Secondary English Weekly #26
Volume Two, Issue Twenty Six /March 9-13, 2020
Textbook Adoption Update
Also, a very big thanks to the pilot teachers who used some of the vendors' products and provided valuable insight into their use in the classroom.
Summer School & Summer Design Thinking Enrichment Experience Teaching Applications Are Available on the Intranet
Teachers please click link below to apply (Use your iLead username and password):
http://www.columbus.k12.oh.us/summerschool20
(Note: For the middle school summer experience, the aviation and drones options will be the same option, and there is a techno fashion option not listed that is available.)
Instructional Assistants please use a CCS District Computer to complete your application. Please click the link below to apply:
BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO BOOK CLUBS: RENEWING CURIOSITY IN GRADES 3–8 READERS (THREE-PART WEBINAR SERIES) continues this week
Webinar Dates: Three, 75-minute webinar sessions from 5:00pm–6:15pm
- Tuesday, March 3, 2020
- Tuesday, March 10, 2020
- Tuesday, March 17, 2020
In this three-part webinar series, Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen share their research and experienced vision about the power of book clubs. Participants will oscillate between being teachers in this space, as well as members of a book club, in order to live this experience through the eyes of students. Sonja and Dana address ways to create a culture of reading through book clubs that extends throughout the year, how to get book clubs up and going, and strategies to support and deepen student discussion and comprehension of texts.
-Please note that these webinars are recorded and made available to all participants within two business days of each live session.
TEACHINGBOOKS WEBINAR
Register HERE for the TeachingBooks Webinar listed below.
Text Complexity: Join the Conversation
Thursday- March 12 at 11:30 pm - Pax by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen
ELA WEBINAR SERIES FOR AP ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM BEDFORD
-AP® Updates: The (New) Line of Reasoning in AP® Lang
Hosted by: Larry Scanlon, Robin Aufses, and Megan Pankiewicz; Wed, 3/11 at 6-7PM
In the new rubrics, the phrase "line of reasoning" appears numerous times for each essay type. But what does it mean? And how do we prepare our students to demonstrate their understanding of the concept? Join the authors of The Language of Composition, 3rd Ed. in a discussion on how the concept of "line of reasoning" functions in the course and how it will be assessed on the rubrics. You may register for the Webinar by visiting https://go.bfwpub.com/BFW-webinar-registration.html.
PD OFFERED BY CCS TEACHERS
Teaching Grammar Through Writing
- Presenter: Valarie Cummings
- Date/Time: March 12, 2020 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Location: Ridgeview Middle School - Room 210
- Target Audience: Middle School ELA Teachers
- The workshop will show teachers what grammar tools the students need to become better writers.
POETRY SLAM RETREAT 2020
On March 3rd, slam teams from Berwick, Briggs, Champion, Eastmoor Academy, Linden-McKinley, Walnut Ridge, and Whetstone spent a few hours at our Spruce Run Environmental Education Center participating in writing and team building activities.
There is still time to get your team registered for the CCS Poetry Slam on April 25th. See the specifics in the "Student Opportunities" section below.
NCTE VERSE-EMAILS HIGHLIGHTING 20 POETS
Sign Up for NCTE Verse!
You won’t want to miss the 2020 #NCTEverse email series, an NCTE members-only professional learning opportunity! You’ll receive an email each weekday starting March 30 that focuses on a poet and shares resources for how to bring that poet's works into the classroom. The best part of this year’s series: NCTE members have again selected the poets they’re teaching in their classrooms and curated the resources! They’ll be celebrating more than 20 poets, the majority of them contemporary and up-and-coming. SIGN UP
MLA Field Bibliographers and Bibliography Fellowships
Field Bibliographers: Contribute to the MLA International Bibliography
The MLA is currently seeking new field bibliographers. The primary responsibility of bibliographers is to record the bibliographic information of scholarly documents and to define their subject, content, and form. Field bibliographers for the MLA International Bibliography perform an important service for the profession and receive institutional recognition while deepening their knowledge of the field, sharpening their research skills, and exploring new areas of inquiry. Learn more.
2020–2023 MLA Bibliography Fellowships
Deadline: April 1
The MLA International Bibliography is accepting applications for three-year field bibliography fellowships. MLA field bibliographers examine scholarly materials and submit bibliographic and indexing information for citations in the Bibliography. Open to all MLA members, including graduate students. Learn more.
