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| We are so excited to invite you to join us October 16-17, 2025, in Johnston, Iowa, for our ICTE Fall Conference:
Fact, Fiction, & the Future: Teaching Truth in a Digital World On Thursday, we will learn with Dr. Pauline Schmidt, an English professor at West Chester University. Her book, Reimagining Literacies in the Digital Age: Multimodal Strategies to Teach with Technology, provides practical strategies to help teachers utilize technology in meaningful ways. Traditionally, literacy focused on reading, writing, listening, and speaking. To navigate the current, multimodal world, our students need us to expand our definition of literacy to include viewing, designing, and creating multimodal texts. From infographics to memes, audiobooks to podcasts, Schmidt’s keynote will give teachers the confidence to incorporate digital technologies in their classrooms to help students build engagement and support their learning. |
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| Then, on Friday, join us to learn alongside Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm about his book, Fighting Fake News: Teaching Students to Identify and Interrogate Information Pollution. With over fifteen years of classroom experience in schools, and another 28 years as a co-teacher and thinking partner in schools in his role as the Director of the Boise State Writing Project and its Teacher Leadership Program, Wilhelm makes a case for 1) teaching students to understand their own minds and biases, and 2) teaching critical reading to help students strengthen their critical thinking skills and distinguish between real and fabricated narratives. His sessions will provide resources and tools to help our students (and ourselves) become more critical consumers of digital information and more responsible citizens of the future. |
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| English teachers have always been at the forefront of shaping critical thinkers and effective communicators. Now, we must also be digital navigators, guiding students through a world where truth and fiction are increasingly intertwined. In addition to our keynotes, expect a wide range of breakout sessions focused on all the other ELA pedagogy you care about most.
—————————— Check out our schedule to learn more about this year’s breakout sessions and keynotes: https:// (For a detailed look at each session, select the “View” icon in the righthand corner, and select “Expanded.”) —————————— REGISTER TODAY!
Join us at our 2025 ICTE Fall Conference as we explore how to teach truth in a digital world—because the future depends on it.
See you in October!
Deneen Nelson & Emily Lewis, Conference Chairs Iowa Council of Teachers of English |
