Business Meeting in Milwaukee adopted a Position Statement affirming the rights of students and teachers in matters of language and literacy, and emphasizing the promotion of intellectual activity and creativity, freedom of expression and debate, and access to information.

State-Wide gathering March 9-10 featuring Carol Jago
WCTE District 2 Common Core Standards workshop in Lake Geneva
Election results
Bylaw changes
Thriving, not just surviving at District 1 Meeting in Milwaukee
Report: Common Core Meeting in Green Bay
NCTE Chicago Convention Highlights
Highlights of CEL: Conference on English Leadership
State-wide writing initiative
Pooley Award Winners
Board Member Profile: Kathy Bay, District 10
Wisconsin English Journal invites writers, reviewers
WCTE Calendar of Events
Free tech tools for teachers

See the December Update for details

At-large Directors may now be appointed to fill board positions when no candidates are nominated in a particular WCTE district, according to an amendment to the WCTE bylaws passed at the 2011 Annual Business Meeting. Read the revised bylaws on the About WCTE page and watch for the next Update for details of the meeting.