Welcome to our redesigned Maine Council for English Language Arts monthly newsletter. We've redesigned it for easier readability and to include more features and articles. Inside, you can still find our President's Message, educator opportunities, student opportunities, event promotions, and book recommendations. We're also adding a few new sections, such as articles written by MCELA Executive Board Members centered on education, a new monthly educator feature from our IDEA Collective (Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility), and a Blast from the Past column sharing a Northwords article from the past with current reflections on the topic. When the next Legislative Session begins, we'll also be adding a Call to Action section. Happy reading! |
Welcome to our redesigned Maine Council for English Language Arts monthly newsletter. We've redesigned it for easier readability and to include more features and articles. Inside, you can still find our President's Message, educator opportunities, student opportunities, event promotions, and book recommendations. We're also adding a few new sections, such as articles written by MCELA Executive Board Members centered on education, a new monthly educator feature from our IDEA Collective (Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility), and a Blast from the Past column sharing a Northwords article from the past with current reflections on the topic. When the next Legislative Session begins, we'll also be adding a Call to Action section. Happy reading! |
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President's Message Education Matters - WAC Clearinghouse Repository Materials for AI by Ryan Dippre
- Moving Back Towards Classrooms That Center Reading and Writing for Engagement by Beth Carlson
IDEA Collective Blast from the Past Book Recommendations Resources |
President's Message Education Matters - WAC Clearinghouse Repository Materials for AI by Ryan Dippre
- Moving Back Towards Classrooms That Center Reading and Writing for Engagement by Beth Carlson
IDEA Collective Blast from the Past Book Recommendations Resources |
| Educator Opportunities - MCELA online book group with The Heart of Fiction by Kate Roberts. Free book to 1st 20 to register.Starts 10/12.
- MCELA Webinar with Literacy Specialist Sarah Norsworthy, Ed.D., 11/6
- MCELA Conference: Cultivating Possibilities 3/21/25 in Portland, Maine. Preconference event 3/20/25 Poetry Night at Portland Stage
- Call for Proposals for MCELA's 2025 Conference. Deadline for proposals 10/25/24
- MCELA Webinar with UMaine Associate Professor of English/ Associate Director of College Composition, Ryan Dippre, 1/30
Student Opportunities MCELA Membership |
Educator Opportunities - MCELA online book group with The Heart of Fiction by Kate Roberts. Free book to 1st 20 to register.Starts 10/12.
- MCELA Webinar with Literacy Specialist Sarah Norsworthy, Ed.D., 11/6
- MCELA Conference: Cultivating Possibilities 3/21/25 in Portland, Maine. Preconference event 3/20/25 Poetry Night at Portland Stage
- Call for Proposals for MCELA's 2025 Conference. Deadline for proposals 10/25/24
- MCELA Webinar with UMaine Associate Professor of English/ Associate Director of College Composition, Ryan Dippre, 1/30
Student Opportunities MCELA Membership |
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| MCELA President's Message |
MCELA President's Message |
Author: Patti Forster, NBCT, patti.forster@fivetowns.net, MCELA President, English Teacher Camden HIlls Regional High School, Rockport, Bay Area Writing Project Consultant |
Author: Patti Forster, NBCT, patti.forster@fivetowns.net, MCELA President, English Teacher Camden HIlls Regional High School, Rockport, Bay Area Writing Project Consultant |
Sometimes, I know just what I need to focus on in my personal and professional lives. However, other times, I need several reminders from the universe to help me find my way.
Getting multiple messages to work on the same thing happened to me the year I needed to work on forgiveness. I didn’t want to work on it, I didn’t want to forgive my sister for yelling at me throughout our childhood, but the forgiveness messages kept popping up in what I was reading at that time: The Celestine Prophecy, in conversations with friends, and even stumbling upon an author talk at Barnes and Noble. I can’t remember the author’s name, but his message about forgiveness built upon the other messages I had experienced that summer, helped me discover that I needed to learn how to forgive…and I did.
That kind of synchronicity happened to me this summer. I attended the NCTE affiliates meeting in DC and the speakers mentioned possibilities again and again. In my summer read, Cultures of Growth, Mary Murphy touched on embracing possibility. Articles and conversations kept leading me back to the idea of possibilities. Now, I’ve always been a “what if” kind of person: What if we tried this? What if we tried that? Possibilities have always captured my curiosity because... |
Sometimes, I know just what I need to focus on in my personal and professional lives. However, other times, I need several reminders from the universe to help me find my way.