More Fellowship and Award Opportunities
-Fellowship Opportunity
Deadline: March 15
Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color (CNV) invites fellowship applications for its 2020–22 cohort. Learn more about the program and guidelines. All questions can be emailed to researchfoundation@ncte.org.
-Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award
Deadline: April 15
This program supports early career teachers of color as they build accomplished teaching careers in literacy education. Practicing preK to university-level literacy educators of color who are in the first five years of a paid teaching career and who aspire to build a career in literacy education are eligible to apply. Learn more.
-NCTE/Penguin Random House Teacher Awards
Deadline: May 31
This is the second year that NCTE is partnering with Penguin Random House to offer the Lifelong Readers and the Maya Angelou Teacher Award for Poetry to educators. The submission form is open for 2020. Learn more.
-Julia E. Berry Research Award
Deadline: June 1
First Award Given in 2020—Julia E. Berry, an NCTE member, gave a $10,000 bequest to NCTE for the purposes of establishing an award to further her interest in, as specified in her will, Careers of English Majors.
The Berry Research Award to Study Careers of English Majors supports NCTE members in the teaching, learning, and application of literacy learning. The Berry Research Award provides research support for an NCTE member(s) who propose(s) a research project that studies “the careers of English Majors and/or the role and function of English in career development.” This award will also support the study of the impact of the English language in the broadest of senses as well as literacy-related majors such as writing studies, linguistics, and English education. Learn more.
CALL FOR MANUSCRIPTS
-English Leadership Quarterly is excited to announce a two-part Call for Manuscripts. The 2020 April and August editions will concentrate on equity in the language arts classroom. The April issue will focus on curriculum that reaches and represents all learners; in August, the emphasis will move to pedagogy that supports equitable practice in the classroom. Check out the submission guidelines and join the conversation! Contact editor Elaine Simos with questions at elq@ncte.org. Submit here. Deadline: April 20
-The Voices from the Middle editorial team has two calls left in their term. Click on the links here to find out more and add your voice!
- March 2021 I Used To ..., But Now I ...–Deadline: June 1
- May 2021 Mic Drop–Deadline: August 1
-The English Journal editors welcome submissions for the following themed issues:
Writing Bravely–Deadline: March 15
The Play’s the Thing–Deadline: May 1
Sounds of Music and Language Arts–Deadline: July 1
Poetry: Muses and Musing–Deadline: September 1
Learn more information here.
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UPDATE
Graduation requirements: Competency score and guidance
Guidance is available now for long-term graduation requirements for the classes of 2023 and beyond. These requirements also are an additional option that students in the classes of 2018-2022 may choose.
ESC of Central Ohio hosts Go Deep Conference inspired by Harvard Project Zero researchers
The Educational Service Center of Central Ohio is working with researchers from the Project Zero team to host the Go Deep Conference, June 17-18, on the campus of the New Albany-Plain Local School District in New Albany.
TEACHINGBOOKS HIGHLIGHTS-MARCH LITERACY EVENTS
March is Women’s History Month. Check out the Literary Calendar for events in March.
Listen to Meet-the-Author Recordings in our Women/Girls Collection for background knowledge and context.
Find resources from different women-centered lists like...
Willie Perdomo Webinar
March 11 | 4:00 p.m. ET
Join the Library of Congress and NCTE for a webinar conversation with award-winning poet Willie Perdomo as he talks to educators about his life as a poet. Perdomo will introduce his own approach to writing, share and discuss two of his poems, and dedicate ample time for Q&A. Willie Perdomo is the author of four poetry collections, most recently The Crazy Bunch, named one of the New York Public Library’s Best Books of 2019. He teaches at Phillips Exeter Academy. Sign up here.
return borrowed novels to the curriculum office when you finish with them
If you borrowed from the curriculum office and have finished with them, please return those to get them back into circulation. You can send them to Southland Center, Suite 125 to the attention of Carla Mae Phillips, or email Carla Mae Phillips (cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us) to arrange for them to be picked up from your school.
HERE ARE SOME RECENT ARTICLES FOR YOUR PERUSAL
12TH ANNUAL CCS DISTRICT POETRY SLAM
The 2020 CCS District Poetry Slam will be held on Saturday, April 25, 5-9p.m. at Eastmoor Academy High School. Download and Complete this POETRY SLAM REGISTRATION to get your school into the competition! Schools do not have to have a full team in order to compete. Download the POETRY SLAM FLIER to post around your school and community.
Middle School Poetry Slam Rules
1. Each middle school may bring a total of eight (8) poets.
2. Each middle school will have four slots or times to perform (four individual and/or group poems total).
3. The same rules apply as in the high school slam:
a. No props, costumes, instruments, or music.
b. There is a three minute time limit with a ten second grace period.
