LIWP Saturday Series Workshop
180 Days Discussion and The World of Dream Poetry
Event Information
LIWP Saturday Series Workshop
Our event will take place in the CCB building in room 210.
When?
Saturday, Feb 1, 2020, 09:30 AM
Where?
Nassau Community College, Education Drive, Garden City, NY, USA
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The World of Dream Poetry
Long Island Writing Project Teacher Consultant and experienced educator, Donna Verbeck, will present "The World of Dream Poetry." Participants will be introduced to a simple writing/art project that incorporates the poetry of Langston Hughes and the tradition of Nepalese Buddhist prayer flag, while being empowered to share their dreams. Participants will learn lessons to help their students create dreamflags or dreambanners, while creating their own. Applications of this idea will be discussed, including using it as an introduction to a unit of study on persuasive essays. Participants will also be introduced to Dreamline, a website and mobile app that can share their students work around the world. It is serendipity that this workshop actually falls on Langston Hughes' birthday! Please RSVP if you plan to attend this event, which is free for educators. (RSVP to Darshna.Katwala@ncc.edu)
180 Days Book Discussion
Beginning in January, the LIWP is hosting an online book discussion of Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle's 180 Days: Two teachers and the Quest to Engage and Empower Adolescents. On Twitter, we are sharing under #LIWP180days. On February 1, prior to The World of Dream Poetry workshop, we will have an in-person discussion of the book. Online participants who are local are encouraged to attend and share thoughts in person. Others who have read the book and not participated online are also welcome to take part in the conversation. Please RSVP to Darshna.Katwala@ncc.edu if you are able to attend this conversation.
The Long Island Writing Project
The Long Island Writing Project (LIWP) is an official site of the National Writing Project, part of a federally-funded network of 200 sites nationwide and eight sites in New York State. Through our work with teachers in Nassau and Western Suffolk counties, we seek to improve writing, reading and learning in area schools. Since our inception in 1993, over 1000 teachers have participated in our programs.
The LIWP comprises teachers from kindergarten through university. Our seminar leaders are outstanding educators from different grade levels and disciplines in local schools, and we have a strong, ongoing partnership with Hofstra University's Department of Literacy Studies. LIWP teacher-consultants keep up with research and changes in education and their work is grounded in practical classroom approaches. Through our model of teachers teaching teachers, participants in the LIWP strengthen the classroom strategies they already find effective in teaching writing and develop new ones.
One of the most important foundational beliefs of our Project is that teachers improve their knowledge of teaching writing by writing themselves. Another is that the best way to improve our own teaching is through sharing what works with other effective teachers. We welcome your inquiries, and look forward to writing, learning and teaching with you.
The Long Island Writing Project at SUNY Nassau Community College is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, New York State Education Department (NYSED).
The LIWP comprises teachers from kindergarten through university. Our seminar leaders are outstanding educators from different grade levels and disciplines in local schools, and we have a strong, ongoing partnership with Hofstra University's Department of Literacy Studies. LIWP teacher-consultants keep up with research and changes in education and their work is grounded in practical classroom approaches. Through our model of teachers teaching teachers, participants in the LIWP strengthen the classroom strategies they already find effective in teaching writing and develop new ones.
One of the most important foundational beliefs of our Project is that teachers improve their knowledge of teaching writing by writing themselves. Another is that the best way to improve our own teaching is through sharing what works with other effective teachers. We welcome your inquiries, and look forward to writing, learning and teaching with you.
The Long Island Writing Project at SUNY Nassau Community College is an approved Sponsor of Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) pursuant to Section 80-6 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, New York State Education Department (NYSED).
Email: Darshna.Katwala@ncc.edu
Website: https://longislandwritingproject.weebly.com/
Location: Nassau Community College, Education Drive, Garden City, NY, USA
Facebook: facebook.com/liwpwriters/
Twitter: @liwpwriters1