Conference
April 17, 2009
Beyond Blame: Authority, Creativity, and Plagiarism in the Digital Age
Hear Headmaster Ranny Bledsoe, Charlestown High School, Boston in this audio clip from the plenary panelMore Info
Upcoming Workshops
Inquiry Into Essay
July 5– July 10, 2009Inquiry into Essay focuses on different kinds of essays, including the analytic, as finished products.
NEW Creative Nonfiction: Telling the Truth
July 5– July 10, 2009Creative nonfiction reports back to us from what we call the real world. --Waiting List Only
Poetry for Today’s Classrooms
July 5– July 10, 2009Poetry may be the best way to experience the imaginative vitality of language.
Revolutionary Grammar
July 5– July 10, 2009We will ask what grammar is, what it is for, and what it contributes to meaning and expression.
Teaching the Academic Paper
July 5– July 10, 2009The workshop redefines academic writing and offers methods for teaching it.
Thinking Historically through Writing: Rethinking Global History
July 5– July 10, 2009This workshop considers practices that help us teach historical understanding.
Thinking through Narrative
July 5– July 10, 2009Participants consider narrative as a skill that fosters the ability to notice, and analysis as reflection.
Writing and Thinking
July 5– July 10, 2009This workshop provides a retreat where teachers reflect on the way they teach writing.
Writing to Learn
July 5– July 10, 2009Inventive writing strategies that help students gain a better understanding of complex ideas.
Mark Your Calendar!
November 6, 2009One-day writer-as-reader workshops 11/6/09-- please come back later this summer for more info and to register.
Mark Your Calendar!
December 4– December 6, 2009December weekend workshops 12/4-12/6/09. Please come back later this summer for more info and to register.
