LIWP Spring Happenings
May 11th Workshop/ May 17th Spring Conference
LIWP Workshop at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
On Saturday, May 11, 2019 join the Long Island Writing Project for a Place-Based Writing workshop being held at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. This workshop will give you the opportunity to connect with nature, science, and history.
The experience will spark your curiosity and creativity with ample writing time. Explore the concept of teacher as a writer and learn about how place-based writing can energize your writing and your classroom.
The workshop will take place from 10:00 am - 12:30 pm. It will be facilitated by Darshna Katwala, Heidi Atlas, Lorie Scheinwald, Lauren McKnight, Kathleen Sokolowski, and Beth Finneran This workshop is made possible through the generous support and partnership from the Ganz-Cooney Foundation, National Parks Services, and the National Writing Project.
LIWP Workshop at Sagamore Hill
Saturday, May 11, 2019, 10:00 AM
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Sagamore Hill Road, Oyster Bay, NY, USA
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LIWP Spring Conference : Writing for Change
Join us at our LIWP Spring Conference
Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Alfred W. Tatum, Dean of the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Tatum's research focuses on the literacy development of African American males, particularly the roles of texts and writing to advance their literacy development. He is interested in how texts can be used as tools to preserve one's humanity. He is the author of Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap, Reading For Their Life: (Re) building the Textual Lineages of African American Adolescent Males, and Fearless Voices: Engaging the Next Generation of African American Male Writers. In his keynote presentation, Dr. Tatum will speak on what it means to consider “Nurturing Meaningful Literacy Exchanges with Texts Among Struggling and Non-Struggling Readers and Writers”.
The conference cost is free. This event is made possible through the generous support of grants and Nassau Community College. Register early to reserve your spot!
If you have questions, please contact Darshna Katwala, LIWP Director, at Darshna.katwala@ncc.edu
Certificates and CTLE credit will be provided.
Please fill out the form below to register.
The Long Island Writing Project
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
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Location: Nassau Community College, Education Drive, Garden City, NY, USA
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