ELATE National Technology Leadership Fellowship Award
This award recognizes innovative leadership in integrating technology and digital literacy in English language arts teacher education, with recipients presenting at the SITE international conference.
Funder: National Council of Teachers of English
Due Dates: November 13, 2026 (Nomination deadline)
Funding Amounts: Complimentary registration to the 2027 SITE international conference; travel costs not covered.
Summary: Recognizes outstanding leadership in technology integration and digital literacy pedagogy in English language arts teacher education.
Key Information: Nominations must be emailed by 11:59 p.m. PT; open to NCTE members including preK–12 teachers, graduate students, and teacher education faculty.
Description
The ELATE National Technology Leadership Fellowship Award celebrates exemplary leadership in integrating technology into English language arts teacher education. It recognizes innovative pedagogical approaches that go beyond assigning digital texts, emphasizing research-based, youth-centered digital literacy practices aligned with NCTE’s critical media literacy policies. The award aims to foster cross-institutional dialogue and highlights work that provides tools and mentor texts for teaching diverse digital genres. Recipients are given the opportunity to present at the annual Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education (SITE) international conference, helping to bring vital conversations about digital literacy to the broader teacher education community.
