Fall 2023 

Meetings will be held on biweekly Wednesday nights, 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Sykes Student Union, room 10 B

September 6th, 2023 - Involvement Fair on the Academic Quad and In the (Pre)Teacher's Lounge

September 20th, 2023 - Getting it Write (presented by Veronica Nazarewycz) 

October 4th, 2023 - Movin' and Groovin' in the English Classroom (a discussion about field trips) 

October 16th - 17th, 2023 - Fall Break! 

October 18th, 2023 - Teacher Unions 

October 20th - 21st, 2023 - PCTELA Conference in Harrisburg, PA

November 1st, 2023 - Student-Teacher Panel 

November 15th - 19th, 2023 - NCTE National Conference in Colombus, Ohio 

November 22nd - 26th, 2023 - Thanksgiving Break!

November 29th - First Grade Holiday Party 

Spring 2023 

Meetings will be held on biweekly Wednesday nights, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM, in Anderson Hall, room 311

February 1st, 2023 - To Fix or Not to Fix: Putting a Creative Spin on the Classics. 

February 3rd, 2034 - Find Your Org Friday! Located in the Sykes Student Union Ballroom, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM

February 15th, 2023 - Representation in Classroom Literature (presented by Andrew Rubas) 

March 1st, 2023 - The Importance of Fiction (presented by Veronica Nazarewycz) 

March 13th - 19th, 2023 - Spring Break, no classes, no meeting

March 22nd, 2023 - Portfolio Night / NCTE Executive Board Elections if needed 

April 4th, 2023 - Censorship in the Classroom 

April 19th, 2024 - Student Teacher Panel 

May 3rd, 2023 - Teachers as Lifelong Readers and Writers 

May 8th - 12th - Finals Week  

Fall 2022 

Meetings will be held on biweekly Wednesday nights, 7:30 PM -8:30 PM, in An 201

September 8th, 2022 - Involvement Fair in the Quad 

September 14th, 2022 - NCTE(A) Time! 

September 16th, 2022 - Test of Writing Competency (Friday) 

September 28th, 2022 - The Importance of Creative Writing 

October 12th, 2022 - Portfolio Night 

October 21st-22nd, 2022 - Pennsylvania Council of Teachers of English Language Arts (PCTELA) Conference in Pittsburgh 

October 26th, 2022 - Politics and Public Education: How Our Votes Impact Our Students (with guest speaker Executive Director of the Office of Advocacy and Reform and Child Advocate for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Maryann McEvoy) 

October 26th, 2022 - Writing Portfolios due at noon!

November 9th, 2022 - Student Teacher Panel

November 17th-20th, 2022 - NCTE Virtual Conference. Request access to watch the NCTE Keynotes, and support Dr. Schmidt and Dr. Kruger-Ross as they represent WCU in California. 

November 30th, 2022 - Abbott Elementary Bingo! 

Spring 2022 

February 9th, 2022 - Meet Your Major

February 11th, 2022 - Test of Writing Competency  

February 23rd, 2022 - Writing Game Night

March 9th, 2022 - Portfolio Night 

March 23rd, 2022 - Writing Portfolio Due

March 23rd, 2022 - ESL/Cultural Awareness Night 

April 6th, 2022 - Professionalism in the Classroom  

April 20th, 2022 - Student Teacher Panel 

May 4th, 2022 - Destress Night 

Fall 2021 

September 14th, 2021 - General Introductions/Book Club Introduction

September 24th, 2021- Test of Writing Competency

September 28th, 2021 - Banned Books Week 

October 12th, 2021 - Portfolio Night 

October 20th, 2021 - Writing Marathon 

October 22-23, 2021 - PCTELA in Harrisburg [ Register! ]

October 27th, 2021 - Writing Portfolios due 

November 2nd, 2021 - General

November 16th, 2021 - General Book Club 

November 18-21, 2021 - NCTE Virtual/Louisville, KY [ Register! ]

November 30th, 2021 - General Student Teacher Panel 

December 7th, 2021 - General Destress

Spring 2021

*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all Spring 2021 events will be held virtually. The Zoom link and password will be emailed out to members before each meeting. All meetings will be held at 7:30 PM* 

February 2nd, 2021 - Welcome Meeting and Mindfulness Writing! 

February 16th, 2021 - Personality Tests and Correlations to Classrooms 

March 2nd, 2021 - Writing Portfolio Night! 

March 23rd, 2021 - Resume and Interview Tips from the Career Center 

April 6th, 2021 - Community Service Night 

April 20th, 2021 - Student Teacher Panel 

May 4th, 2021 - Destress Before Finals 

Fall 2020

September 15th, 2020 - Welcome Meeting! 

September 29th, 2020 - Banned Books Week 

October 13th, 2020 - Portfolio Night 

October 27th, 2020 - Book Circle

November 10th, 2020 - Student Teacher Panel 

December 1st, 2020 - Teacher Insight 

Spring 2020

February 4th, 2020 – Welcome Meeting! 

* February 8th, 2020 – PAWLP Day – Sykes Student Union 8:00am to 1:00pm (Saturday) ~ registration link: https://www.wcupa.edu/arts-humanities/writingProject/forms/pawlp/

March 3rd, 2020 – Pizza and Portfolios (Portfolios 3/18/2020) 

ONLINE MEETINGS VIA ZOOM: https://wcupa.zoom.us/j/891926289

April 7th, 2020 – NCTea Time 

April 14th, 2020 – Teacher Insight 

April 21st, 2020 – Student Teacher Panel