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Montana Association of Teachers of English Language Arts/MATELA
NETWORKING • ADVOCACY • PEDAGOGY • PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
An affiliate of NCTE National Council of Teachers of English 1111W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, Illinois 61801-1096 www.ncte.org
MATELA welcomes you to its home page.

MATELA provides Montana teachers the following services:

  • improving the quality of English language arts instruction
  • providing opportunity for study and discussion of problems confronting English language arts teachers
  • circulating information and resource materials regarding English language arts to teachers, librarians, administrators, and the general public
  • sponsoring conferences and meetings to improve instruction and share expertise
  • publishing articles, reports, and research relevant to Montana English language arts teachers
  • securing cooperation to render more effective the efforts of English language arts teachers
  • integrating forensic, dramatic, journalistic, library-media, and reading organizations
  • facilitating communication among college English programs, teacher preparation programs, and the state Office of Public Instruction with the needs of elementary and secondary school English language arts teachers

MATELA is an affiliate of the National Council of Teachers in English. Since 1911, NCTE has worked to advance teaching, research, and student achievement in English language arts at all scholastic levels.

Links to closely related sites:
National Council of Teachers of English
Northwest Regional NCTE Conference
NCTE Affiliates (most with home pages)
Montana Office of Public Instruction
Montana Writing Proficiency Website
Montana Writing Project
Montana Committee for the Humanities
Montana Heritage Project
Montana Center for the Book
One Book Montana
Montana State Reading Council
(affiliate of the International Reading Association)

Members who wish to be added to the MATELA listserve can message OPI at jandrew@metnet.mt.gov

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Promoting literacy for all learners.
The Montana Association of Teachers of English Language Arts promotes the teaching
and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education.
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