(AWAY) Authentic Writing Awaits You… Writing is necessary and relevant to everyone! Attend this session to learn how to integrate writing activities in any subject area within your educational setting (including P.E. and Fine Arts) with creative, culturally relevant, and engaging prompts. Participants will also leave the session with a wealth of resources and ideas to motivate students to write outside of the school setting. The objectives of this session are as follows: Participants will …Read More
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Write Away: Integrating Writing Across the Curriculum
On Friday, February 3, 2017 at Texas Southern University, I had the pleasure of presenting a two and a half hour writing seminar to teacher candidates that are in the final phase of their undergraduate college careers. For education majors, this “final phase” is the Student Teacher point of their journey, in which they are out in the field, and currently serving in roles at a school in the greater Houston area. The goal of …Read More
Literacy Summit 2016 Presentation
Title of Presentation: Digital Minds: Writing Instruction for Students Who HATE Writing Date: February 13th, 2016 Location: University of the Incarnate Word – San Antonio, TX I was honored to present at the 2016 Literacy Summit, Co-Sponsored by the Texas Association of Literacy Education (TALE), the Specialized Literacy Professionals, and the University of the Incarnate Word. The theme for the conference was titled, “Celebrating 20 years of What’s Hot”. I’m always grateful to share my …Read More
San Jacinto College Literacy Institute 2015- Conference Presentation
Presentation Name:”Reflective Writing for Students Who HATE Writing” Location: San Jacinto College, South Campus Date of Presentation: 7/30/15 Many students hate to write because they do not see the relevance of learning to write for “academic” purposes. Reflective Writing benefits both the student and the instructor because the tasks foreshadow the cognitive process of a student, and provides an opportunity to later look back and see growth. This presentation will use reflective writing and journaling …Read More
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