{"id":224,"date":"2023-04-21T14:15:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T14:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ncte\/?page_id=224"},"modified":"2023-04-27T14:46:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T14:46:06","slug":"ncte-centennial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ncte\/exhibits\/ncte-centennial\/","title":{"rendered":"NCTE Centennial"},"content":{"rendered":"

“By the year 2010, new schools will use vertical building forms rather than horizontal ones…. Being up in the air will be a new and pleasant experience for both faculty and students. Banks of elevators will provide for an easy flow of traffic….Air conditioning and solar heating will maintain pleasant, year-round temperatures in this vertical school.”
\nRuth Stickle and Jean Paul Budinger’s predictions in\u00a0Golden Anniversary<\/em>\u00a0(1960)<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NCTE’s first centennial has inspired reflection on its past, as well as concern on how to best preserve it for future retrospection. The Council has dedicated numerous projects to these ends, including the establishment of the Task Force on Council History; the transferring of records to the University of Illinois Archives for care and public access; the production of the documentary, NCTE Centennial Film: Reading the Past, Writing the Future<\/em>, the publishing of the book,\u00a0Reading the Past, Writing the Future: A Century of American Literacy Education and the National Council of Teachers of English<\/em>; and the creation of the\u00a0NCTE Centennial Celebration website\u00a0that brings together and features the Council’s various projects to celebrate this historic event.<\/p>\n

\"Herman<\/a>While this may be the organization’s first centennial, it is not the first time NCTE has celebrated an anniversary with a look at its past and predications for the future. The Council’s 50th and 75th anniversary also provided the occasion for considering the significance of not only the organization but also the profession. In particular, the 50th anniversary motivated Council members to ask how teaching English might change in another fifty years. What will the year 2010 be like? The 75th anniversary focused on honoring English teachers and their role in shaping society. How were today’s leaders influenced by past English teachers?<\/p>\n

The themes for NCTE conventions celebrating these milestones all look forward: the 50th anniversary theme declared, “All our past acclaims our future”; the 75th theme wondered, “What We Will Be”; and the centennial focuses on action, “Reading the Past, Writing the Future.” Take a look at the featured topics below to learn more about how NCTE has celebrated its past: \"Shakespeare<\/a><\/p>\n