MCTE 2013 Event Program
On Friday, October 4, 2013, we will welcome two inspiring voices to East Lansing, Michigan: 
Frank Baker, the Keynote Speaker, is a world renowned educational consultant, educator, and prolific author; Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom (2013) is his most recent book.  Frank blogs at http://ncte-ama.blogspot.com and is a contributor to the blogs: USA Today’s Teacher’s Lounge and Middleweb.com.  He has presented at International Reading Association, National Conference of Teachers of English, and The National Middle School Association. Frank served on the NCTE’s "Commission on Media" from 2005-2008. Currently, he is a member of "Media and Digital Literacies Collaborative."
Jennifer Ochoa, an experienced teacher has taught in Lansing, Michigan and the Bronx, New York will be the Luncheon Speaker. She currently teaches eighth grade in Washington Heights, New York and college courses at Lehman College in the Bronx.  When she is not teaching, she is sharing her passion for teaching, learning, and sharing through a variety of media sources.  You can find the video of her best practice strategy of Text Graffiti : Previewing Challenging Topics on www.teachingchannel.org.  Jennifer is a National Writing Project Fellow from MSU’s Red Cedar Writing Project and has recently served as NCTE’s Secondary Representative at Large on NCTE’s Executive Committee.
October 4, 2013
Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan

Join us for the Pre-Conference Workshop:

“The Power of Quick Writes and Short Mentor Texts to Build Student Confidence, Fluency, Stamina, and Voice”  

**Each participant will receive a copy of Linda Rief’s stellar text 100 Quickwrites from Scholastic, along with other rich mentor texts.


Save the Dates 09/03/13 and 10/04/13:

September 03, 2013 is the last day to reserve a hotel room for a reduced price of $102.00 (plus taxes and fees) at the Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, 219 Harrison, East Lansing.

Pre-Conference Time:
Thursday, October 3, 2013, 4:30 - 7:00 pm. 

Conference Times: 
Registration opens Friday October 4, 2013 at 7:00 AM. The opening program begins shortly after 8:00 AM. The last conference session ends at 3:30 PM.


Please consider submitting a proposal that highlights:
  • Exploring Media or Cultural Literacy in the 21st Century Classroom
  • Demonstrating student centered Best Practices
  • Engaging students in ELA
  • Incorporating the Common Core Standards to ELA lessons
  • Using Mentor Texts in the classroom
  • Pairing classic texts with modern text 
  • Focusing on exemplars
  • Engaging students with seminal informational texts
  • Connecting students and technology in the ELA classroom
  • Eating, breathing, talking good literature 
  • Explaining claim, warrant, and persuasive writing 
  • Writing lessons that have proven powerful 
  • Modeling anything ELA related that has demonstrated effective