by Janet Neyer | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Michigan Council of Teachers of English is pleased to announce that Dr. April Baker-Bell has been elected as MCTE’s next vice president. Baker-Bell is currently an Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy in the Department of English/ English Education...
by Janet Neyer | Aug 15, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Michigan Council of Teachers of English has named Kelly Wilson, teacher at Lakeview High School in the Charlevoix-Emmet Intermediate School District, as the 2019 Touchstone Award honoree for Michigan’s Creative Writing High School of the Year. Wilson has been an...
by Janet Neyer | Jan 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Are you interested in a leadership role with the Michigan Council of Teachers of English? The MCTE executive board has openings for the following positions: Elementary Chair: Encourage and support membership at the elementary level, serve on the executive board and...
by Janet Neyer | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Michigan Council of Teachers of English will honor five educators for their excellence in the teaching of English at the annual Fall Conference on Friday, October 19th! Congratulations to the 2018 honorees! The Charles Carpenter Fries Award, first given in 1967,...
by Janet Neyer | Apr 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
Issues of race and racism are deeply embedded in American letters and life. Schools are at the forefront of these concerns, and race comes up explicitly in a literacy class through readings both old and new, from Huck Finn to Between the World and Me. The topic of...
by Janet Neyer | Apr 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
Teaching and Race in the Literacy Classroom Featuring Dr. Ernest Morrell & Dr. Laura Jimenez Issues of race and racism are deeply embedded in American letters and life. Schools are at the forefront of these concerns, and race comes up explicitly in a literacy...
