Program
| Friday, September 28, 2012 | ||||
| 7:30-8:30 | Union Ballroom | |||
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Buffet Style Breakfast |
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| 8:30-9:00 | Welcome Dr. Robert E. Cummings, Director of the Center for Writing and Rhetoric |
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| Opening Remarks Dr. Andy Mullins, Chief of Staff to the Chancellor, and Associate Professor of Leadership & Counselor Education and Co-Director of Mississippi Teacher Corps |
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| 9:00-9:15 | Video Vignettes of writing teachers, writing students, writing tutors and directors- presenting schools, teachers, and student from high schools, 2- and 4-year colleges, and writing centers | |||
| 9:15-10:00 | 405 A & B | 404 A & B | ||
| Plenary Session IA “Standards to Teach By: The Common Core & the Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing Standards and How They Affect Teaching Writing at All Levels”- Dr. Ellen Shelton with Tara Gilstrap (University of Mississippi) and Mary Ann Parker (DeSoto Central High School) |
Plenary Session IB “Building Bridges for Transition: Supporting Writing Classrooms with Writing Centers” (A Resource Tool Kit)- Amber Jensen, Writing Center Sponsor (Edison High School) and Anna Britt-Begnaud, Writing Center Director (Itawamba Community College). Includes question and answer session. |
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| 10:00-10:15 | Union Ballroom | |||
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Introduction of Cluster Meeting Strategies- a how to session with handouts and Morning Break |
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| 10:15-11:00 | 403, 404A, 404B, 405A, 405B, Catalpha, 412 | |||
| Cluster Session I: In small groups, attendees will explore and discuss current topics, and then select one for which the group will develop (in session 2) interventions, strategies, and resources for sharing with Saturday’s attendees. Guidelines will be distributed. | ||||
| 11:00-11:55 | Union Ballroom | |||
| Plenary Session IIAPart 1 (11:00 – 11:25) “It’s All About Location: Reflections on Student Preparedness and the Transfer of Knowledge” Dr. Chris Anson |
Plenary Session IIBPart 2 (11:25 – 11:55) Teaching Writing in the 21st Century: Question and Answer Open Session with Dr. Chris Anson |
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| Noon-1:00 | Lunch | |||
| 1:00-2:15 | 403 | Catalpha | ||
| Idea Exchange Workshop Teaching Grammar in the Context of Student Writing Facilitated by Ellen Shelton & Anna Britt-Begnaud |
Idea Exchange Workshop Beyond the MLA: Strategies for teaching style guide use Facilitated by Alice Myatt & Ruth Mirtz |
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| 405A | 404A | |||
| Idea Exchange Workshop Identifying the role of technology in the composition classroom Facilitated by Mike Schwartz, Kathleen Turner & Andrew Davis |
Idea Exchange Workshop Integrating peer response in the writing classroom Facilitated by Paula Miller & Amber Jensen |
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| 2:15-3:30 | 403, 404A, 404B, 405A, 405B, Catalpha, 412 | |||
| Cluster Session II: Building on Cluster Session I, groups will continue strategizing, intervening, and sharing resources . | ||||
| 3:30-3:45 | Cluster Session Recap: Each group will select a presenter who will deliver the results of the cluster session to the attendees from 11:00-Noon on Saturday. Presentations may be made via the Internet (Transitioning website), PowerPoint, Prezi, handouts, giant poster-pad notes, or a combination of the preceding. Resources, including laptops and access to a printer, will be made available as needed. Contact Andrew Davis or Joanne Mitchell to arrange for access to resources. | |||
| 3:45-4:00 | Break: Prep for Tours | |||
| 4:00-5:00 | Walk of Champions | J.D Williams Library | ||
| Tour Option 1 Double Decker Bus Tour of UM campus and Oxford with Dr. Andy Mullins |
Tour Option 2 Writing Center – Main Campus with Alice Myatt |
Tour Option 3 Archives and Special Collections with Leigh McWhite |
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| 5:15-6:30 | Ole Miss Oxford Depot | |||
| Viewing at the Depot Reception with snacks and sodas provided. Writing Assessment and Responding to Student Writing: View and Discuss the videos Beyond the Red Ink and Writing Across Borders. Facilitated by Sheena Boran & Kathleen Turner |
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| Saturday, September 29, 2012 | ||||
| 7:30-8:30 | Yerby Auditorium |
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Buffet Style Breakfast |
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| 8:30-8:45 | Welcome Dr. Ellen Shelton, National Writing Project |
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| Opening Remarks Dr. Stephen Monroe, Associate Dean, College of Liberal Arts |
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| 8:45-9:30 | Plenary Session IIIA “Standards to Teach By: The Common Core & the Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing Standards and How They Affect Teaching Writing at All Levels”- Dr. Ellen Shelton with Karen Forgette (University of Mississippi) |
Plenary Session IIIB “Building Bridges for Transition: Supporting Writing Classrooms with Writing Centers” (A Resource Tool Kit)- Dr. Kerri Jordan, Mississippi College, and Amber Jensen, Edison High School. Followed by a question and answer session. |
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| 9:30-9:45 | Break | |||
| 9:45-11:00 | Seminar Room A |
Seminar Room B |
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| Roundtable Discussion Closing the divide between expectation and reality in the writing classroom Facilitated by Guy Krueger & Sheena Boran |
Roundtable Discussion Writing in the Disciplines: Strategies for the writing classroom, Presentation by Angela Green Facilitated by Andrew Davis and Alice Myatt |
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| Seminar Room C |
Yerby Auditorium |
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| Roundtable Discussion Dual-enrollment courses and first-year composition Facilitated by Deborah Kehoe, Anna Britt-Begnaud, Victoria Bryan, & Robert Cummings |
Roundtable Discussion Integrating peer response into the writing classroom and writing center Facilitated by Keith Boran, Paula Miller & Amber Jensen |
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| 11:00-Noon | Yerby Auditorium |
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| Group Presentations of Interventions: A representative from each cluster will deliver a presentation based on their group work |
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| Noon-1:30 |
Lunch and Closing Session |
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