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CLA Activities at the annual NCTE Convention

Every year, the Children's Literature Assembly has a rich presence at the Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English.
We offer
  • the widely attended CLA breakfast, which features acclaimed children's books creators and our Art Auction.
  • the CLA Master Class
  • a session on that year's Notable Books

We also have a booth in the Exhibit Hall.

NCTE 2021

CONVENTION DETAILS

NCTE has decided to shift the annual convention to a virtual offering to be held online in November. CLA's convention offerings will be as follows:
  • The CLA Breakfast will be offered as a Live Event.
  • The CLA Master Class will be offered as a Scheduled/Prerecorded Session
  • The Notables Session will be offered as a Scheduled/Prerecorded Session
NCTE Convention Registration
Included in the registration price are all sessions and speakers; meal tickets are not required for the keynote “breakfast, luncheon, or brunch” tickets.

Content is available for 90 days after the Convention.

Times listed for Live and Scheduled Sessions are in Eastern Time.

On-Demand sessions will be available for viewing beginning Thursday, November 18, 2021


Annual Convention Scholarships

NCTE is offering scholarships to cover the cost of Convention registration! Early career educators, teachers from under-represented groups, non-tenure-track faculty, unemployed NCTE members, and those who do not otherwise have the funds to pay for registration are encouraged to apply.

Submit a scholarship Application
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Membership raffle: Opportunity to win books by the 2021 Breakfast speakers. Join or renew during November 2021 to enter. Members on auto-renewing membership are automatically entered

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CLA Breakfast

Five Voices from the Four Directions

featuring
  • Cynthia Leitich Smith
  • Michaela Goade
  • Carole Lindstrom
  • Kevin Noble Maillard
  • Traci Sorell

LIVE EVENT

Sunday, November 21, 2021
9 - 10:15 am Eastern Time

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2021 Virtual Art Auction

Friday, November 19 @ 7 a.m. -
Sunday, November 21 @11: 45 p.m. Eastern Time

Auction Details
Auction Platform
Virtual Student Social

A gathering organized by CLA's Student Committee.


Thursday, November 18, 2021
7:00 pm Eastern Time
via Zoom

Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts 2021 Awards

SCHEDULED/PRERECORDED

Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021
1:30-2:45 pm
Eastern Time
Live Q & A 2:30-2:45 p.m
CLA Master Class

Reading Queerness at the Intersections: Using LGBTQ-Inclusive Literature to Move toward Equity, Justice, and Antiracist Teaching


SCHEDULED/PRERECORDED

Saturday, November 20, 2021
5:15 - 6:30 pm Eastern Time

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OTHER SESSIONS OF INTEREST

USBBY

Celebrating International Stories for Children and Adolescents

ON DEMAND SESSION

THE BIOGRAPHY CLEARINGHOUSE

Using Life Stories for Justice, Equity and Anti-racist Teaching: The Biography Clearinghouse

ON DEMAND SESSION


Look for the Children's Literature Assembly @ NCTE2021

 
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CLA MASTER CLASS

Reading Queerness at the Intersections: Using LGBTQ-Inclusive Literature to Move toward Equity, Justice, and Antiracist Teaching

The 28th Annual Children’s Literature Assembly Master Class will focus on how children's literature can provide vital depictions of – and be used to facilitate important conversations about - intersectionality (Crenshaw, 1991), specifically where race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and/or gender expression and identity meet and further marginalize.

SCHEDULED/PRERECORDED SESSION
The recording will be shown in the conference platform at the scheduled time. Following the recording, there will be opportunities for live discussion between presenters and attendees. 

Saturday, November 20, 2021
5:15 - 6:30 pm Eastern Time



Panelists
Jill M. Hermann-Wilmarth
Caitlin Ryan
Kyle Lukoff
Leah Johnson
Maya Gonzalez
Laura Jiménez

Chairs
S. Adam Crawley
Craig A. Young

Co-Chair
Lisa Patrick

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For an informative preview, check out the post contributed to the CLA Blog by S. Adam Crawley, Craig A. Young, and Lisa Patrick on behalf of the CLA Master Class Committee.

2021 CLA Master Class: “Reading Queerness at the Intersections: Using LGBTQ-Inclusive Literature to Move toward Equity, Justice, and Antiracist Teaching”
10/12/2021
 

NOTABLES

Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts 2021 Awards

This session will highlight K-8 titles, chosen for the 2021 award by the Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts committee, not only for their unique use of language and appealing format, but also for their enduring quality and ability to celebrate every student’s voice through response or participation.

Hear all about the 2021 NCBLA list, listen to our guest authors and watch video highlights graciously recorded by several Notable authors and illustrators!



SCHEDULED/PRERECORDED

Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021
1:30-2:45 pm Eastern Time
Live Q & A 2:30-2:45 p.m

2021 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts Selection Committee Members


Vera Ahiyya
Elizabeth Bemiss
Jeanne Gilliam Fain (Chair)
Janine Schall
Jennifer Summerlin

Kathryn Will
Fran Wilson

Additional Resources

NOTABLES LISTS

The 2021 Notables List, along with the lists from previous years and other resources created by the Notables Committee, are available through our Notables Page.
ON THE CLA BLOG

For an informative preview, check out the post contributed to the CLA Blog by Jeanne Gilliam Fain on behalf of the NCBLA 2021 Committee

2021 Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts Award Books
3/30/2021
JOURNAL OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE

Member Exclusive: CLA members, check out The 2021 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts article by FAIN, AHIYYA, BEMISS, SCHALL, SUMMERLIN, WILL, & WILSON published in the Fall 2021 Issue of the Journal of Children's Literature.
COMING SOON!

Member Exclusive: Videos recorded by authors and illustrators from our 2021 Notables List will be available to CLA members through our members-only pages.
 

CLA BREAKFAST

Five Voices from the Four Directions

FEATURING
Cynthia Leitich-Smith (Muscogee Creek)
Traci Sorell (Cherokee Nation)
Michaela Goade (Tlingit)
Carole Lindstrom (Metis)
Kevin Maillard (Seminole Nation)

Join us at the CLA Breakfast to hear our amazing panel of Indigenous book creators discuss their creative writing process, share their newest work, and offer some candid thoughts on how being Indigenous has strengthened their entire literature experience.

The event also includes our Awards Presentation.


LIVE EVENT

Sunday, November 21, 2021
9 - 10:15 am Eastern Time


Chairs
Donna Sabis-Burns
Rachel Skrlac Lo

Co-Chairs
Angela Wiseman
Ally Hauptman

Additional Resources

Member Exclusive:
CLA members, check out the Breakfast Speaker Interview: Five Voices From the Four Directions: Indigenous Storytelling in a Place of Greater Hope and Infinite Gratitude by RACHEL SKRLAC LO & DONNA SABIS-BURNS published in the Fall 2021 Issue of the Journal of Children's Literature.
Open Access:
For an informative preview, check out the post contributed to the CLA Blog by Donna Sabis-Burns, Rachel Skrlac Lo, and Casey O'Donnell on behalf of the CLA Breakfast Committee: Listening to Voices from the Four Directions:  Indigenous Storytellers for Your Classrooms (9/28/2021)
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500 books

will be given away* during the breakfast meeting, including 8 teaching collections and 50 book bundles.

attend the breakfast for a chance to win a copy of books written by the featured authors
* International winners except APO/FPO addresses will be asked to pay for shipping.
 

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