Faculty Profile: Alan Devenish
WHAT OUR PARTICIPANTS SAY
I've gained insight into the kinds of questions to ask to produce the kinds of writing I want the students to do. Thinking Historically through Writing, December 2011
--Social Studies/History, grades 6-8
Upcoming Programs
Curriculum Conversation: Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn: Facing the Challenge of Teaching an American Classic
March 16, 20128:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction in the Classroom
April 20, 20122012 IWT CONFERENCE
Writing and Thinking
July 8– July 13, 2012A weeklong introduction to IWT's basic writing practices.
Writing to Learn
July 8– July 13, 2012Writing strategies that help students better understand complex ideas.
Inquiry Into Essay
July 8– July 13, 2012Focusing on the analytic essay as a finished product.
Teaching the Academic Paper
July 8– July 13, 2012This workshop extends and deepens a conversation begun at the Institute’s April 2006 conference, “Great Expectations: Re-visioning the Academic Paper.”
Creative Nonfiction: Telling the Truth
July 8– July 13, 2012Examining how writers operate within this subgenre.
Poetry for Today’s Classrooms
July 8– July 13, 2012Experiencing poetic language as writer and reader.
Fictions: Memory and Imagination
July 8– July 13, 2012For those interested in writing and teaching both fiction and autobiography.
Thinking Historically through Writing: Case Studies in American History
July 8– July 13, 2012Writing Retreat for Teachers
July 8– July 13, 2012For teachers wishing to work on their own writing.
Revolutionary Grammar
July 8– July 13, 2012What is grammar? What does it contribute to meaning and expression?
Announcements
2012 IWT SCHEDULE
- March 16, 2012: Curriculum Conversation: Huckleberry Finn- April 20, 2012: Conference: The Fourth Genre: Creative Nonfiction
- July 8-13, 2012: Weeklong Writing and Thinking Workshops
Click here to register online, or contact Judi Smith at jsmith@bard.edu or (845) 758-7484.
IWT PRACTICES AT WORK IN INDIA
A project begun two years ago by students at Bard High School Early College - Manhattan (inspired by IWT practices) is bringing change to education in Gujarat, India, one school at a time. Click here for a recent article and here to read their travel log.
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