4. No poet may perform in more than two poems. (For instance, a poet may perform one individual poem and one group poem, or perform in two group poems.)
5. Group poems may not have more than six (6) poets on stage at once.
6. Poets may bring their typed poem up on stage. There will be a music stand for their use.
7. Poems must be school appropriate.
High School Poetry Slam Rules
1. Each high school may bring a total of six (6) poets.
2. Each high school will have four individual slots or times to perform (four poems total—one per poet).
3. The same rules apply as in the middle school slam:
a. No props, costumes, instruments, or music.
b. There is a three minute time limit with a ten second grace period.
4. Poets may bring their typed poem up on stage. There will be a music stand for their use.
5. Poems must be school appropriate.
Optional High School Group Poetry Rules
There will be an optional group poem competition for the high school slam. Group poems follow the same rules as above, but schools may only have up to six poets on stage. The high school group poems will be performed prior to intermission.
Judging
There are five judges who will score the poems on a scale of 0-10 (out to one decimal point). The scores are not shown to the audience (which is different than a traditional slam).
Trophies and Medals will be awarded for each of the following:
“Sandy Cox” Memorial Trophy-Winning High School Team
CCS Middle School Trophy-Winning Middle School Team
Medals-Top Three Middle and High School Teams
Medals-Top Three Middle and High School Poets
Medals-Top High School Group Poem
Deadline to Register is March 27th. After the March 27th deadline, we will open up the slam to other districts in central Ohio. Please your registration and $25 entry fee to Slam Coordinator Wyk McGowan at Eastmoor Academy and Contact him with any questions. 614.804.5535 or wmcgowan8259@columbus.k12.oh.us.
2020 ROY BRISCOE JOURNALISM SCHOLARSHIP-APPLICATION NOW OPEN
Columbus City Schools is pleased to announce the 2020 Roy Briscoe Journalism Scholarship. The $500 scholarship will be awarded to an outstanding senior who plans to pursue the study of journalism, communications, public relations, or a related field in college. The scholarship was established in memory of news anchor Roy Briscoe by his family and WBNS-TV. Briscoe anchored the 10TV news from 1960-1989.
Applicant Requirements:
-Student must be a graduating senior who will pursue a career in journalism, communications, public relations, or a related field in college.
-Student GPA should be 3.0, but a range will be considered after examining other factors.
-Student must document community service, extracurriculars, work experience, and need.
-Student must include a portfolio of his/her best work demonstrating excellence in journalism or communications.
-Student must include a recommendation from his/her English, speech, photography, creative writing, newspaper, or yearbook teacher/advisor.
-After applying, selected students will be asked to present their portfolios to a panel of judges.
-A stipulation will be made that the student will still be eligible for other scholarship money.
-Scholarship money will be paid to the winning student’s four-year college after receiving evidence of enrollment.
Contest Timeline:
Now-April 27, 2020: Students submit applications to Carla Mae Phillips, Southland Center, Suite 125, Columbus, OH 43207, or cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us with Roy Briscoe Scholarship in the Subject Line.
April 28-May 8th: Judges meet to screen applicants and select those who will present their
portfolios and be interviewed and Selected students are interviewed.
May 11-15: Winner is announced and Award is presented to winner.
Application (You can use either version):
Google Doc Application (make digital copy to fill it in). PDF Application (download to fill it in).
The (Really) Great Outdoors Contest 2020 for Grades 6-8
CONTEST RUBRIC & ENTRY INFORMATION
1. Have students write and/or draw with accompanying text a nature space their community could use.
2. Explain what elements they need in space, their purpose, and how the space will benefit the community.
3. Make sure each entry is no more than three pages and includes the student’s name, grade, school, state, teacher name, and teacher email.
Amazing Cash Prizes!
Grand Prize: Student: $2,500, Teacher: $750, School: $750
1st Prize: Student: $2,000, Teacher: $500, School: $500
2nd Prize: Student: $1,500, Teacher: $250, School: $250
3rd Prize: Student: $750, Teacher: $125, School: $125
Plus additional prizes for your school!
Two Ways to Enter
ENTER ONLINE: Teachers can upload student entries. SUBMIT ENTRIES ONLINE
ENTER BY MAIL: Mail student entries to:
Scholastic, 557 Broadway, 3rd Floor,
New York, NY 10012
DEADLINE: MARCH 16, 2020
For further information on the contest, including online entries, judging criteria, and prizes, please see Official Rules. Need help or have questions? Email or call 1-800-SCHOLASTIC (1-800-724-6527).
