IMPORTANT DATES AND SCHEDULE FOR 2018-19
• October 1, 2018: Deadline for School Registration
• December 15, 2018: Poets in Schools Application Deadline
• September 2018 – January 2019: Teachers weave POL into curriculum and hold
classroom/school competitions
• February 1, 2019: School State Registeration Deadline
• February 2019: School Champions and NDCA prepare for state finals
• February 25, 2019: ND State POL Competition, Bismarck, ND
• April 2019 (TBD): National POL Competition, Washington, DC
• October 1, 2018: Deadline for School Registration
• December 15, 2018: Poets in Schools Application Deadline
• September 2018 – January 2019: Teachers weave POL into curriculum and hold
classroom/school competitions
• February 1, 2019: School State Registeration Deadline
• February 2019: School Champions and NDCA prepare for state finals
• February 25, 2019: ND State POL Competition, Bismarck, ND
• April 2019 (TBD): National POL Competition, Washington, DC
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2018-2019 TEACHER'S GUIDE (COMING SOON) |
2017-2018 TEACHER'S GUIDE |
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2018 -19 SCHOOL REGISTRATION FORM All participating schools must complete and submit this form to NDCA by October 1, 2018. 
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2019 SCHOOL CHAMPION/STATE COMPETITION FORM
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POETS IN SCHOOLS GRANT FUNDS
North Dakota Council on the Arts offers non-matching grant funds to schools registered in the POL Program for visits from ND teaching poets. Poet visits may include small group/classroom sessions or large group assemblies.
Funds will be allocated through a first-come first-serve, application basis. Total grant request per school may not exceed $2,000. Applications must be submitted between September 1, 2017 and December 15, 2018. Visits must take place between September 1, 2018 and February 1, 2019.
Details and application can be found at http://www.ndpol.com/poets-in-schools-grant.html
North Dakota Council on the Arts offers non-matching grant funds to schools registered in the POL Program for visits from ND teaching poets. Poet visits may include small group/classroom sessions or large group assemblies.
Funds will be allocated through a first-come first-serve, application basis. Total grant request per school may not exceed $2,000. Applications must be submitted between September 1, 2017 and December 15, 2018. Visits must take place between September 1, 2018 and February 1, 2019.
Details and application can be found at http://www.ndpol.com/poets-in-schools-grant.html
WEAVING POL INTO THE ELA CURRICULUM
ALIGNING POL WITH COMMON CORE STANDARDS
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WHEN POETRY MEETS COMMON CORE
By Ben Curran
By Ben Curran
| when_poetry_meets_the_common_core.docx |
NCTE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS STANDARDS
Poetry Out Loud fulfills the following NCTE Standards: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12. Teachers who make use of teh optional writing activities and lesson plans found at www.poetryoutloud.org will also satisfy standard #5.