National Council of Teachers of English
Student Affiliate of Shippensburg University (SU-NCTE/SASU)
Advisors: Erica Galioto, Associate Professor of English (edgalioto@ship.edu; 717-477-1017)
Shannon Mortimore, Assistant Professor of English (srmortimore@ship.edu; 717-477-1496)
Thomas Crochunis, Assistant Professor of English (tccroc@ship.edu; 717-477-1031 )
UPCOMING EVENTS
October 18, 6:30-8:30 pm, Ship Wreck Pub and Inn, Shippensburg, PA—PCTELA Meet and Greet
October 23, 3:30 pm, Dauphin Humanities Center 051—English Majors Meeting
October 26-7, Lancaster Marriott, Lancaster, PA—Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (PCTELA) Annual Conference
November 1, 3:30 (Q & A Session, Horton 128) and 7:00 (Poetry Reading, Old Main Chapel)—Poet Shane McCrae
November 8, 3:30, Dauphin Humanities Center 051—Dr. Shannon Mortimore-Smith will present the talk "Gaming the Classroom: Multiplayer Approaches to Teaching"
November 16-20, MGM Grand Hotel and Conference Center, Las Vegas, NV—National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Annual Convention
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PROFESSIONAL STANDING -- All secondary education majors must apply for Professional Standing at least one semester prior to enrolling in the Teaching English methods courses (EDU 422). Applications for Semester II need to be submitted to the Office of Field Services (Shippen Hall / 3rd floor / Office of Field Service). Applications are available online at: http://webspace.ship.edu/coleduc/field_services/Forms.htm.
INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANTS WANTED -- We are looking for possible Instructional Assistants who will assist our English professors with classes. By all accounts, our Instructional Assistants have learned much and are excited by the opportunity to play a professional role. Please note that such an opportunity will absorb part of your needed Field Experience I hours. For more information, immediately contact Richard Zumkhawala-Cook at rizumk@ship.edu.
PRAXIS - You need to have all of your Pre-Service Academic Performance Assessment (PAPA) and PRAXIS English Language, Literature, & Composition (0041) tests completed before you student teach. Follow the links to get more information and register.
CERTIFICATION IN MARYLAND – For those of you who are want to teach in Maryland, the state requires all teachers to complete a minimum of 12 credits in reading, and one of those courses must be a Reading for English Language Learners courses.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
NCTE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
In November 2012, the NCTE national conference will be held in Las Vegas, NV, from November 15-20. Check out the site for more information and plan to see your professors, cooperating teachers, and fellow students present their work: www.ncte.org/annual. Contact Dr. Crochunis if you are interested in attending.
PCTELA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
This year, the PCTELA state-wide conference will be held on October 26 and 27, 2012 at the Lancaster Marriott and Convention Center in Lancaster, PA.
Check out the organization's site for more information and plan to see your
professors, cooperating teachers, and fellow students present their work: www.pctela.org. Contact
Dr. Crochunis if you are interested in attending.
FIELD EXPERIENCES
Level I Field Experiences require 30 hours observing or assisting in secondary-relevant, literacy-related educational settings. (Your classes in the special education and teacher education departments will also require additional hours that will allow you to meet a separate set of Level I requirements by completing course assignments.)
Several sites that are currently available are:
See the certification program pages for detailed information on the requirements for these field experiences.
HISTORY OF NCTE - SU
In 2001, the National Council of Teachers of English – Student Affiliation of Shippensburg University became recognized by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) as one of only 19 student affiliations across North America.
The purpose and goals of the organization remain:
- To facilitate a community among pre-service and future teachers of English / Language Arts through field trips, service projects, and other community-building activities.
- To add opportunities to learn about teaching English/Language Arts beyond required courses. Meetings and seminars also provide a venue to share recommended texts, new published reports, and web resources.
- To increase public relations in the English Certification program, e.g., web sites, sponsored events, newsletters, and announcements.
- To enhance the ties between students and professional educational community, the Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English / Language Arts (PCTELA), and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
Our Constitution gives more information about our organization and its purpose.
JOINING NCTE
If you are an English Certification student from freshman to senior, you will need to belong to the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and order a journal, English Journal or Voices from the Middle. Either journal is useful and packed with ideas that English teachers use daily . Go to NCTE's web site at www.ncte.org for membership registration, teaching ideas, professional development opportunities, excerpts from publications, news around country, and curriculum materials.