Thurber House Young Writers' Studio Winter/Spring 2020
New Year--New Young Writers' Studio!
Start 2020 off with Young Writers' Studio at Thurber House! Students in 9th-12th grade who love writing stories, crafting new worlds, and building never-before-seen characters, should join Young Writers' Studio, starting January 7! Click here for more information or to register!
What is Young Writers' Studio?
They meet every other week for two hours with author and English professor, Robert Loss. They will kick off the first hour with quality writing prompts and activities. Then, after a break for provided snacks (of course!), they'll wrap up the last hour with the chance to workshop pieces that students bring in. It's a safe, low-key, fun opportunity to enjoy writing and meet others!
Dates Remaining: March 17, 31; April 14, 28
Times: 6:30 - 8:30 pm, Thurber Center, 91 Jefferson Ave. Columbus, OH 43215
Cost: $15 per session - can be paid in advance or at the door. A limited number of scholarships are available for this program. Email Meg Brown at megbrown@thurberhouse.org
TEACHER PD OPPORTUNITIES AND CONTESTS
SOME CONTESTS AND GIVEAWAYS
-TEACHINGBOOKS BLOG FEBRUARY GIVEAWAYS
-BULKBOOKSTORE MYSTERY GIFT BAG GIVEAWAY
-BULKBOOKSTORE $500 MONTHLY GIVEAWAY
-WE ARE TEACHERS CONTEST/GIVEAWAYS
SEE THIS WEEK'S OPPORTUNITIES AT THE TOP OF THE NEWSLETTER
CONTINUING OPPORTUNITIES
TINY TEACHING STORIES
Teachers’ lives are packed with powerful moments: moments of triumph, frustration, absurdity, joy, revelation, and hilarity. Education Week wants to hear about them. Submit your Tiny Teaching Story, in no more than 100 words, here. See examples below.
UPCOMING MARCH OPPORTUNITIES
BREATHING NEW LIFE INTO BOOK CLUBS: RENEWING CURIOSITY IN GRADES 3–8 READERS (THREE-PART WEBINAR SERIES)
Webinar Dates: Three, 75-minute webinar sessions from 5:00pm–6:15pm
- Tuesday, March 3, 2020
- Tuesday, March 10, 2020
- Tuesday, March 17, 2020
In this three-part webinar series, Sonja Cherry-Paul and Dana Johansen share their research and experienced vision about the power of book clubs. Participants will oscillate between being teachers in this space, as well as members of a book club, in order to live this experience through the eyes of students. Sonja and Dana address ways to create a culture of reading through book clubs that extends throughout the year, how to get book clubs up and going, and strategies to support and deepen student discussion and comprehension of texts.
-Please note that these webinars are recorded and made available to all participants within two business days of each live session.
NATIONAL AFRICAN AMERICAN READ-IN
If you participated in the National African American Read-In, be sure to get your event counted! Submit the 2020 Participation Form by March 15, 2020. To learn more, go to http://www2.ncte.org/get-involved/african-american-read-in/.
PD OFFERED BY CCS TEACHERS
-Exploring TLI: The Teacher Leadership Institute and Working Toward Micro-Credentials in Teacher Leadership- Presenters: Kriston Crombie-Stotik and Denise Shook
- Dates/Time: March 17 and 18, 2020 2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
- Location: Centennial High School - Room 211
- Target Audience: All K-12 teachers, psychologists, and counselors
- Information about the year-long Teacher Leadership Institute and the use of Leadership Micro-Credentialing in professional growth and personal practice will be presented.
-Teaching Authentic Writing AND Test-Taking Writing
- Presenter: Pamela Reed
- Dates/Time: March 18, 2020 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Columbus City Prep for Girls - Room 234
- Target Audience: Middle School ELA Teachers
- With all the pressures of the AIR test, it can become easy to focus exclusively on teaching test-taking writing and ignore instructing authentic writing. But there are ways to teach both. In this workshop, we will work on teaching writing through incorporating Ohio Learning Standards and strategies that work.
- Presenter: Georgia O’Hara
- Dates/Time: March 18, 2020 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Location: Centennial High School - Room 221
- Target Audience: Teachers in Grades 7-12, any area
- During this presentation, several different online classroom game platforms will be profiled. Their value for various instructional strategies and data collection will be shared. Participants will have an opportunity to create their own and share their experiences as well.