Getting multiple messages to work on the same thing happened to me the year I needed to work on forgiveness. I didn’t want to work on it, I didn’t want to forgive my sister for yelling at me throughout our childhood, but the forgiveness messages kept popping up in what I was reading at that time: The Celestine Prophecy, in conversations with friends, and even stumbling upon an author talk at Barnes and Noble. I can’t remember the author’s name, but his message about forgiveness built upon the other messages I had experienced that summer, helped me discover that I needed to learn how to forgive…and I did.
That kind of synchronicity happened to me this summer. I attended the NCTE affiliates meeting in DC and the speakers mentioned possibilities again and again. In my summer read, Cultures of Growth, Mary Murphy touched on embracing possibility. Articles and conversations kept leading me back to the idea of possibilities. Now, I’ve always been a “what if” kind of person: What if we tried this? What if we tried that? Possibilities have always captured my curiosity because... |
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| | WAC Clearinghouse Repository Materials for AI |
WAC Clearinghouse Repository Materials for AI |
Author: Ryan Dippre, ryan.dippre@gmail.com,
Associate Professor of English and the Director of College Composition at the University of Maine
MCELA Executive Board Member |
Author: Ryan Dippre, ryan.dippre@gmail.com,
Associate Professor of English and the Director of College Composition at the University of Maine
MCELA Executive Board Member |
The WAC Clearinghouse is one of the key publication venues in the field of rhetoric and composition/writing studies. It contains hundreds of books, thousands of articles, and a massive repository of resources for the teaching of writing—all open-access! In response to the rise of generative AI programs over the past couple of years, the Clearinghouse has developed several resources that teachers may find helpful.
TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies, edited by Annette Vee, Tim Laquintano, and Carly Schnitzler (2023), provides over thirty undergraduate-level assignments to help students think through AI... |
The WAC Clearinghouse is one of the key publication venues in the field of rhetoric and composition/writing studies. It contains hundreds of books, thousands of articles, and a massive repository of resources for the teaching of writing—all open-access! In response to the rise of generative AI programs over the past couple of years, the Clearinghouse has developed several resources that teachers may find helpful.
TextGenEd: Teaching with Text Generation Technologies, edited by Annette Vee, Tim Laquintano, and Carly Schnitzler (2023), provides over thirty undergraduate-level assignments to help students think through AI... |
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| | Moving Back Towards Classrooms That Center Reading and Writing for Engagement |
Moving Back Towards Classrooms That Center Reading and Writing for Engagement |
Author: Beth Carlson, NBCT, bcarlson@rsu21.net, English Department Chair at RSU21, Kennebunk High School
MCELA Executive Board Member |
Author: Beth Carlson, NBCT, bcarlson@rsu21.net, English Department Chair at RSU21, Kennebunk High School
MCELA Executive Board Member |
I’ve been teaching long enough to experience the adage in education that we always cycle back to past practices. When I started teaching English in 1987, Nancie Atwell’s Write From the Middle was the English teacher’s bible. I was the looping 7th and 8th grade teacher-facilitator of dynamic reading and writing workshops. There was energy and excitement in my classroom. Years later, I moved from York to Kennebunk where my new job was teaching freshmen with a more traditional, teacher-directed, and novel-based curriculum. These classes looked more like the ones I attended in high school. When the Common Core State Standards were adopted, our department struggled to shift from teaching novels to teaching standards. In hindsight, this shift seemed like a bigger lift than it should have, and now we all understand the importance of prioritizing skill-based assessments over novel content. Currently, we are undergoing another curriculum overhaul, and under the tutelage of Penny Kittle, who authored Book Love and co-authored 180 Days, we are moving back towards classrooms that center reading and writing for engagement... |
I’ve been teaching long enough to experience the adage in education that we always cycle back to past practices. When I started teaching English in 1987, Nancie Atwell’s Write From the Middle was the English teacher’s bible. I was the looping 7th and 8th grade teacher-facilitator of dynamic reading and writing workshops. There was energy and excitement in my classroom. Years later, I moved from York to Kennebunk where my new job was teaching freshmen with a more traditional, teacher-directed, and novel-based curriculum. These classes looked more like the ones I attended in high school. When the Common Core State Standards were adopted, our department struggled to shift from teaching novels to teaching standards. In hindsight, this shift seemed like a bigger lift than it should have, and now we all understand the importance of prioritizing skill-based assessments over novel content. Currently, we are undergoing another curriculum overhaul, and under the tutelage of Penny Kittle, who authored Book Love and co-authored 180 Days, we are moving back towards classrooms that center reading and writing for engagement... |
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| | IDEA Collective Educator Feature: Dr. Sarah Norsworthy |
IDEA Collective Educator Feature: Dr. Sarah Norsworthy |
Share and display–HIGHLIGHT–every day, day-in-the-life, stories of currently and historically marginalized peoples |
Share and display–HIGHLIGHT–every day, day-in-the-life, stories of currently and historically marginalized peoples |
Author: Sarah Norsworthy, Ed.D., Sarah@sarahcbnorsworthy.com, Reading Specialist integrating emotional, visual, social, truth-telling & language literacies, MCELA Executive Board Member |
Author: Sarah Norsworthy, Ed.D., Sarah@sarahcbnorsworthy.com, Reading Specialist integrating emotional, visual, social, truth-telling & language literacies, MCELA Executive Board Member |
This year the IDEA Collective will share stories of practice that highlight the way educators in Maine are creating inclusive, accessible spaces that welcome the breadth of diversities in our classrooms, as we work towards equity.
