Keynote speaker on Thursday, May 2
The Minnesota Council of Teachers of English (MCTE) is the Minnesota-based professional organization for teachers of English and language arts at the elementary, middle, secondary, and post-secondary levels. Margi is honored to be a keynote speaker at this year’s spring conference, “Changing Landscapes” held in Duluth, Minnesota.
The landscape of the English/Language Arts classroom is in the midst of change. Teachers are navigating classrooms where students are relying on artificial intelligence to write papers. Pressure is coming from outside sources regarding what can and cannot be taught. Commitment to teaching diverse literature is met with resistance. All the while, we face urgent calls from within our profession to change the landscape for the better—to diversify the texts and perspectives we engage, to change entrenched patterns of access, to work toward anti-racist pedagogy, and to support students’ whole selves.
With this year’s conference, we come together to navigate and make change as a community of committed educators. As we take stock of one school year and set priorities for the next, we make time and space to connect, share, listen, reexamine, and grow.
