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December 16, 2020. We hope you will join us for NCTEAR's Virtual Member Gathering on Saturday, January 30th from 1:00 - 2:15 PM ET on "Activism in Literacy Research" with featured speakers Dr. Betina Hsieh, Dr. Laura M. Jimenez and Dr. Jamila Lyiscott. NCTEAR membership is required to attend the event. Click the link below sign up in a few moments and become a member today. The membership fee is $10. If you attended the 2020 conference, you were a member but will need to renew for 2021. http://www.nctear.org/membership.html
Link to register for the Member Gathering & Mentoring Workshop:
https://tinyurl.com/nctear2021
The Mentoring Workshop will take place from 11:00 am-12:15 pm EST and was created to support doctoral students and early career faculty.
July 3, 2020. Given that Teachers College, Columbia will be fully online fall semester and given the uncertainty of the college opening in January 2021, we have decided to postpone the 2021 in-person conference until January 2022. However, we will host a few virtual events on January 30, 2021 that may include a twitter chat, keynote panel, and virtual gathering.
The decision to postpone the 2021 conference will shift our conference timeline to the following schedule:
2021: Virtual Gathering, Twitter Chat, and Mentoring Session
2022: Teachers College, NYC
2023: UC Davis, Davis, California
May 8, 2020. NCTEAR invites you to submit a proposal for the 2021 Midwinter Conference themed “Reimagining Literacy Research for Social Change”. The conference is scheduled to be held at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City on January 29-31st.
April 2, 2020. Nominations are being accepted for NCTEAR's new Associate Chair! Nominate yourself or someone else now through April 26th. See more details in the "NCTEAR Election" page. The Call for Proposals for NCTEAR 2021 will begin April 12, 2020 and close on June 14, 2020 at 11:59pm EST
March 9, 2020. Save the date for NCTEAR 2021 at Teachers College in New York City from January 29th - 31st!
February 18, 2020. See the finalized conference program, details on shuttles, parking and directions as well as information on what to do at night in Nashville.
September 22, 2019. Save the date! Please join us for the NCTEAR Reception at NCTE in Baltimore, MD on Friday evening, November 22nd. More details coming soon!
September 20, 2019. The NCTEAR Executive Committee announces its newly elected members: Dr. Detra Price-Dennis (Teachers College at Columbia University) is our new associate chair, Ryan Schey (Auburn University) is our new Secretary and Faythe Beauchemin (University of Arkansas) is our new News Editor.
February 4, 2019. After the conference, the NCTEAR officers will be accepting nominations for a new associate chair, secretary, and newsletter editor. See more here: Upcoming officer elections
January 15, 2019. We're excited to announce our keynote speakers for NCTEAR 2019: Keynote Speakers
December 7, 2018. Hotel reservations at the rate of $119 per night are now available. See hotel reservations page for details on how to reserve a room at that rate.
November 16, 2018. Conference registration is now available on this page. Hotel reservation information to come soon.
September 28, 2018. Save the date! Please join us for the NCTEAR Reception at NCTE in Houston, TX on Saturday, November 17 from 6:00-7:15pm in Room 320 C.
September 6, 2018. The NCTEAR Executive Committee announces its newly elected members: Dr. Ana Christina Da Silva (Vanderbilt University) is our new Associate Chair, and Dr. Sharonica Nelson (University of Alabama Birmingham) is our new Treasurer.
Link to register for the Member Gathering & Mentoring Workshop:
https://tinyurl.com/nctear2021
The Mentoring Workshop will take place from 11:00 am-12:15 pm EST and was created to support doctoral students and early career faculty.
July 3, 2020. Given that Teachers College, Columbia will be fully online fall semester and given the uncertainty of the college opening in January 2021, we have decided to postpone the 2021 in-person conference until January 2022. However, we will host a few virtual events on January 30, 2021 that may include a twitter chat, keynote panel, and virtual gathering.
The decision to postpone the 2021 conference will shift our conference timeline to the following schedule:
2021: Virtual Gathering, Twitter Chat, and Mentoring Session
2022: Teachers College, NYC
2023: UC Davis, Davis, California
May 8, 2020. NCTEAR invites you to submit a proposal for the 2021 Midwinter Conference themed “Reimagining Literacy Research for Social Change”. The conference is scheduled to be held at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City on January 29-31st.
April 2, 2020. Nominations are being accepted for NCTEAR's new Associate Chair! Nominate yourself or someone else now through April 26th. See more details in the "NCTEAR Election" page. The Call for Proposals for NCTEAR 2021 will begin April 12, 2020 and close on June 14, 2020 at 11:59pm EST
March 9, 2020. Save the date for NCTEAR 2021 at Teachers College in New York City from January 29th - 31st!
February 18, 2020. See the finalized conference program, details on shuttles, parking and directions as well as information on what to do at night in Nashville.
September 22, 2019. Save the date! Please join us for the NCTEAR Reception at NCTE in Baltimore, MD on Friday evening, November 22nd. More details coming soon!
September 20, 2019. The NCTEAR Executive Committee announces its newly elected members: Dr. Detra Price-Dennis (Teachers College at Columbia University) is our new associate chair, Ryan Schey (Auburn University) is our new Secretary and Faythe Beauchemin (University of Arkansas) is our new News Editor.
February 4, 2019. After the conference, the NCTEAR officers will be accepting nominations for a new associate chair, secretary, and newsletter editor. See more here: Upcoming officer elections
January 15, 2019. We're excited to announce our keynote speakers for NCTEAR 2019: Keynote Speakers
December 7, 2018. Hotel reservations at the rate of $119 per night are now available. See hotel reservations page for details on how to reserve a room at that rate.
November 16, 2018. Conference registration is now available on this page. Hotel reservation information to come soon.
September 28, 2018. Save the date! Please join us for the NCTEAR Reception at NCTE in Houston, TX on Saturday, November 17 from 6:00-7:15pm in Room 320 C.
September 6, 2018. The NCTEAR Executive Committee announces its newly elected members: Dr. Ana Christina Da Silva (Vanderbilt University) is our new Associate Chair, and Dr. Sharonica Nelson (University of Alabama Birmingham) is our new Treasurer.