Upcoming Events, Deadlines, & Announcements
Introducing the KATE Archives!
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The KATE Archive is an ongoing resource allocation project for members of the Kansas Association of Teachers of English. Inside, one can find resources and recordings from previous webinars and KATE conference breakout sessions. Resources are organized by not only archival years but also topic categories so that you can efficiently find specific types of resources for your classroom.
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Poetry Out Loud Update
by Deb Kohn
The words of great poets literally come to life in Poetry Out Loud, a literary arts program created by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation. Since 2005, nearly 4.7 million students have participated in the program and committed at least one poem to memory. Almost 1,500 Kansas high school students participated in the program in 2020.
Due to COVID-19, there are elements of the Poetry Out Loud program that will look a little different this school year. In order to ensure the safety and health of participating students and staff, the 2021 Kansas Poetry Out Loud program and the Poetry Out Loud National Finals will be held virtually. At this time, the dates for the virtual 2021 National Finals are still to be determined, but will take place in the Spring as a video submission-based competition.
Key dates for the Kansas 2021 Poetry Out Loud program:
For details and registration information visit KS 2021 Poetry Out Loud
The words of great poets literally come to life in Poetry Out Loud, a literary arts program created by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the Poetry Foundation. Since 2005, nearly 4.7 million students have participated in the program and committed at least one poem to memory. Almost 1,500 Kansas high school students participated in the program in 2020.
Due to COVID-19, there are elements of the Poetry Out Loud program that will look a little different this school year. In order to ensure the safety and health of participating students and staff, the 2021 Kansas Poetry Out Loud program and the Poetry Out Loud National Finals will be held virtually. At this time, the dates for the virtual 2021 National Finals are still to be determined, but will take place in the Spring as a video submission-based competition.
Key dates for the Kansas 2021 Poetry Out Loud program:
- School Competitions & At-Large Entries
- School competitions must be completed and student name submitted to KS POL by Dec. 23, 2020.
- At large entries also due Dec. 23, 2020.
- State Semifinals
- Registration Deadline: December 23, 2020
- Video Submission Deadline: January 23, 2021
- Announcement of students moving on to State Finals: January 31, 2021
- State Finals
- Video Submission Deadline: February 24, 2021
- Kansas State Champion Announced: Sunday, March 7, 2021
- Stream of Contest: TBD
For details and registration information visit KS 2021 Poetry Out Loud