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About UsThe Arkansas Council of Teachers of English and Language Arts (ACTELA) is a nonprofit organization whose aim is the improvement of the teaching and learning of English and language arts in the state of Arkansas. We provide a variety of services to teachers in our state, including participating in local events and conferences, offering mini-grants for teacher-led projects, recognizing outstanding language arts teachers throughout the state, and producing the yearly Arkansas Anthology.
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Who We Are |
ACTELA is made up of ELA teachers from across the state. The organization is led by the members of the executive board.
Executive Board President: Dr. Dawn Bessee (Crowley's Ridge ESC) Vice President: Secretary: Donna Wake (University of Central Arkansas) Treasurer: Janine Chitty (University of Arkansas, Fort Smith) Immediate Past President: Aaron Hall (Westside High School), Past Presidents: Jessica Herring Watson (University of Central Arkansas), Dixie Keyes (Arkansas State University), Donna Wake (University of Central Arkansas), Jeff Whittingham (University of Central Arkansas), Cindy Green (Virtual Arkansas) Arkansas Department of Education Liaison: Northeast Regional Representatives: Mindy Lynn (Brookland Public School) Northwest Regional Representatives: Janine Chitty (University of Arkansas, Fort Smith), Dr. Sarah Winterberg (University of Arkansas, Fort Smith) Southeast Regional Representatives: Kay Walter (University of Arkansas at Monticello), Emily Jackson (University of Arkansas, Monticello) Southwest Regional Representatives: Cindy Green (Virtual Arkansas) Central Regional Representatives: Tyler Hawkins (University of Central Arkansas), Nykela Jackson (University of Central Arkansas) At-Large Representatives: NCTE Liaison Officer: Dawn Bessee (Crowley's Ridge Educational Cooperative) |
Board Appointments |
SLATE Representative (Advocacy and Intellectual Freedom): Grover Welch
Arkansas English Journal Editor: Dr. Sarah Winterberg Membership Committee: Jeff Whittingham Publications Committee: Kay Walter, Janine Chitty, Dawn Bessee Sarah Winterberg Social Media, Website, and Publicity: Donna Wake, Cindy Green, Nykela Jackson Arkansas Anthology: Aaron Hall Finance Committee: Janine Chitty, Kay Walter, Donna Wake Teacher Initiatives Committee: |
NCTE |
ACTELA is an affiliate of NCTE - the National Council for Teachers of English. NCTE"s mission statement is "The Council promotes the development of literacy, the use of language to construct personal and public worlds and to achieve full participation in society, through the learning and teaching of English and the related arts and sciences of language." For more information about NCTE, including how to join, visit NCTE's website at ncte.org.
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History of ACTELA |
For decades, ACTELA has been supporting English and Language Arts teachers in the state of Arkansas. ACTELA is an award-winning NCTE affiliate. Past awards include: NCTE Affiliate of Excellence (2014 & 2016), NCTE Teacher of the Dream Grant Award (2015 & 2016), NCTE Affiliate Newsletter of Excellence Award (2017), NCTE Affiliate Website of Excellence Award (2017), and Kent D. Williamson Membership Award (2017).
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