Welcome to CLAS Talk, Colorado Language Arts Society's website and winner of the 2010 NCTE Affiliate Website Award.  

CLAS Talk is a place for anyone to talk about English language arts.  Although our website is open to everyone, we encourage you to JOIN COLORADO LANGUAGE ARTS SOCIETY [click here for information].  

Besides discounts on CLAS conference, workshop, and event registration and access to our journal Statment, CLAS membership offers you the collegiality and support of leaders in the field of English language arts -- and the opportunity for you to become a leader as well.  Stay ahead of the curve.  Become professionally involved.  Join CLAS!

Mike Wenk, CLAS President

DATES & DEADLINES (select name for more information):

CCIRA Conference on LIteracy -- February 1-4, 2012

(For 8th graders) NCTE Promising Young Writers Award-- February 15, 2012

(For 11th graders) NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing -- February 15, 2012

Statement, the journal of the Colorado Language Arts Society, seeks responses from Colorado teachers on the theme of its upcoming, Spring 2012 issue: Expanding Literacies (the theme of our fall conference).

Please take a minute to complete a short survey and share your thoughts about the following questions.  Responses may be chosen for inclusion in the journal.  Or you may submit a longer piece dealing with any of these topics:

• What are you doing to push your students to become literate in a rapidly changing world?
• What concerns do you have about the new literacy demands of our rapidly shifting society?
• What does "literate" mean in the 21st century?
• What place do traditional literacies hold in this context?
• How do these issues affect your teaching?

TAKE THE SURVEY

Find out how to submit an article to Statement

CLAS welcomes Kelly Gallagher and Donalyn Miller to a June 8-9, 2012, workshop hosted by Cherry Creek Schools.

Gallagher and Miller can help you understand your readers and offer them the kind of support and instruction that gurantees they will grow and learn to love reading!

Register online (and for additional information about the workshop)  [click here]

Registration deadline:  May 25, 2012

Read notes taken by CLAS member Sarah Zerwin about what was discussed at the recent policy summit on November 12.  

The meeting, co-sponsored by CLAS and CCIRA, was an opportunity to hear from 2 state legislators, and representatives from the State Board of Education, Department of Education, and Denver Classroom Teachers Association:.  [Summit Notes].

 Want to keep in touch with presenters and colleagues after the annual fall conference?  

• Join 2011 CLAS Conference follow-up dicussion group [here]

• Explore links to handouts and web resources from speakers [here]