Advocacy and Support

• Representation on  National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Board of Directors
• Participation in NCTE Affiliate Leadership Programs
• Advocacy through SLATE - SLATE (Support for the Learning and Teaching of English) - intellectual freedom network.
• Positive relationship with Michigan Department of Education
• Communication with state and national leaders in government and education
• Representation in MiJEC (Michigan Joint Education Conference), MYAF (Michigan Youth Arts Festival), MCEE (Michigan Conference on English Education), and Michigan Writing Projects
• Promotion of Promising Young Writers Program  (for 8^th graders, through NCTE)
• Promotion of High School Achievement Awards Program (for 11^th graders, through NCTE)
• Promotion of Michigan Creative Writing Awards Program (for grades 9-12, through MYAF)

Professional Development Resources and Awards

• Nationally recognized publications:

                       Language Arts Journal of Michigan

                       Michigan English Teacher Newsletter (eMet)

• Regional workshops on teaching English Language Arts
• Information about national programs such as National Day on Writing,
• Online resources through web site

                                      Lesson ideas/plans                                      Teaching demos

                                      Recommended texts                                    Career information

• Alignment of Common Core State Standards – connections, questions, and information on the change from GLCE and HSCE to CCSS
• Ray H. Lawson Award
• Charles Carpenter Fries Award
• Michigan NCTE/SLATE Intellectual Freedom Award winner
• Award for Michigan High School English Teacher of the Year (through MYAF)

Connected Communities

• Award-winning Ning: http://mcte.info
• Email listserve
• Teachers for the Dream Program
• Participation in the NCTE Affiliate Leadership Workshops

Annual Conference

• Nationally recognized speakers leading interactive workshops
• Conference presentations on English Language Arts: Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle School, High School, College/University, English Education
• Exhibitions of books and teaching materials from publishers and authors.
• Book-signings.
• Meetings of other educational groups (Michigan Writing Projects, MCEE, etc.)
• Celebration of Michigan awards in teaching of English Language Arts