Session Overview
“The Future Is Now: Exploring 21st-Century Teaching Ideas with the Next Generation of English Teachers” is a large roundtable session offered each year at the NCTE Annual Convention that provides undergraduate and master’s level students with an opportunity to present their innovative teaching ideas and research-driven pedagogical practices in a supportive, low-stress environment while allowing them to explore the visions of their peers from across the country. Students find their way to the “Future Is Now” session with the support of dedicated English teacher educators who encourage and prepare them to present their scholarship for a national audience. The session is sponsored by NCTE's English Language Arts Teacher Educators Graduate Strand (ELATE-GS).
“The Future Is Now: Exploring 21st-Century Teaching Ideas with the Next Generation of English Teachers” is a large roundtable session offered each year at the NCTE Annual Convention that provides undergraduate and master’s level students with an opportunity to present their innovative teaching ideas and research-driven pedagogical practices in a supportive, low-stress environment while allowing them to explore the visions of their peers from across the country. Students find their way to the “Future Is Now” session with the support of dedicated English teacher educators who encourage and prepare them to present their scholarship for a national audience. The session is sponsored by NCTE's English Language Arts Teacher Educators Graduate Strand (ELATE-GS).
Session Structure
The 2025 “Future Is Now” session is scheduled to be in person at the NCTE Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado, the weekend of November 20, 2025.
Student presenters will prepare a presentation that runs 10-12 minutes. At most tables, there will be a total of three presentations. Questions and comments will be held until everyone has presented, and student presenters will have at least one respondent assigned to their table to help moderate the conversation after the presentations.
Please note that all participants will be included in the session program, but only mentors and respondents who register for the NCTE Annual Convention will be included in the conference program. Due to the late submission date for student presentations, student presenters’ names and titles will not be included in the official NCTE program but will be included in the 2025 “Future Is Now” program, which will be linked in the conference app.
For more information about the convention, please visit the NCTE Annual Convention website.
The 2025 “Future Is Now” session is scheduled to be in person at the NCTE Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado, the weekend of November 20, 2025.
Student presenters will prepare a presentation that runs 10-12 minutes. At most tables, there will be a total of three presentations. Questions and comments will be held until everyone has presented, and student presenters will have at least one respondent assigned to their table to help moderate the conversation after the presentations.
Please note that all participants will be included in the session program, but only mentors and respondents who register for the NCTE Annual Convention will be included in the conference program. Due to the late submission date for student presentations, student presenters’ names and titles will not be included in the official NCTE program but will be included in the 2025 “Future Is Now” program, which will be linked in the conference app.
For more information about the convention, please visit the NCTE Annual Convention website.
