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Iowa Council of Teachers of English

We facilitate deep connections & professional learning for ELA teachers.

Iowa Council of Teachers of English

We facilitate deep connections & professional learning for ELA teachers.

Iowa Council of Teachers of English

Nikki Smith

Nikki Smith, Teacher-Writer

Nikki Smith is the current president of ICTE. She is a high school English teacher at Urbandale High School. She loves the new challenges and celebrations teaching offers every day.  Teaching allows her to combine all of her passions: reading, writing and children. Nikki thrives on the professional experiences and opportunities provided through ICTE and the Iowa Writing Project as means to grow as a teacher, learner, and writer.  She and her husband, Casey, are parents to daughters Mila and Tessa. She sometimes blogs about teacher narratives at theoneaboutteachingenglish.blogspot.com and can be found on twitter @MrsSmithUHS.

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Read the June Newsletter

Read the June Newsletter

Nikki Smith, ICTE President
June 15, 2025
April 2025

Read the April Newsletter

Nikki Smith, President
April 22, 2025
Read the January Newsletter

Read the January Newsletter

Nikki Smith, ICTE President
January 15, 2025
Read the November 2024 Newsletter

Read the November 2024 Newsletter

Nikki Smith, ICTE President
November 15, 2024
Bubbles Up: A Path Forward

Bubbles Up: A Path Forward

Nikki Smith, Teacher Writer
October 29, 2023
The poet's children equate bedtime with books.

Three-year-old Bedtime

Nikki Smith, Teacher Writer
May 27, 2023
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