We are starting the year off with stories of practice from our Executive Board. Our first piece is by Dr. Sarah Norsworthy. It begins with an origin story and ends with a practice.
This story was originally written in 2020, just before the COVID pandemic shuttered schools. The practice continues.
We had been reading, I Survived Hurricane Katrina, (Tarshis) over the preceding days. I was reading aloud, 4th grade learners were on the rug. They could see the cover as I read, and when illustrations appeared, I shared them with the class. About midway through the book, I showed the class an upclose illustration of our protagonist.
“What are you noticing, thinking, wondering?” I asked.
From the edge of the group, a boy I’ll call Brian looked up and his eyes grew wide. His mouth began to open in an expression of surprise. His eyes caught mine. I inclined my head.
“What are you thinking, Brian?”
“Ummmm….Nothing.” |
This year the IDEA Collective will share stories of practice that highlight the way educators in Maine are creating inclusive, accessible spaces that welcome the breadth of diversities in our classrooms, as we work towards equity.
We are starting the year off with stories of practice from our Executive Board. Our first piece is by Dr. Sarah Norsworthy. It begins with an origin story and ends with a practice.
This story was originally written in 2020, just before the COVID pandemic shuttered schools. The practice continues.
We had been reading, I Survived Hurricane Katrina, (Tarshis) over the preceding days. I was reading aloud, 4th grade learners were on the rug. They could see the cover as I read, and when illustrations appeared, I shared them with the class. About midway through the book, I showed the class an upclose illustration of our protagonist.
“What are you noticing, thinking, wondering?” I asked.
From the edge of the group, a boy I’ll call Brian looked up and his eyes grew wide. His mouth began to open in an expression of surprise. His eyes caught mine. I inclined my head.
“What are you thinking, Brian?”
“Ummmm….Nothing.” |
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| | IDEA Collective Wabanaki Webinar Series |
IDEA Collective Wabanaki Webinar Series |
Facilitated by Brianne Lolar, Wabanaki Studies Specialist |
Facilitated by Brianne Lolar, Wabanaki Studies Specialist |
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| | This year we’re starting a new column in our newsletter: “Blast from the Past.” In each issue, we'll take something from an old issue of our newsletter and republish it here. In some blasts, the adage, "the more things change, the more they stay the same," will be obvious. In others, we'll see just how far we've moved forward–or, perhaps, backward. You can decide... Blast from the Past #1
Northwords, November 2001
Maine was rated number 1 in the nation–the highest performing K-12 education system–by the National Education Goals Panel (1999), an independent, bipartisan agency of state and federal officials charged with measuring goals for student readiness, student achievement, educational attainment, and school climate. The 1999 report, issued on the tenth anniversary of the Charlottesville, VA, gathering of America’s governor’s then-President Bush ranked Maine a high-performing state across the eight goals after examining the state’s performance on a host of indicators... |
This year we’re starting a new column in our newsletter: “Blast from the Past.” In each issue, we'll take something from an old issue of our newsletter and republish it here. In some blasts, the adage, "the more things change, the more they stay the same," will be obvious. In others, we'll see just how far we've moved forward–or, perhaps, backward. You can decide... Blast from the Past #1
Northwords, November 2001
Maine was rated number 1 in the nation–the highest performing K-12 education system–by the National Education Goals Panel (1999), an independent, bipartisan agency of state and federal officials charged with measuring goals for student readiness, student achievement, educational attainment, and school climate. The 1999 report, issued on the tenth anniversary of the Charlottesville, VA, gathering of America’s governor’s then-President Bush ranked Maine a high-performing state across the eight goals after examining the state’s performance on a host of indicators... |
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"A project of Panawahpskek citizen, Brianne Lolar. Seeing a need to have resources available for all in a centrally organized manner, she primarily worked on this during her time outside of the Department of Education. It is not a definitive resource, since Wabanaki perspectives and approaches are diverse across the state. She could not have done it without the tremendous support of Wabanaki advisors, fellow Indigenous specialists in other states, especially Montana, as well as passionate allies across Wabanaki homelands." |
