Get Connected with Literacy

The Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project is hosting a conference on literacy instruction for middle and high school teachers. The conference is an opportunity to "get connected" with teachers working on literacy instruction related to CCGPS, new emphasis on informational texts, composing with new media/technology, reading and writing in the disciplines, etc.

Link to Conference Flyer

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Call for Proposals

Deadline: February 10, 2013
Submit proposals to: kmwp@kennesaw.edu

Conference Theme: Get Connected With Literacy

It is more vital than ever that today’s p-12 students not only possess solid literacy fundamentals, but that they are given the tools to become competent, confident, and sophisticated readers, writers, and thinkers.  KMWP welcomes proposals for workshops and presentations that provide teachers with effective methods of teaching a variety of literacies in meaningful ways.  Session topics can include, but are notlimited to:

• Writing instruction within and/or across grade levels and content areas
• New media and technology
• Culturally and linguistically responsive pedagogy
• Strategies for exceeding the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards
• Activities for teaching informational texts
• Methods for empowering students to take control of their own writing

Special Note: As an affiliate site of the National Writing Project, KMWP is firmly grounded in the philosophy of “teachers teaching teachers.”  Workshops that are participatory in nature are greatly preferred to sessions that merely consist of presenting a paper.

Questions may be directed to Dr. Jennifer Dail (jdail1@kennesaw.edu, 678-797-2159) or Dr. Rob Montgomery (rmontgo7@kennesaw.edu, 770-423-6134).

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Workshop/Presentation Proposal
E-mail the following information to kmwp@kennesaw.edu

Name:

Institution or Affiliation:

Mailing Address:

Daytime Phone:

Email Address:

Are you affiliated with a National Writing Project site?: yes/no

If yes, which site?:

For proposals featuring more than one presenter, please provide the following for each: Name, Institution/Affiliation, Daytime Phone, Email.

Type of Presentation:

_____ Individual (60 minutes, 1 presenter)

_____ Panel (60 minutes, 2 or more presenters)

_____ Workshop (60 minutes, 1 or more presenters)

Note: Workshop participants must be actively involved; successful workshop proposals explain clearly what participants will do in the accompanying abstract. Proposed workshops with no evidence of active participation by registrants will not be accepted as workshops but will be evaluated as individual or panel presentations, depending on the number of presenters.

Target Audience (select one):

_____ Grades P-5

_____ Grades 6-12

_____ Higher Education

Session Strand (select one):

_____ Literature

_____ Writing

_____ Media/Technology

_____ Nonfiction

_____ ESOL

_____ Teacher Education

Session Title (no more than 15 words):

Abstract (no more than 200 words):

Description (no more than 75 words for the program):

A/V needs (most KSU classrooms are equipped with a workstation, including computer, LCD projector, and document camera; additional technology needs must be supplied by the presenter):

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Registration Details

Link to Registration Form

Early registration (before March 1st): $50 (check) or $52.50 (credit card)

Regular registration (until March 22nd): $65 (check) or $68.25 (credit card)

On site registration: $75 (check) or $78.75 (credit card)

A box lunch is included with registration.

Secure payment by credit card can be processed through the KSU Mall.
A 5% transaction fee is included.
 
Checks are payable to Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project and should be mailed to:

Kennesaw Mountain Writing Project
1000 Chastain Road, MD #2701
Kennesaw, GA 30144