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MCELA Annual Spring Conference

MCELA Annual Conference, March 29, 2024
at Holiday Inn By the Bay Portland, Maine
 
Conference=6 contact hours
Poetry night=1 contact hour

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CClick here if interested in presenting: Call for Workshop Proposals (deadline 10/25/23)
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Click here to register for 1 or both events online! 
​Our pre-conference event Poetry Night is now free thanks to our partnership with Portland Stage.


Click here for a printable registration form for your D.O.

Click here to reserve a room at the Holiday Inn By the Bay for our discounted room rate of $139 on Thursday, March 28, 2024.
Want to make it a weekend? You can now book a Friday and/or Saturday night room, too, at the same conference rate!

Interested in sponsoring our event or purchasing a vendor table? Contact Patti Forster, MCELA President, at maine.ela@gmail.com

Full Conference Program as a Google Doc with updates:  To be posted in January 2024



Past Conferences and Programs for Reference:

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MCELA Annual Conference March 17, 2023 at The Westin Portland Harborview in Portland, Maine (see below for program of sessions).
Conference=6 contact hours
Poetry night=1 contact hour


Full Conference Program as a Google Doc with updates:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/14qNVPs3YA6jfyzbUM89uLGI0VrTFJeRhkal3z-vAyqY/edit?usp=sharing​

Plus, our pre-conference event Poetry Night is now free thanks to our partnership with Portland Stage.
​
Click here to register for 1 or both events online!

Click here for a printable registration form!

Click here to reserve a room at the Westin Portland Harborview for our discounted room rate of $129 on Thursday, March 16, 2023.
Want to make it a weekend? You can now book a Friday night room, too, at the conference rate!
To book a 2nd night at the conference rate, call the Westin sales office directly and let them know you are booking with the MCELA conference rate. Westin Sales office: 207-517-8822. 


Interested in sponsoring our event or purchasing a vendor table? Contact Patti Forster, MCELA President, at maine.ela@gmail.com

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Previous conferences and programs below:

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Previous Conference Programs

2019: Facing the Wind: Navigating Knowledge Through Language and Literature with Keynote by Gillian French
2018: Cultivating Professionalism: Community, Experience, Expertise with keynote by Maria Padian
2017: Embracing the Art of ELA Through Reflective Practice with keynote by Annie Murphy Aviles
2016: Maintaining a Steady Compass: Purpose, Practice, Proficiency with keynote by Paul Doiron
2015: Provoke Curiosity, Inspire Learning: Navigating New Courses to Proficiency with keynote by Kate Braestrup
2014: Core Challenges: The Classroom Re-Imagined with keynote by Terry Farish
2013: Mindful Teaching: Connect, Collaborate, Create with keynote by Eileen Landay
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  • Home
    • About
    • Membership
  • MCELA Leadership
    • MCELA Executive Board
    • MCELA Meeting Minutes
    • President's Message
    • Position Statements
  • Member Access
  • Events, Programs, Awards
    • Annual Conference
    • Student Writing Contest >
      • About the Student Writing Contest
      • 2023 Winners
    • Brassil Award >
      • Nominate an Educator
      • About John & Claudette Brassil
      • Brassil Award Past Winners
    • Intellectual Freedom Award
    • Online Workshop Series
    • In-Person Workshops
    • Online Book Studies
  • Journal, Newsletter, IDEA Blog
    • Northwords Journal >
      • Access Northwords pdfs
      • Call for Manuscripts
    • Newsletter
    • IDEA
    • News
  • NCTE