"A project of Panawahpskek citizen, Brianne Lolar. Seeing a need to have resources available for all in a centrally organized manner, she primarily worked on this during her time outside of the Department of Education. It is not a definitive resource, since Wabanaki perspectives and approaches are diverse across the state. She could not have done it without the tremendous support of Wabanaki advisors, fellow Indigenous specialists in other states, especially Montana, as well as passionate allies across Wabanaki homelands." |
Click the image above to access the website. |
Click the image above to access the website. |
Click the image above for a downloadable PDF from The News Literacy Project. |
Click the image above for a downloadable PDF from The News Literacy Project. |
Free for MCELA Members $5 for non-members |
Free for MCELA Members $5 for non-members |
We hope you'll join us at this year's MCELA Conference this March! |
We hope you'll join us at this year's MCELA Conference this March! |
MAMLE Fall Conference, 10/11/2024 @Thomas College |
MAMLE Fall Conference, 10/11/2024 @Thomas College |
If you are a 5-8th grade teacher and want to attend a middle-level specific conference, the Maine Association for Middle Level Education (MAMLE) Annual Conference is the place to be! Hosted by Thomas College on October 11th, this event includes sessions for content area middle school teachers, admin, paraprofessionals, unified arts, preservice and early-career teachers, and support staff. Our keynote this year is Dr. Nancy Doda, who will talk about why middle level matters. To register, email Katie at mainemamleorg@gmail.com or katie.rybakova@thomas.edu Discounts are available for groups of 6 or more. |
If you are a 5-8th grade teacher and want to attend a middle-level specific conference, the Maine Association for Middle Level Education (MAMLE) Annual Conference is the place to be! Hosted by Thomas College on October 11th, this event includes sessions for content area middle school teachers, admin, paraprofessionals, unified arts, preservice and early-career teachers, and support staff. Our keynote this year is Dr. Nancy Doda, who will talk about why middle level matters. To register, email Katie at mainemamleorg@gmail.com or katie.rybakova@thomas.edu Discounts are available for groups of 6 or more. |
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Teachers and from every corner of Maine have begun to sign up for this year's 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud in Maine! We can't wait to see even more. Thank you to all the dedicated teachers and students who are ready to dive into the study of these poems. We can't wait to see the product of all of this hard work at our Regional and State Finals in early 2025! Hopefully, the journey from here to there will be enriching, joyful, and meaningful for you and your student participants. Poem selection is probably one of the most exciting parts of the process for some students and maybe one of the most frustrating for others. A few guidelines to remind students of as they start this process: - Please remember that poems must be selected from the anthology of eligible poems.
- Students should be prepared to recite two poems at Regional Finals
- At the state and national finals, students must have three poems prepared.
- Of the three poems, one must be 25 lines or fewer, and one must be written before the 20th century. One poem may be used to meet both criteria and may be the student’s third poem.
Please feel welcome to reach out with any questions about these guidelines or any other POL rules. Sincerely, Brita Wanger Coordinator, Maine Poetry Out Loud britapfa@gmail.com |
Teachers and from every corner of Maine have begun to sign up for this year's 20th anniversary of Poetry Out Loud in Maine! We can't wait to see even more. Thank you to all the dedicated teachers and students who are ready to dive into the study of these poems. We can't wait to see the product of all of this hard work at our Regional and State Finals in early 2025! Hopefully, the journey from here to there will be enriching, joyful, and meaningful for you and your student participants. Poem selection is probably one of the most exciting parts of the process for some students and maybe one of the most frustrating for others. A few guidelines to remind students of as they start this process: - Please remember that poems must be selected from the anthology of eligible poems.
