Meeting Pattern
- Friday, October 30 {8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. + additional Google Classroom hours}
Description
The NDCTE 2026 Fall Conference Let Them Speak: Voice and Choice in the Classroom professional development credit will focus on establishing and cultivating student voice and choice in the secondary ELA classroom. Conference attendees will get to learn best practices of framework and implementation of opportunities for student voice and choice in the English classroom through an informed panel, breakout sessions, and inspirational guest lecturers. Keynote speaker, Dr. Jarred Amato.
Syllabus, Objectives, and Outcomes
Objectives:
You will be able to:
- actively participate in meaningful discussion in accordance with the selected texts read.
- work collaboratively with fellow ELA colleagues.
- connect the text to their current teaching goals.
Required Student Resources:
- Join the Google Classroom for reading & discussions. Class code: 3m3gh6mb
Testimonials:
"EXCELLENT CONFERENCE."
"GREAT RESOURCES AND VARIETY OF METHODS OFFERED TO ASSESS LEARNING."
"OVERALL A GREAT EXPERIENCE AND IT CAUSED ME TO RECONSIDER MY CLASSROOM AND TEACHING STYLE."
"I AM ALWAYS ENCOURAGED, ENLIGHTENED, AND ENGAGED AT THE NDCTE CONFERENCES. THANKS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, PRESENTERS, AND TEACHERS. COLLABORATION CREATES COLLEAGUES."
"GREAT DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER ENGLISH TEACHERS AND LEARNING NEW SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES FROM THEM."
"THE SPEAKERS WERE EXCELLENT ONCE AGAIN - NOT ONLY ENGAGING PERSONALITIES, BUT THE CONTENT WAS VERY APPLICABLE."
"THE COURSE WAS WELL-ORGANIZED WITH GREAT SPEAKERS. THE TOPICS AND SPEAKERS OFFERED GREAT IDEAS AND ADVICE, WHICH WILL BE VERY APPLICABLE TO MY CLASSROOM."
"JUST BEING ABLE TO GATHER WITH OTHER INSTRUCTORS TO EXCHANGE IDEAS AND ISSUES IS GREAT. THE SELECTION OF SPEAKERS AND TOPICS IS ALWAYS PURPOSEFUL AND INTERESTING."
"THIS CONFERENCE IS WONDERFUL FOR CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL GROWTH, MAKING CONNECTIONS, AND IMPROVING TEACHER MORALE!"
"THE SPEAKERS AND PRESENTERS WERE FANTASTIC. I ENJOYED OUR BREAKOUT/LESSON SHARE WHERE WE TOOK TIME TO VISIT WITH OTHER TEACHERS ABOUT A SPECIFIC COURSE."
"I ENJOYED BEING ABLE TO HEAR AND DISCUSS DIFFERENT CONCEPTS AND TOPICS PLUS COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ENGLISH TEACHERS."
"THE MOST VALUABLE ASPECT OF THIS COURSE WAS MEETING WITH OTHER ENGLISH TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE AND EXCHANGING WHAT WORKS FOR THEM."
Registration Instructions
This event requires pre-registration @ ndcte-2026-let-them-speak-voice-and-choice-in-the-classroom
NDSU online registration URL will close @ 5:00 p.m. on November 20, 2026. You will receive an email when you have successfully registered. Allow 48 hours (2 business days) to process your registration form.