CATE 2027 Convention: Call for Presenters
The convention will take place in Burlingame at the Hyatt Regency SFO, February 25-27, 2027, with a pre-convention by the California Writing Project on Thursday, February 24, 2027.
The Call for Presenters is now available.
CATE Connects
A digital workshop that will really help!
CATE Connects is an initiative by CATE’s local English teacher councils to amplify key issues in our field, dialogue with other professionals, and provide support and classroom-tested resources.
CATE Connects: Thursday, October 1, 2026, 6:30 – 8:00 PM (Virtual)
Using AI in Your Work: Practical Support for Teachers’ Time, Energy, and Judgment
AI is often sold to teachers as a way to move faster, do more, or keep up with yet another wave of change. This workshop begins from a different premise: AI can be useful because teachers are important. In this interactive session, educators will explore practical and ethical ways to use AI as a thinking partner in the day-to-day work of teaching while protecting their professional judgment, student relationships, and voice. Participants will consider which parts of their work deserve their full human attention and which tasks can be supported by AI without putting teaching on autopilot. Together, we will look at examples of how AI can help with planning, family communication, accessible texts, feedback, curriculum thinking, professional learning, and classroom routines. Teachers will leave with a clear framework for deciding when AI is useful, when it is not, and how
to prompt AI in ways that protect privacy, save time, and keep teachers in control of the work.
CATE Connects: Thursday, October 1, 2026
6:30 – 8:00 PM (Virtual)
Cost: $10 (all proceeds are directed to CATE teacher scholarships)
A Zoom link will be provided upon registration.
Co-Sponsored by Southland Council of Teachers of English and Capitol Council of Teachers of English
CATE Presents Meenoo Rami
Meenoo Rami has spent years in the classroom leveraging technology to benefit students and years in the tech sector advocating for teachers and students. Meenoo is a National Board Certified teacher and National Writing Project teacher-consultant who taught English at the Science Leadership Academy and other Philadelphia public schools for a decade. Meenoo helped teachers refine their practice as a Gates Foundation teaching fellow, led Minecraft Education, and supported teachers and schools at Microsoft. Meenoo has built and led education and AI products used by millions of learners, bringing a classroom teacher’s perspective to the design of technology that supports real learning. Meenoo is the author of A Teacher’s Guide to Using AI and Thrive: 5 Ways to (Re)Invigorate Your Teaching and received the National Council of Teachers of English Conference on English Leadership’s first Innovative Leadership Award.
Updates from the CDE
Quarterly reports from CATE’s liaison from
the California Department of Education
Lookout for Upcoming Legislation
CATE’s Legislative Analyst Bill Younglove shares valuable news and insights
Welcome to California English’s new editor, Dr. Heather Macías
Dr. Heather Macías, who is Associate Professor of Teacher Education and Program Coordinator of the Dual Language Development Graduate Program in the College of Education at CSU Long Beach, was selected by the CATE Board of Directors as the new editor of CATE’s professional journal, California English …
Call for Manuscripts
Manuscripts are being reviewed for the next two upcoming journals. Details about article submission, theme, and deadlines are available now.
Kent D. Williamson Award for Affiliate Membership
Thank you California ELA teachers!
We are pleased to announce that CATE has received the Kent D. Williamson award for affiliate membership. Our members grew by two-thirds this past year. This is all thanks to YOU!
Membership in CATE is strong and we are growing month by month.