- Students should be prepared to recite two poems at Regional Finals
- At the state and national finals, students must have three poems prepared.
- Of the three poems, one must be 25 lines or fewer, and one must be written before the 20th century. One poem may be used to meet both criteria and may be the student’s third poem.
Please feel welcome to reach out with any questions about these guidelines or any other POL rules. Sincerely, Brita Wanger Coordinator, Maine Poetry Out Loud britapfa@gmail.com |
Virtual Educator Panel: High School Content & Bias Review Maine DOE and NWEA are seeking education professionals to participate in the virtual high school content & bias review educator panel. - Purpose: To review questions to ensure assessment material in math and reading is appropriate, free of bias, and aligned to Maine's accountability standards, the Common Core State Standards
- Dates: October 22-24, 2024 from 4:00-7:00 PM
- Location: Virtual, link will be provided by NWEA
- Stipend: $525, includes attendance at all three evening virtual sessions, as well as 8-12 hours of pre-work ($100 for each virtual evening session and $225 for completion of pre-work)
If interested, please complete this registration form by October 4, 2024. Sincerely, Krista ________________________________________ Krista Averill (she/her) Assessment Coordinator Office of Federal Programs Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 Email: krista.averill@maine.gov Phone: 207-215-6528 |
Virtual Educator Panel: High School Content & Bias Review Maine DOE and NWEA are seeking education professionals to participate in the virtual high school content & bias review educator panel. - Purpose: To review questions to ensure assessment material in math and reading is appropriate, free of bias, and aligned to Maine's accountability standards, the Common Core State Standards
- Dates: October 22-24, 2024 from 4:00-7:00 PM
- Location: Virtual, link will be provided by NWEA
- Stipend: $525, includes attendance at all three evening virtual sessions, as well as 8-12 hours of pre-work ($100 for each virtual evening session and $225 for completion of pre-work)
If interested, please complete this registration form by October 4, 2024. Sincerely, Krista ________________________________________ Krista Averill (she/her) Assessment Coordinator Office of Federal Programs Maine Department of Education 23 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333-0023 Email: krista.averill@maine.gov Phone: 207-215-6528 |
Workshop with Cris Tovani and Julie Meltzer Providing Literacy Support for Inquiry to Action Projects, Place-based Learning, etc. Workshop date/hours: Wednesday, October 9th from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Workshop location: Senator Inn, Augusta -- No charge to attend. This is a great opportunity for your upper elementary, and especially middle and high school literacy coaches, instructional coaches, special ed teachers, ELO teachers, teams doing interdisciplinary instruction, and teachers providing English as another language support. It is sponsored by the Maine Solutionaries Project but we are opening it up. And we still have some spaces in the four-day in-person Solutionary Micro-credential Institute on October 24-25 AND November 7-8. Teachers can complete all of the requirements for the microcredential, have a plan for facilitating a solutionary inquiry to action project with students in the spring, and get their stipend! Great for a team to attend and work on a plan together! To register use this FORM and choose Option 2. Regards, Julie Julie Meltzer (she/her) Director of K-12 and Teacher Education Educating a Generation of Solutionaries |
Workshop with Cris Tovani and Julie Meltzer Providing Literacy Support for Inquiry to Action Projects, Place-based Learning, etc. Workshop date/hours: Wednesday, October 9th from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm Workshop location: Senator Inn, Augusta -- No charge to attend. This is a great opportunity for your upper elementary, and especially middle and high school literacy coaches, instructional coaches, special ed teachers, ELO teachers, teams doing interdisciplinary instruction, and teachers providing English as another language support. It is sponsored by the Maine Solutionaries Project but we are opening it up. And we still have some spaces in the four-day in-person Solutionary Micro-credential Institute on October 24-25 AND November 7-8. Teachers can complete all of the requirements for the microcredential, have a plan for facilitating a solutionary inquiry to action project with students in the spring, and get their stipend! Great for a team to attend and work on a plan together! To register use this FORM and choose Option 2. Regards, Julie Julie Meltzer (she/her) Director of K-12 and Teacher Education Educating a Generation of Solutionaries |
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WHENThursday, October 10 & Friday, October 11, 2024 - Your ticket provides access to two full days of workshops!
