Student Presenter Guidelines

Prior to the session, student presenters are expected to...
  • provide contact information, presentation title, and 25-word abstract for mentors to submit,
  • plan an 10-12 minute roundtable presentation,
  • focus on a 21st-century teaching idea or inquiry, or a research-driven pedagogical practice,
  • consider the audience of novice and experienced English teachers,
  • prepare a one-page handout and upload to the "Future Is Now" Google folder,
  • attend the ELATE-GS meet and greet (if applicable),

During the session, student presenters are expected to...
  • dress professionally (i.e., classroom teaching attire)
  • arrive 15 minutes early for their presentation,
  • present to an audience of their peers at the annual "Future Is Now" session,
  • be attentive to the other two or three presentations at the table,
  • prepare to ask other presenters at the table at least one question about their presentation,
  • engage in conversation with presenters, respondents, and attendees after all presentations have concluded.

After the NCTE Annual Convention, all student presenters are encouraged to...
  • check out the myriad handouts in the shared Google folder,
  • share ideas and experiences from the convention with peers at their institutions,
  • consider turning the presentation into a publication,
  • plan to submit a proposal for the next year's NCTE Annual Convention.
"Future Is Now" Meet and Greet

​NCTE's ELATE Graduate Strand often hosts a virtual and/or in-person meet and greet for student presenters, teacher educators, and session respondents as part of the NCTE Annual Convention. The meeting provides a nice opportunity for "Future Is Now" student presenters to learn more about the session, meet their fellow presenters, and interact with mentors and respondents.
Sample Presentation Titles

​The following is a sampling of presentation titles from the “Future Is Now” session at past NCTE Annual Conventions.
  • ​​A Gamified Standards-Based Incentive Program and Middle School Writers
  • Addressing Disability through a Social Justice Lens in Children's Books
  • Audience, Genre, and Revision: Helping Students Find Authenticity through Writing
  • Exploring Cinema: A Multi-modal Approach to Character Analysis
  • Lifting the Digital Curtain with Project Based Learning
  • Representations of LGB Youth in Young Adult Literature
  • The Benefits & Challenges of Blended Learning: Personalizing the Secondary ELA Classroom
  • To Kill a Mockingjay: Examining Commonly-taught Literature through an Environmental Lens

For more information, see the "Past Session Programs" page.