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Achievement Awards in Writing Advisory Committee
The Achievement Awards in Writing program encourages high school sophomores and juniors to write and to publicly recognize the best student writing. The Æðµã´«Ã½Achievement Awards in Writing program makes use of an advisory committee and state coordinaÂtors.
Advisory Committee: To advise staff on the nature, policies, and procedures regarding the Æðµã´«Ã½Achievement Awards In Writing, including the following issues: development of a specific plan for involving more public schools in the awards, especially those with large nonwhite populations; revision of the structure of the award to mitigate the negative effects of competition on student identity and learning; consideration and development of diversified awards: that recognize remarkable improvement or growth in writing; that recognize multimodal composition (digital or non-digital); and that recognize remarkable risk-taking with the process of writing, instead of the exclusive focus on the final draft; and consideration of revising the Achievement Awards procedure, to eliminate the test-like, single-draft, timed essay as part of the award criteria, since recent developments in high-stakes assessment already privilege those who write quickly; and to consider and make recommendations for ways that the work might interface with NCTE’s .
If you would like to be considered for possible membership on this committee, please send the following information to NCTECommittees@ncte.org.
- Name
- Member Number (If you are not currently a member, please provide your address).
- Email Address
- A brief biographical statement
- Resume/CV and any relevant experience
Area(s) of Expertise
Awards; Writing
Committee Member Expectations
- Attend meetings​
- Provide or propose topics and content forÌý´¡²Ô²Ô³Ü²¹±ôÌýConvention sessions ​â¶Ä‹
- Support the chair in their vision and ideas for the committee by using your skills, expertise, and time ​
- Provide input on the workings of the ³¦´Ç³¾³¾¾±³Ù³Ù±ð±ðÌýÌý
General Information
- Time Commitment: Over 1 year
- Deadline: No deadline
- Position Type: Appointed by Committee Chair
- Convention travel expected
Questions? Contact NCTECommittees@ncte.org