- Presenter: Wyk McGowan
- Dates/Time: March 19, 2020 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
- Location: Eastmoor Academy HS - Room 135
- Target Audience: Middle and High School English Teachers
- This presentation will give teachers lessons and strategies for integrating spoken word poetry in their classrooms.
TEACHINGBOOKS WEBINARS FOR MARCH
Register HERE for any of the TeachingBooks Webinars listed below.
Find the Perfect TeachingBooks Resource
Tuesday-March 17 at 1:00 pm
TeachingBooks: Collaborate, Customize, Communicate
Tuesday-March 31 at 12:00 pm
UPROOTING INEQUITIES IN SCHOOLS ONLINE SUMMIT
REGISTER TODAY for Education Week's Uprooting Inequities in Schools Online Summit.
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 from 1-3pm.
-It remains all too common that a student's race, neighborhood, or family income are strong predictors of the educational opportunities they can access in their K-12 years—the essence of inequity. Most K-12 leaders believe all children deserve an equitable education, no matter their background or circumstances, but most of them struggle to confront the range of inequities in their schools and districts—much less root them out.
-In this Education Week summit, reporters and expert guests discuss the hard work behind confronting inequities such as challenging educators' longstanding biases and practices, re-allocating resources across schools to support opportunities for all students, and removing barriers to advanced coursework.
Click here for more information.
ASSOCIATION OF MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION WEBINAR
Shape the Future for Your Students: Teaching About the 2020 Census
Presented by Kimberley Glascoe
Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 4–5pm ET
Register today and discover how you can mobilize your middle school students to learn about the upcoming 2020 Census with free resources from the U.S. Census Bureau's Statistics in Schools (SIS) program. You will leave the webinar equipped with information on how to incorporate SIS resources into your classroom and how the count impacts federal funds in your communities for things like classroom technology, teacher training, after-school programs and more.
TEACHING IN TAIWAN – SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY
Through a memorandum of understanding with Taiwan’s Ministry of Education, Ohio teachers can apply to spend a year living and teaching English in Taiwan. The Ohio Department of Education invites new and experienced elementary and middle school teachers to apply to participate in the Teaching in Taiwan program for the 2020-2021 school year. The deadline for applying is Friday, March 20. For more information, visit the Teaching in Taiwan website or contact Dwight Groce.
AMLE (ASSOCIATION OF MIDDLE LEVEL) NOW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR NATIONAL CONFERENCE
The #AMLE20 Call for Presentations is open! Submit your innovative classroom or school practice for a chance to present at #AMLE20 in National Harbor, Maryland. Submissions for all session formats are due March 22.
CORWIN'S FREE MONDAY WEBINAR SERIES FOR MARCH
Where Equity Fits In to PLC+ Monday, March 23, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
ELA WEBINAR SERIES FOR AP AND HONORS ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM BEDFORD
-AP® Literature: AP® Updates and What We’ve Learned So Far
Hosted by: Larry Scanlon and Kate Cordes ; Wed, 3/25 at 6-7PM
Learn how to make the most of the final months leading up to the AP® Literature exam with authors Kate Cordes and Larry Scanlon. They will talk about how to utilize your own units/assessments or AP® Classroom’s progress checks to determine students' strengths and weaknesses. This webinar will cover helpful texts that target the skills most often emphasized in the new CED. Finally, Kate and Larry will share ways students can use the new rubrics to fine tune literary analysis essays and ways you, the teacher, can use the rubrics to provide student feedback.
You may register for the Webinars by visiting https://go.bfwpub.com/BFW-webinar-registration.html.
APRIL+ OPPORTUNITIES
TEACHINGBOOKS WEBINARS FOR 2020
Register HERE for any of the TeachingBooks Webinars listed below.
Text Complexity: Join the Conversation
Thursday- April 16 at 11:30 pm -Save Me a Seat by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Thursday- May 12 at 11:30 pm - I am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter by Erika L. Sanchez
Listen to Authors: A Springboard to Writing
Tuesday-April 21 at 1:00 pm
Authors’ Stories and Diverse Perspectives
Tuesday-May 5 at 1:00 pm
Center Stage with Reader’s Theater
Tuesday-May 19 at 1:00 pm
OHIOANA BOOK FESTIVAL 2020
Since its inception in 2007, the Ohioana Book Festival has given readers the opportunity to connect with their favorite Ohio writers. Held each spring, the Festival welcomes roughly 100 authors and more than 3,000 visitors every year.
