News from ALA
Alabama Literacy Association
Welcome Back!
We hope you enjoyed a restful and fun summer, and we wish you a wonderful new school year! We know you have spent many hours preparing for your new students. We pray you have a safe and successful year - and that you remember that every single day, you make a difference.
Thank you, Teacher,
for reaching deep in me
to find all I can be
before I can see it myself.
You never gave up on me.
I have a future
because of you.
Joanna Fuchs
Meet us in Birmingham!
Register now for our annual fall conference, The JOY of Literacy, to be held November 4-5, 2021 at the Birmingham Marriott. Keynote speakers include Jan Burkins, Sara Holbrook and Kelly Boswell. Featured speakers include Dr. Laurie Lee, Dr. Marisa Stukey and Michael Salinger. Conference topics include socio-emotional learning, the science of reading, integrating ISTE standards into literacy instruction, writing across the curriculum, exploring the new ELA standards, and more! Conference sessions include all grade levels, Pre-K through grade 12. Please join us as we honor Alabama author Irene Latham, rediscover the JOY of literacy, and reconnect with colleagues from around our state. https://alabamaliteracyassociation.wildapricot.org/Conference
Call for Proposals
ALA is currently accepting proposals for fall conference presentations. The submission deadline is October 5, 2021.
Undergraduate Research Poster Submissions
ALA is pleased to feature undergraduate research as a special feature of our annual fall conference. We will accept undergraduate student research poster presentation submissions through October 5, 2021.
Sponsorship Opportunities
ALA offers tiered sponsorship opportunities for our annual conference. If you, or someone you know, would like to have a vendor booth at our upcoming conference, please visit our website for more information.
Apply for a Classroom Grant!
Each year, ALA is pleased to offer James R. Linton grants to support the work of our amazing teachers around the state. This year, ALA will fund three $500 grants to build classroom libraries. Applications are due by October 5, 2021. Applicants must be members of ALA and a local council and must teach in Alabama.
Honor an Outstanding Literacy Teacher
Each local council is encouraged to nominate an Outstanding Literacy Teacher, who will be recognized during our fall conference November 4-5, 2021 in Birmingham. To submit a nomination from your local council, please use the submission form linked below. Submissions are due by September 15, 2021.
Honor an Outstanding Administrator
Each local council is encouraged to nominate an Outstanding Administrator who has significantly impacted literacy growth for students in a school or school district. Nominated administrators will be recognized during our fall conference November 4-5, 2021 in Birmingham. To submit a nomination from your local council, please use the submission form linked below. Submissions are due by September 15, 2021.
Call for Manuscripts
ALA is currently accepting manuscripts for The Reading Paradigm, ALA's peer-reviewed journal. For more information, please visit our website linked below.