- The conference opens at 9 am on Thursday, October 10, 2024.
WHERECross Insurance Center 515 Main Street, Bangor, ME 04401 |
WHENThursday, October 10 & Friday, October 11, 2024 - Your ticket provides access to two full days of workshops!
- The conference opens at 9 am on Thursday, October 10, 2024.
WHERECross Insurance Center 515 Main Street, Bangor, ME 04401 |
Click the image above for more information and registration form. |
Click the image above for more information and registration form. |
Free for MCELA Members $5 for non-members |
Free for MCELA Members $5 for non-members |
Click the image above to find out more about the North Star YA Book Award and how you can encourage your students to participate |
Click the image above to find out more about the North Star YA Book Award and how you can encourage your students to participate |
Closing Date: October 15, 2024 Click the image above for link to contest rules and teacher resources. |
Closing Date: October 15, 2024 Click the image above for link to contest rules and teacher resources. |
Closing Date for both contests: November 1, 2024 Click images above for links to contest rules and teacher resources. |
Closing Date for both contests: November 1, 2024 Click images above for links to contest rules and teacher resources. |
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Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce that Bennington College’s twenty-fifth annual Young Writers Awards competition is now accepting submissions. Here is a poster you can share with your students, either by email or by printing it out for your school or classroom. Entries for the competition may be submitted online at bennington.edu/ywa or mailed in with a submission form. This competition is free to enter. The deadline is November 1. About the Award
Students in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades during the current academic year may enter in one of the following categories: - Poetry: three poems of any length and in any form
- Fiction: a short story (1,500 words or fewer)
- Nonfiction: a personal or academic essay (1,500 words or fewer)
First-, second-, and third-place prizes up to $1,000 will be awarded for each genre. All entries must be original work and sponsored by a high school teacher. Judges include Bennington College faculty and students. Young Writers Award finalists and winners are also eligible for undergraduate scholarships at Bennington. YWA finalists will receive a $10,000 scholarship every year for four years, for a total of $40,000. YWA winners will receive a $15,000 scholarship every year for four years, for a total of $60,000. Warm regards,
Tonya Strong
Interim Vice President for Enrollment |
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Dear Colleague, I am pleased to announce that Bennington College’s twenty-fifth annual Young Writers Awards competition is now accepting submissions. Here is a poster you can share with your students, either by email or by printing it out for your school or classroom. Entries for the competition may be submitted online at bennington.edu/ywa or mailed in with a submission form. This competition is free to enter. The deadline is November 1. About the Award
Students in the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grades during the current academic year may enter in one of the following categories: - Poetry: three poems of any length and in any form
- Fiction: a short story (1,500 words or fewer)
- Nonfiction: a personal or academic essay (1,500 words or fewer)
First-, second-, and third-place prizes up to $1,000 will be awarded for each genre. All entries must be original work and sponsored by a high school teacher. Judges include Bennington College faculty and students. Young Writers Award finalists and winners are also eligible for undergraduate scholarships at Bennington. YWA finalists will receive a $10,000 scholarship every year for four years, for a total of $40,000. YWA winners will receive a $15,000 scholarship every year for four years, for a total of $60,000. Warm regards,
Tonya Strong
Interim Vice President for Enrollment |
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Click the image above for access to 9 scholarship opportunities for students strong in English. |
Click the image above for access to 9 scholarship opportunities for students strong in English. |
The contest asks students to think critically about and find sustainable solutions to, pressing global challenges. This year’s topics are Child Wellbeing, Rainforest Ecosystems, and Sanitation.
The contest is open to middle and high school students worldwide and is free to enter. Students are asked to share their ideas in a 60-second video and can win prizes up to $1,200. The deadline for submissions is March 5, 2025. https://www.worldof8billion.org/ |
The contest asks students to think critically about and find sustainable solutions to, pressing global challenges. This year’s topics are Child Wellbeing, Rainforest Ecosystems, and Sanitation.
The contest is open to middle and high school students worldwide and is free to enter. Students are asked to share their ideas in a 60-second video and can win prizes up to $1,200. The deadline for submissions is March 5, 2025. https://www.worldof8billion.org/ |
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MCELA is an affiliate of NCTE and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
dedicated to supporting educators and literacy education in the state of Maine |
MCELA is an affiliate of NCTE and 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
dedicated to supporting educators and literacy education in the state of Maine |
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