2009 IATE Fall Conference Theme

English In Action

October 16-17, 2009

CLOCK TOWER INN

ROCKFORD, IL 

2009 Conference Schedule

2009 Conference Exhibitor Form

Friday night entertainment at the 2009 IATE Fall Conference.

Poetry performance group from Asheville, North Carolina.

IATE 2009 Conference Program

Chris Crutcher, young adult literature author, will be the keynote speaker at the 2009 IATE Fall Conference

Check out "Other News" column for 2009 Workshops

 

2009 IATE Fall Conference Exhibitors

• Abrams Learning Trends/Peoples Education
• Adams Book Company
• Amsco School Publichations
• Beford/St. Marrtins
• Bible Literacy Project:  Sponsor
• Everbind/Marco
• Grace Educational Resources
• Great Source, Rigby & Steck-Vaughn
• Houghton Mifflin harcourt/ Holt McDougal/ Great Source Sponsor
• Kaplan K12 Learning Service
• Lake-Cook Distributors:  Sponsor
• Linking Blocks Partners, LLC
• Pearson Longman
• Perfection Learning Corp: Sponsor
• Shurley English

Congratulations to Li-Young Lee, IATE 2010 Author of the Year

IATE serves professional teachers of English throughout the State of Illinois through a variety of activities and publications. In addition to the annual fall conference, IATE members partake in local activities throughout the year and participate on standing committees that promote the interests of the IATE and its 1500 members.

Arranged by districts across the state, the IATE provides a lively network for the exchange of teaching tips, current research, and professional development--as well as enduring friendships.

 

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2009 IATE Conference

• Now more than ever, students are entering classrooms having been inundated with information about the world in which they reside, but too often they have not had the opportunity to examine this information and their world in a thoughtful and critical manner, thus leaving important questions unanswered.  However, the 21st Century English classroom offers English educators and students a unique opportunity to tackle the big questions, which can range from conversations surrounding multiculturalism and poverty to globalization and gender issues. Literature and composition can create an inroad for these conversations to take place, thus opening up the English classroom as a space for social activism and critical engagement. How can we utilize the space of the English classroom to tackle the big questions? How can we push students to become actively involved in their communities? In the world? The IATE 2009 State Convention invites program proposals that address any and all issues related to the teaching of English/Language Arts, but special consideration will be given to proposals addressing the ways in which classroom teachers utilize literature and composition to encourage students to become active participants as part of their local or global community.

IATE CONSTITUTION (link)