MCELA Conference March 2023: Reconnect, Renew, Revive

The Maine Council for English Language Artsis the Maine affiliate of the National Council of Teachers of English.MCELA provides Maine teachers of English language arts with opportunities to reflect upon and improve their teaching practices.Find more information on our website,mainecela.org.

Maine Council for English Language Arts

Conference - Friday, March 17th, 8 am-2:30 pm, additional Poetry Night (pre-conference event–Thursday, March 16th from 6-8 pm.

The Westin Portland Harborview

<h3>Pre-Conference Event - Thursday, March 16th from 5:30-7:00 pm: Poetry Night @ Portland Stage (Now FREE!)</h3><h3>An evening with Maine poet Laureate <a href="https://mainearts.maine.gov/Pages/Programs/Maine-Poet-Laureate" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Julia Bouwsma</a> co-sponsored by MCELA and Portland Stage.</h3><p>Description: Join us on Thursday evening for an event with Maine Poet Laureate Julia Bouwsma and Portland Stage. There will be an opportunity to network with other teachers, listen to a poetry reading, and learn about educational programs offered by Portland Stage. Food and drink will be provided thanks to the generous donation of Portland Stage with a cash bar also available. An additional bonus from Portland Stage: attendees of this event will also be offered free tickets to the Thursday evening performance of August Wilson’s How I Learned What I Learned (more about the play here: <a href="https://www.portlandstage.org/show/how-i-learned-what-i-learned/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.portlandstage.org/show/how-i-learned-what-i-learned/</a></p><h3>Conference–Friday, March 17th, from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM  (Workshops and Keynote): Reconnect, Renew, Revive</h3><h1>Full C﻿onference Program here: <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/15G_8HGMi2MOaStGtX-rh7RCQfBGhpM69/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://drive.google.com/file/d/15G_8HGMi2MOaStGtX-rh7RCQfBGhpM69/view?usp=sharing</a></h1><h3>Keynote Speaker–Kelsey Stoyanova, 2022 Maine State Teacher of the Year</h3><p><strong>Friday Conference Location:</strong> The Westin Harborview in Portland </p><p>﻿Book a room for Thursday night for our conference<a href="https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1566149933894&amp;key=GRP" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a> room rate of $129 (That&#x27;s a 50% discount!). </p><p><a href="https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1666012724462&amp;key=GRP&amp;app=resvlink" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><strong>Book your group rate for MCELA 2023</strong></a> at The Westin Portland Harborview Hotel. Start Date: Thursday, March 16, 2023. End Date: Friday, March 17, 2023. <strong>Last Day to Book: February 17, 2023.  </strong></p><p><strong>Want to make it a weekend? You can now book a Friday night room, too, at the conference rate! To book a 2nd night at the conference rate, call the Westin sales office directly and let them know you are booking with the MCELA conference rate. Westin Sales office: 207-517-8822. </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Need a paper registration form?</strong></p><p>We encourage you to register and pay online, but if this is not possible, you may send a purchase order or a check. You MUST print and fill out the form linked below and send it with your payment. Your registration will NOT be processed until payment is received. We will not bill your school district.</p><p>The paper registration form can be accessed here: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OgMK4glTDgwpDQ3NQzqjOfo_DpT4kE3t1CyImh-McZw/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OgMK4glTDgwpDQ3NQzqjOfo_DpT4kE3t1CyImh-McZw/edit?usp=sharing</a></p><p><strong>MCELA&#x27;s Cancellation and Refund Policy:</strong></p><ul><li>Payment by check or purchase order (PO) is due at registration.</li><li>Purchase orders for registrations will be invoiced promptly, and payment must be received at least one week before the event.</li><li>If space is available, registrations accompanied by payment may be accepted on the day of an event.</li><li>Cancellations up to two weeks before the event will be fully reimbursed.</li><li>Registrations may be transferred to another party.</li><li>To cancel or transfer a registration contact maine.ela@gmail.com</li></ul><h3></h3><h3><strong>Conference Schedule</strong></h3><h3>7:30 - 8:00 Registration and Breakfast</h3><h3>8:00 - 8:15 Opening Remarks</h3><h3>8:30 - 9:45 A Sessions</h3><h3>9:45 - 10:15 Break</h3><h3>10:15 - 11:30 B Sessions</h3><h3>11:45 - 1:00 C Sessions</h3><h3>1:15 - 2:30 Keynote and Lunch</h3>

<h1>K﻿eynote Speaker: Kelsey Stoyanova</h1><h1>2022 Maine Teacher of the Year</h1><p>Stoyanova is an 8th grade language arts teacher at Reeds Brook Middle School, part of Regional School Unit (RSU) 22 in Hampden, Maine. Stoyanova has a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education with an English concentration, a master’s degree in Education with a literacy focus, and is working toward her Educational Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership — all as a University of Maine Black Bear.</p><p>Stoyanova is passionate about reading and helping students find an authentic love of reading through integrating a strong foundation of independent reading in her classroom. That passion really shined when she was selected as a grant recipient by the Book Love Foundation in 2020.</p>

<h1>Poetry Night @ Portland Stage: </h1><h1>Julia Bouwsma </h1><h1>Maine Poet Laureate</h1><p>Julia Bouwsma lives off-the-grid in the mountains of western Maine, where she is a poet, farmer, and small-town librarian. She is the author of two poetry collections: Midden (Fordham University Press, 2018) and Work by Bloodlight (Cider Press Review, 2017). She is the Library Director for Webster Library in Kingfield, Maine.</p><p>Bouwsma is the recipient of the 2019 and 2018 Maine Literary Awards for Poetry Book, the 2016-17 Poets Out Loud Prize, the 2015 Cider Press Review Book Award. She has received writing residencies from the Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Vermont Studio Center, Monson Arts, and Annex Arts in Castine.</p><p>She contributes poems and book reviews to Cutthroat, Poetry Daily, Poetry Northwest, RHINO, River Styx, and other journals. Bouwsma, a former Managing Editor for Alice James Books, currently serves as an instructor at University of Maine at Farmington and on the Community Advisory Board for Maine Writers &amp; Publishers Alliance.</p><p></p><p></p>

MCELA Conference March 2023: Reconnect, Renew, Revive

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