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SESSION E
From Protocols to Possibilities: Our roundtable discussion titled From Protocols to Possibilities will increase our collective familiarity with text-based protocols and strive to make solid connections to how to implement text-based protocols to support and sustain equity in the development of literacy within our own classroom settings. We will explore the following: How do we cultivate and sustain equitable learning communities that actively and purposefully engage and value the contributions of every voice in a space? How can we leverage text-based protocols to support the writing process/the writer’s process? (K-12, College, General)
Presenters: Beatrice Lopez & Lydia Adegbola, City School District of New Rochelle
Location: Salon A
HBCU English/STEM Project: This program will be an overview and how-to guide for the project. Students researched a self-selected Historically Black College or University, produced a one-pager fact sheet and a college pennant to be put on display in the school. Then, they designed their own image that represented the college that was then printed on the Cricut and placed on a mug. The mugs were then handed out in the school as a talking piece to expand the knowledge of HBCUs. This project is also an opportunity to expand STEM learning into other classes. Required Tech: Cricut Machine (Laser Vinyl Cutter), Google Draw (9-12)
Presenters: Lori Lebel & Corinna Hegen, Schenectady High School
Location: Salon B
Sowing Personal Narrative Seeds to Cultivate Tiny Stories: We all have stories to tell. How do we excavate from the micro, mezzo and macro aspects of our personal lives to inspire our writing? In this workshop, participants will partake in generative writing to find those personal narrative seeds, study the genre of tiny story and share in writing groups. This immersive experience will equip participants with a toolkit for sowing personal narrative seeds in our classrooms to cultivate our students’ tiny stories. (6-12, College)
Presenters: Heather Porter (Flood) & Jordan White, Shenendehowa High School & Capital District Writing Project
Location: Salon C
Presenting Poetry Out Loud!: Get your students excited about poetry! In this workshop, you'll get an overview of the Poetry Out Loud high school poetry recitation competition, along with tips and ideas on ways to bring this exciting program to your students. Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great classic and contemporary poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. Poetry Out Loud fulfills the following NCTE Standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12. (9-12)
Presenter: Asari Beale, Teachers & Writers Collaborative
Location: Salon F
Writing Our Way toward Anti-Racist Education : Despite the anti-racist rhetoric from K-12 schools and universities following the racial justice protests of 2020, some teachers are still not being instructed on how to engage in anti-racist teaching. Many teachers crave direction in how to do this work. Whether you are an educator of students or teachers, the first step towards being an anti-racist teacher is to start with yourself. And writing can be the conduit for transformative learning to begin. Attendees of this session will consider their own position in racism and anti-racism by reading and reflecting on mentor texts, then writing using those mentor texts and guiding questions. (6-12. College)
Presenter: Michele DeVirgilio, Herricks Middle School
Location: Salon G
Writing Beyond the Essay: How can teachers prepare students for the writing tasks they will experience on tests & provide students opportunities to develop creativity & voice in their writing? The answer lies in the design of the writing task. Ask your students to write beyond the essay! This workshop will share a task design approach that begins with a basic writing assignment. Then we build on that assignment to create an experience full of choice that allows your students to explore their writing identities. Learn how to make writing engaging & meaningful with creative assignments & authentic audiences. (6-8)
Presenter: Amie Marcklinger, East Aurora UFSD
Location: Salon H
Reading the Blueprints: Writing the Memories: Workshop participants will find their way home to their authentic writing selves, by transacting with photographs, images, and albums of personal memories stored on their iPhones. An interactive demonstration of the ways images can be used as mentor texts for a writing, specifically memoir, personal narrative, or writing from the heart (Grades 6-8), will be conducted. Participants will work in groups utilizing photographs or paintings with discussion prompts. (6-8)
Presenter: Joanne Robertson-Eletto, Touro University, NY
Location: Albany/Colonie Rooms
Age Is Just A Number: Bridging Elementary and Secondary Approaches to Writing Instruction: Writing instruction can unite literacy teachers at all grade levels. The writing process is universal to emergent, early, developing, and proficient writers. A shared vision for best practices can benefit all writers no matter their age or grade level. Participants will learn five approaches to writing instruction that can be used across all grade levels and strategies for implementation: choice, time for writing, the teacher as the writer, authenticity, and guided practice. Through these approaches, we focus on writing identities while teaching the writer and not the writing itself. (General)
Presenter: Lorraine Radice, Long Beach Public Schools
Location: Schenectady/Troy Rooms
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