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WCTE State Convention
Concludes in Milwaukee English . . . for a Change! was the theme as over 300 English teachers from across the state participated in over 30 sessions on a range of topics.  Convention Highlights

Award Winners Announced Research and teaching award winners were announced at the 2009 State Convention on October 23.

New Directors Named in Districts 2, 8, 9, 12 Election results were announced at the Annual Business Meeting. Scott Oates of UW-Eau Claire took office as Second Vice President. 

WCTE Now on Facebook Connect with other Wisconsin English teachers via the most popular social networking service online. Sign up for Facebook and become a fan. 

WCTE Seeks Input on 2011 Convention The centennial NCTE convention will take place in Chicago.  Take this WCTE survey to provide ideas about how best to coordinate Wisconsin's annual convention for English teachers with the national one.

WCTE Sponsors Classroom Research Apply for a grant to promote the teaching of English in  your school. Awards are made annually through WCTE's Robert C. Pooley Foundation. Also, you can nominate someone for a state or national award.  See the awards page for details.

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Linda Christensen was the keynote speaker for this year's WCTE state convention

Middle School Program Featured in Latest WEJ

The English program of St. Croix Central Middle School is featured in the fall 2008 issue of the Wisconsin English Journal. Read about application of the Six Traits writing program, drama across the curriculum, the transition to high school, and many other effective teaching ideas in this issue. Subscriptions are part of membership. 

Members: Update Your Address Information Online  Moving? Graduating? Retiring? Switching to a new ISP? If you still have time left on your current membership, use the convenient online update form to let us know about your change of address.  Don't miss a copy of the Update or Wisconsin English Journal!

 

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English Teacher Listserv: The Department of Public Instruction now sponsors englishk16, an unmoderated email discussion group just for teachers of English in Wisconsin.  Become eligible to post messages, and receive copies of all messages posted, by following the Listserv subscription instructions at this site.