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UCTE ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Annual Conference Information
Each year, UCTE hosts an annual conference in Sandy, Utah for secondary ELA teachers across the state of Utah. The conference features a keynote speaker (often a Young Adult author, teacher educator, or other well-known practitioners in the ELA field). In addition to a keynote, the conference features presentations from local secondary teachers and university faculty.
The conference also hosts The Future Is Now, a roundtable session for undergraduate and graduate students to present ideas relating to teaching English language arts.
Lastly, awards for Teacher of the Year are presented at the annual conference to honor secondary ELA teachers at various stages in their careers.
Current Annual Conference
Keynote UCTE 2027
Steve Sheinkin
A former textbook writer, Steve Sheinkin is now making amends by writing books young people might actually want to read. He's the author of fast-paced, cinematic nonfiction including Diamond Fever, Bomb, Fallout, Undefeated, Born to Fly, The Port Chicago 50, and Impossible Escape, as well as The Bletchley Riddle, a middle grade historical mystery written with Ruta Sepetys. Steve's accolades include a Newbery Honor, three Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards, a Sibert Medal and Honor, three National Book Award finalist honors, and the Margaret A. Edwards Award. He lives with his family in Saratoga Springs, New York.. Read more about his work on his website.
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Photo Credit: Erica Miller
Present at UCTE
Have an excellent teaching idea or practice. Consider submitting a presentation proposal for the UCTE Annual Conference. UCTE accepts proposals from educators of all grade levels, and focused on many different topics, from integrating technology to teaching with young adult literature, teaching grammar in context, or developing students speaking and listening skills.
Pre-service teachers, graduate students, and novice teachers can consider submitting a proposal for The Future Is Now Roundtable Session. During these sessions, presenters are grouped with 2-3 other presenters and a respondent where they share a 10-12 minute presentation on things they have been learning and working on in their academic or professional experiences. This session is a great opportunity to get some initial experience presenting and to connect with others who have similar areas of interest.
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Calling All Educators!
This is your chance to present at UCTE!
We invite proposals on a wide range of topics in English education, grounded in current research. Whether your work was done individually or in collaboration with fellow educators and researchers, we welcome your contributions.
Possible Topics Include:
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Using mentor texts to teach writing
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Reaching struggling readers
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Effective revision strategies
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Building a classroom library
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Vocabulary instruction
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Poetry
SUBMIT A PROPOSAL
Due Date: October 23, 2026
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