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Maine Council
for English Language Arts

An Affiliate of NCTE

THE MAINE COUNCIL FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS (MCELA) IS A COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDES MAINE EDUCATORS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO REFLECT UPON AND IMPROVE THEIR literacy support PRACTICES. ITS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WORKING TO:

SUPPORT THE LEARNING AND TEACHING OF LITERACY ACROSS THE CONTENT AREAS IN MAINE SCHOOLS
PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES FOR THE EDUCATION AND PREPARATION OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS
PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR Educator DEVELOPMENT
CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LOCAL AND STATE POLICY
IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS LEARNING AND TEACHING IN MAINE SCHOOLS