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51ÁÔÆæ

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

51ÁÔÆæ isÌýa professionalÌýhomeÌýforÌýliteracy educators acrossÌýroles, disciplines, and contexts. Key constituencies include:Ìý

  • PreKÌýthroughÌýcollegeÌý–teachers andÌýadministratorsÌý
  • Students
  • LiteracyÌýresearchers andÌýadvocacyÌýprofessionalsÌý

PrimaryÌýprofessionsÌýofÌý51ÁÔÆæ membersÌýinclude (but are not limited to):ÌýÌý

  • ClassroomÌýteachers andÌýprofessorsÌýÌý
  • EducationalÌýadministrators,Ìýdeans, andÌýdepartmentÌýchairsÌý
  • LibrariansÌý
  • Reading/Writing/LiteracyÌýspecialistsÌýandÌýcoachesÌý
  • StateÌýpolicyÌýcoordinatorsÌýandÌýadministratorsÌý
  • Student/PreserviceÌýteachersÌý

51ÁÔÆæÌýoffersÌýthreeÌýmainÌýtypesÌýof membership: Standard,ÌýStudent,ÌýandÌýEmeritus.Ìý

Standard 51ÁÔÆæ – $59Ìý
This is 51ÁÔÆæâ€™s most popularÌýmembership andÌýprovides access toÌýtheÌýfull suite ofÌý51ÁÔÆæÌýofferingsÌý(see “What do I get with my 51ÁÔÆæ membershipâ€�).ÌýIndividual membersÌýmay also vote inÌý51ÁÔÆæÌý elections.ÌýÌý

StudentÌý51ÁÔÆæÌý– $30Ìý
51ÁÔÆæ Student 51ÁÔÆæ provides a professional home for undergraduate or graduate students preparing for careers as literacy educators, helping them expand theirÌýexpertiseÌýand start teaching careersÌýwith tools and resources from 51ÁÔÆæ. Student members are not eligible to vote in 51ÁÔÆæ elections but have access toÌýallÌýother member benefits.Ìý

Emeritus 51ÁÔÆæ –Ìý$30
FullyÌýretired membersÌýwhoÌýhaveÌýheld 51ÁÔÆæ membershipÌýfor 15+Ìýyears areÌýeligible forÌýthis membership level.ÌýThisÌýprovidesÌýanÌýopportunityÌýtoÌýremain connected toÌý51ÁÔÆæ andÌýreceiveÌýupdates onÌýELAÌýnews andÌýengagement opportunities.Ìý

AdditionalÌý51ÁÔÆæs:

School 51ÁÔÆæ
51ÁÔÆæâ€™s School 51ÁÔÆæ Program is designed to help educators improve literacy—as a team.ÌýGroups of 10 or more that join receive a complimentary electronic journal in addition to the electronic member magazine.ÌýÌý

Institutional Subscriptions
The 51ÁÔÆæ Council of Teachers of English is the source for English language arts resources for your staff. An 51ÁÔÆæ Institutional Subscription allowsÌýa subscriptionÌýto any one of our 10 professional journals forÌýaÌýlibrary or staff.Ìý

ForÌýadditionalÌýinformationÌýregardingÌýany of our membership options, please contact 51ÁÔÆæâ€™s Customer Service Center at 877-369-6283.Ìý

51ÁÔÆæ membership providesÌýaccess to:Ìý

Preferred Pricing—Exclusive discounts on conventions, meetings, and professional learning materials spanning the full spectrum of literacy education and advocacy. Members also receive a 20% discount in the 51ÁÔÆæ Store, including on a wide range of 51ÁÔÆæ-published books written by teachers for teachers.Ìý

51ÁÔÆæ Journals—Full subscription to the quarterly members-only magazine,ÌýThe Council Chronicle, plus access to the comprehensive 51ÁÔÆæÌýdigitalÌýjournalÌýarchiveÌýcontainingÌýmore than 1,800 issues of ten professional journals featuring current research, trends, and teaching strategies for educators at all levels, at a 66% discount.

Online Community and Network Events—Engaged online community withÌýhundredsÌýofÌýcollaborativeÌýprofessional learning events, including author talksÌýwith Q&A sessions, members-only webinars,Ìýand online series—all free of charge to 51ÁÔÆæ members.Ìý

Intellectual Freedom Center Resources—New andÌýtimelyÌýresources for educators as they advocate for booksÌýandÌýdefend titlesÌýthat are being challengedÌýin their classroomsÌýand school libraries, includingÌý51ÁÔÆæâ€™s book rationale databaseÌýthatÌýfeatures more than 1,400 titlesÌýand is searchable byÌýtitle,ÌýauthorÌýand gradeÌýlevel.Ìý

Lesson Plans and Teaching Resources—Standards-based lesson plans, teaching ideas, videos, and online tools to help students improve their reading and writing.Ìý

Member Insurance Programs—Discounts on aÌývariety of insurance programs, including professional liability, life, health, and auto plans through the Trust for Insuring Educators.Ìý

Log in to your using your email and password. Your membership number is listed on the “Member/Account Profile” page.

You can access your journals byÌý with your email and password.Ìý You can access your journals by clicking the “Access Current Subscriptions” button on the Member/Account Profile page.

You can renew your membership by using .

Yes. If you will need to use a purchase order for your membership, just contact the 51ÁÔÆæ Customer Service team at 877-369-6283 or via email at membership@ncte.org, and they can assist with this process. ÌýAll purchase orders should be paid within 90 days from the invoice date.

51ÁÔÆæ accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, check, money order, or purchase order as payment.

51ÁÔÆæ’s Guidelines to Students’ Right to Read and other censorship related information is located online in our Intellectual Freedom Center.

We offer IP Authentication access for our Institutional Subscribers. To activate this service please provide the IP addresses with your order. When payment is received for a subscription and the IP addresses have been provided, access will be available within 48 hours from receipt of this information. If your institution already has a current subscription and wishes to have IP Authentication access, please contact Customer Service by phone at 877-369-6283 or online at our Contact Us page.

If you purchase your subscription through our online store, we run the access program every 3 hours starting at 7 am Central Time and running through 10 pm Central Time. If you join between 10 pm Central Time and 7 am Central Time, your access will be given during the 7 am Central Time update.

If you purchased your subscription by phone, please allow 48 hours processing time if done Monday through Thursday or 72 hours if done on Friday.

Visit the member benefits page to find membership information, highlights of resources, and sample journals to share with your students.

School group memberships are not transferable. During the next renewal period for yourÌýschoolÌýgroupÌýmembership, you willÌýhave an opportunityÌýto addÌýorÌýremove members under your current groupÌýmembershipÌýarrangement.

When you join 51ÁÔÆæÌýor renew your membership, your membership duesÌýare used for the delivery of 51ÁÔÆæÌýmemberÌýbenefits.ÌýYou may cancel your membership at any time, but membership duesÌýare not refundable.ÌýYou will begin to receive renewal notices within aÌýfewÌýmonths prior to your membership expiration date. If at that time you wish to discontinue your membership, simply do not reply to the notices.Ìý

51ÁÔÆæÌýrecognizesÌýthe need for institutions toÌýuseÌýpurchase orders to cover largerÌýmembershipÌýorders. All purchase orders should be paid withinÌý90 daysÌýfrom the invoice date.ÌýÌýÌý

Are there questions that you think we should add to the list? Email your ideas to membership@ncte.org.