On Sept. 23 at 6 p.m. Iowa time, during Banned Books Week, NCTE is hosting an event, “A Conversation about Intellectual Freedom with NCTE Affiliates for Banned Books Week.” The Iowa Council of Teachers of English is cosponsoring this event.

Our popular shared conversation with NCTE state and regional affiliates will be offered again this year during Banned Books Week. It will focus on work that educators are doing across the country to stand up for the students’ right to read and intellectual freedom in the classroom. We know that much of the work happens at the local level, which makes the work of state affiliates even more necessary.

Join NCTE’s Standing Committee Against Censorship, members from across the country, and a host of state and regional affiliates for a timely and important conversation. This webinar will share more about the landscape of censorship challenges in the classroom, what resources are available from NCTE and at a local level, and uplifting ways to encourage students’ right to read and teachers’ freedom to teach. We will be featuring information and experiences from members of the Iowa Council of Teachers of English (ICTE), the Minnesota Council of Teachers of English (MCTE), and the Utah Council of Teachers of English (UCTE).

This event is open to NCTE members, NCTE affiliate members, and any interested literacy educator.

Register to attend. You will be asked to log in or create a free account.