NCTE Affiliate Excellence in Programming Award
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NCTE Affiliate Excellence in Programming Award recognizes affiliates' distinctive programs supporting teachers and students to strengthen literacy, classroom skills, student learning, and affiliate engagement.
Funder: National Council of Teachers of English
Due Dates (Anticipated): July 2027 (Application deadline)
Funding Amounts: Certificates presented to winning affiliates
Summary: Recognizes distinctive NCTE affiliate programming supporting teachers across career stages and/or the students they serve.
Key Information: Applicants must be NCTE affiliates and nominate themselves.
Description
The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) recognizes outstanding affiliate programming that includes teachers at different stages of their careers and/or the students they serve. Administered by the Committee on Affiliates, this annual award honors distinctive programs that respond to needs expressed by affiliate members or teachers in their local contexts.
Programming may include unique conferences, student reading or writing competitions, multicultural programming, leadership development, preservice teacher development and outreach, and professional development workshops. The award also recognizes programs that nurture new leaders within state, regional, and provincial affiliates and NCTE. Its priorities include lasting effects on literacy and affiliate membership, increased affiliate visibility, stronger classroom skills for teachers, and student learning and growth.
