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Announcing our 2024 Fall Conference! Now accepting proposals!
VATE wants to recognize all the amazing English teachers in Virginia! Fill out this form to tell us about yourself or a colleague. Then we’ll feature you on our social media platforms.
Let’s remind everyone that VA teachers are AWESOME!
Click here to nominate an educator!
Vol. 72, Issue 2:Windows, Mirrors and Sliding Glass Doors-Bridging the Divide
Radical empathy, on the other hand, means putting in the work to educate oneself and to listen with a humble heart to understand another’s experience from their perspective, not as we imagine we would feel. Radical empathy is not about you and what you think you would do in a situation you have never been in and perhaps never will. It is the kindred connection from a place of deep knowing that opens your spirit to the pain of another as they perceive it.
– Isabel Wilkerson, Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
Did you know VATE has awards? And some award winners receive funding to attend our annual fall conference! Consider nominating yourself or a colleague today! Click here to find out more and submit a nomination!
In light of recent national examples of racism and discrimination in our country, Virginia Association of Teachers of English (VATE) is publishing this statement to affirm our commitment to working toward the eradication of racism, discrimination, and bigotry in the profession, in the preparation of teachers, and in the administrative decisions made in schools, especially in the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels and stands in support of the National Council of Teachers of English’s (NCTE) full statement on Anti-Racism to Support Teaching and Learning.
Be a part of the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature by hosting a National African American Read-In at your school or library. Find out more information at NCTE…
Read more.Save the date! We are excited to announce the date and location of the next annual conference. Stay tuned for more information.
Read more.VATE proudly announces our eighth Literacy Explosion, a virtual language arts festival designed to celebrate and promote the integration of literacy and 21st century learning skills. The Literacy Expl…
Read more.You can now register to attend this year’s Annual Conference. Information can be found on the event page. Want to present at the conference? That form is now live as well.
Read more.VATE proudly hosted Literacy Explosion 2018 in March, our seventh annual event. This year, we hosted the event virtually. Judges from around the state met and reviewed students’ entries. The 2018 Li…
Read more.The submission deadline for the Summer 2018 Virginia English Journal is May 1st. For more information on submitting an article to be considered for Summer 2018 publication, visit the VEJ page.
Read more.VATE proudly announces our seventh Literacy Explosion, a language arts festival designed to celebrate and promote the integration of literacy and 21st century learning skills. Literacy Explosion encou…
Read more.Please consider attending VATE’s summer social to connect in a relaxing manner with members in your area!
Read more.In the Winter 2018 issue of the Virginia English Journal, we’ll consider the importance of students reading and writing meaningful stories and celebrate teaching practices that lead to this importan…
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