Teaching Writing in a Time When “Slop” Is the Merriam-Webster Word of the Year
2026 NCTE Annual Convention · 21 November 2026 · 08:15–09:30 · 115-B (100 Level)
Teaching Writing in a Time When “Slop” Is the Merriam-Webster Word of the Year was a session at 2026 NCTE Annual Convention on 21 November 2026 in Philadelphia, with 10 speakers on record.
Speakers
- Ralph Fletcher — Speaker Author/Consultant
- Georgia Heard — Speaker Wordsong/Astra Books for Young Readers
- Maria Paola Ghiso — Speaker
- Katie Clements — Speaker The Reading and Writing Project at Mossflower
- Jennifer Ochoa — Speaker MS 324/New York City Department of Education
- Kristin Ziemke — Speaker Big Shoulders Fund
- Lucy Calkins — Speaker Teachers College at Columbia University
- Ellin Keene — Speaker Mosaic Literacy LLC
- Stephanie Harvey — Speaker Stephanie Harvey Consulting
- Cecilia Espinosa — Speaker Lehman College/CUNY