Welcome to CATE

What's New...

1/23/12
Now Available

Thursday
Pre-Convention
Write-up (PDF)

1/19/12
PREVIEW the
Convention
Program
Available for
Preview

1/11/12: Posted
DoubleTree
Hotel rooms
sold out for
Friday, Feb.10
–    
Ayres Hotel
next door
has rooms

1/8/12: Updated
CATE Policies

1/5/12: Posted
Dec. 2011
Board Meeting
Minutes

1/4/12: PLNU
2012 Writer's
Symposium
by the Sea
2/27 – 2/29
*
Guest speaker
Dave Eggers
*
Details and
Ticket info

12/17: Posted
CATE 2012
Workshop
Sessions

11/30: Posted
Sept. 2011
Board Meeting
Agenda

Nov. 27: FREE
REGISTRATION
for Student
Teachers and
Teaching
Assistants
who volunteer
during
Convention

CTA is a
Platinum Level
Sponsor for
CATE 2012

Help Publicize
CATE 2012
at your school
or district

California and
Scholastic
Writing Awards

Online
Registration
for CATE 2012
Convention

CATE 2012
Convention
Flyer

CATE is now
on Facebook!
Like Us!

QUICK LINKS:

CATEnet
subscription
information

CATE 2011
Resolutions

CATE
Policies

California
English
PDFs online

Distinguished
Service Award
2011 Winner
Kathleen Cecil

Distinguished
Service Award
2010 Winner
Carole LeCren

CATE 2010
Convention
Photos

Now Available:

View a full description of the James Gray Memorial Pre-Convention Day
sponsored by the California Writing Project:

Thursday CWP Pre-Convention Write-up (PDF)

Hotel Availability Update for 2012 Convention

For CATE 2012, The DoubleTree is sold out for Friday night, February 10.
However rooms are available at Ayres Hotel and Suites, which is adjacent to the DoubleTree. Identify yourself as attending the CATE Convention and get a great rate which includes breakfast.

Ayres Hotel & Suites
1945 E. Holt Blvd.
Ontario, CA 91761
909-390-7778
www.ayresontario.com

Convention Program is Available for Download

Get a head start planning your Convention experience at CATE 2012 Crossing Boundaries!

View 2012 Convention Program (>6MB filesize)

CATE 2012 Convention: Crossing Boundaries

Feb. 10-12, 2012 • Doubletree Hotel & Convention Center, Ontario

You may be able to earn college credit for attending CATE 2012 Ontario.
Review the College Credit information for CATE 2012 for details.

Workshop Sessions have been posted!

A full list of all the workshops that will be presented at CATE 2012 is now on CATEweb!

• Presenters
• Workshop session titles
• Strands and levels
• Session descriptions

View the full list of workshop titles here >>

* * FREE REGISTRATION * *
FOR STUDENT TEACHERS AND TEACHING ASSISTANTS

Student teachers and teaching assistants who wish to attend convention workshops and plenary sessions (as auditors only, no meals) and visit the exhibition hall may do so free of charge in return for four (4) hours of volunteer service.
Register here or write to Phil Bowles directly at (phone: 619-849-2346).
 
CATE 2012 Student Teacher and Teaching Assistant Volunteer Sign-Up Form
 

CTA Supports CATE 2012

CATE is pleased to announce that the California Teachers Association is a Platinum Level Sponsor for CATE 2012. This sponsorship continues many years of CTA support for CATE.
It shows how involved CTA is in all aspects of education in California and is a fine example of how CTA supports students and schools.

Convention Flyer

Convention home page

Exhibiting, Advertising and Sponsoring:
Please visit the CATE Exhibits Website for more information.

CATE NEEDS YOUR HELP

CATE needs your help to publicize CATE 2012 in Ontario, February 10-12, 2012.

If you can distribute convention flyers at your school or within your district, please let me know and I will send you whatever number you need. E-mail me at , give me your name, your mailing address and how many flyers you can distribute. I'll mail them to you right away.

Or, if you can distribute them electronically, let me know and I will send you an electronic copy for distribution. CATE appreciates your willingness to spread the word about this outstanding opportunity for teachers of English language arts.

Punky Fristrom – CATE Convention Coordinator

High resolution PDF to print and distribute (~6MB)

Register Online for CATE 2012

CYRM Luncheon Speaker Announced

Annie Barrows, Author

Ivy & Bean children's series
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Annie Frantzeskos Photography 2011

Join CATE on Facebook!!

"Like" us on Facebook and stay connected to your CATE community.

California and Scholastic Writing Awards

The 2012 guidelines and online registration for the California and Scholastic Writing Awards are now available for teachers, parents, and students.

Any piece you write for the CATE Writing Contest can also be submitted to the
California Writing Awards.

2012 Guidelines and Submission Categories

Students and teachers: register online

For more information, visit the California Writes website.