Conference

ATEG is excited to announce our 2025 conference theme, Teaching Grammar Boldly! Inspired by NCTE's 2025 Annual Convention theme, "Dream Boldly," we invite English teachers, literacy coaches, and teacher-educators to join us for a weekend of learning and reflecting on the need to face the challenges of today's ELA classroom with boldness. Registration is only $75 and includes lunch both days and a group tour of the Folger Shakespeare Library!

We are also thrilled to announce that that our keynote speaker for ATEG 2025 is Dr. Michelle Devereaux! With twenty years of experience as both a secondary English teacher and a university professor, Dr. Devereaux is Director of English Education at Kennesaw State University and has written and edited multiple books on grammar and linguistic diversity, including Grammar to Get Things Done: A Practical Guide for Teachers Anchored in Real-World Usage and Teaching Language Variation in the Classroom. We are honored to host Dr. Devereaux as our keynote speaker and look forward to learning more from her on teaching grammar boldly!

Registration and our call for proposals are now open, and we encourage you to share your own bold ideas, effective strategies, and creative practices that promote a deeper understanding of grammar among students. Whether it’s through interactive activities, technology integration, or real-world applications, we want to hear how you are transforming grammar instruction.

We invite proposals that address grammar instruction focused on teaching grammar boldly. Your proposal could address questions such as the following:

• How do you boldly include grammar instruction in your classroom?

• What are innovative methods you’ve implemented to make grammar instruction more engaging for students?

• What are some creative activities or games that you use to teach grammar concepts boldly?

• How can we create a classroom environment that encourages students to take risks and experiment with grammar in their writing?

• How do you address the common misconceptions students have about grammar, and what strategies do you use to clarify these misunderstandings?

• What role does collaborative learning play in teaching grammar, and how can peer feedback improve students' understanding of grammatical structures?

• How can we connect grammar instruction to real-world writing situations to make it more relevant for students?

• In what ways can technology be utilized to enhance grammar learning and practice in the classroom?

• How can we incorporate multicultural perspectives into grammar instruction to reflect the diverse backgrounds of our students?

• What assessments do you find most effective in measuring students’ understanding of grammar, and how do you use the results to inform your teaching?

• How can we empower students to view grammar as a tool for self-expression rather than a set of rigid rules?

• How can ATEG work as a community to support teaching grammar boldly?

ATEG welcomes your proposals related to these questions and to other topics and issues that connect to the idea of teaching grammar boldly. Submit your proposal here by April 30th, and register here for ATEG 2025: Teaching Grammar Boldly at Prince George’s Community College, July 11 – 12, 2025.