The 2020 Book Festival will be held Saturday, April 25, 2020 from 10:30a.m.-5:00p.m. at Columbus Metropolitan Public Library’s Main Library at 96 S. Grant Avenue Columbus, OH 43215. It is a FREE event open to the public, no registration required.
CORWIN'S FREE MONDAY WEBINAR SERIES FOR 2020
Corwin's free Monday Webinar Series will continue through June. Below are the offerings and registration links.
Beautiful Questions in the Classroom: Transforming Classrooms into Cultures of Curiosity and Inquiry Monday, April 6, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Warren Berger and Elise Foster
Youth Equity Stewardship (YES!): Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Monday, May 11, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Benjie Howard and Wade Antonio Colwell
Building a Curious School Monday, June 1, 2020 - 6:30pm, Presented by Bryan Goodwin
ASSOCIATION OF MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATION WEBINAR & SUMMER INSTITUTE
Daily/Weekly/Big Dog - A Framework for Including Writing In Any Content Area
Presented by Lori Wilfong
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 4–5pm ET
Mention writing to a non-ELA teacher and the first thing that often comes to mind is "report" or "essay." Join AMLE and Lori Wilfong to think about daily and weekly writing strategies that anyone can implement to ensure that writing is happening in fun, easy, and natural ways across all content areas!
Middle Level SEL Institute June 18-19
Make plans today to attend this middle-school-focused event at National Louis University, in downtown Chicago, Illinois, designed with in-depth sessions and learning experiences to build exceptional SEL practices in your school community.
Featuring:
- National experts and local thought leaders
- Unique session formats including small-group learning, job-alikes, and interactive breakouts
- Opportunities to earn 16 contact hours and graduate credit
- Connections to new resources and services
NOMINATE A MIDDLE LEVEL EDUCATOR FOR THE AMLE EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR
The AMLE Educator of the Year (previously known as the Distinguished Educator Award) is an annual award given by the Association for Middle Level Education. This award recognizes outstanding practitioners in middle level education—those who have made an impact on the lives of young adolescents with a significant body of work and have advanced the field of middle level education through leadership, vision, and advocacy.
Selection Criteria
- Candidate must have five or more years of practical application, implementation, influence, or involvement in middle level education at the local level and the state or national level.
- Candidate must be employed in the field of middle level education on a full-time basis.
- Candidate must be a current professional or school member of the Association for Middle Level Education and is encouraged to be a member of the state/local affiliate.
- Current AMLE staff, Board of Trustees, and selection committee members are not eligible for this award. Past Lounsbury Award and former AMLE Educator of the Year winners also are not eligible.
To Nominate a Candidate
- Candidates may nominate themselves or be nominated by colleagues or members of the community. If you nominate a candidate, please notify them of their nomination.
- Complete the AMLE Educator of the Year form by April 30 for consideration during the current year.
OHIO COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (OCTELA) ELA AWARDS
Do you know an outstanding teacher? Nominate that teacher for the OCTELA ELA Awards.
Nominations are now being accepted for the Outstanding English Language Arts Awards given every year at the OCTELA Conference. Awards are given in elementary, middle school, secondary, college, and special distinction categories (librarian, curriculum coordinator, ESC, writing center coordinator, etc.). To nominate someone, either download and print the nomination form or submit your nomination online. Nominations are due by May 18, 2020.
DID YOU MISS EARLIER ISSUES OF THE SECONDARY ENGLISH WEEKLY NEWSLETTER?
- March 2-6, Issue 25
- February 24-28, Issue 24
- February 17-21, Issue 23
- February 10-14, Issue 22
- February 3-7, 2020, Issue 21
- January 27-31, Issue 20
- January 20-24, Issue 19
- January 13-17, Issue 18
- January 6-10, Issue 17
- December 16-January 3, Issue 16
- December 9-13, Issue 15
- November 25-December 6-Issue 14
- November 18-22-Issue 13
- November 11-15-Issue 12
- November 4-8- Issue 11
- October 28-November 1-Issue 10
- October 21-25-Issue 9
- October 14-18-Issue 8
- October 7-11-Issue 7
- September 30-October 4-Issue 6
- September 23-27-Issue 5
- September 16-20-Issue 4
- September 9-13-Issue 3
- September 2-6-Issue 2
- August 22-30-Issue 1
Carla Mae Phillips
Southland Center, Suite 125
Email: cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/English6-12
Location: 3700 South High Street, Columbus, OH, 43207, USA
Phone: (380) 997-0463