2019 NWP in the South

The 2019 conference was co-hosted by Upstate Writing Project at Clemson University and the University of Mississippi Writing Project at the University Center of Greenville.

Schedule

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2019
Friday, March 29th
8:30 AM

Registration

Conference Attendees

Lobby

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Opening Session

Conference Organizers

Auditorium

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

10:00 AM

Breakout Session A. Developing Pathways to True Teacher Leadership

Sharonica Nelson, University of Alabama, Birmingham. Red Mountain Writing Project
Kimberly Green, University of Alabama, Birmingham. Red Mountain Writing Project
Fredeisha Darrington, University of Alabama, Birmingham. Red Mountain Writing Project
Jameka Thomas, University of Alabama, Birmingham. Red Mountain Writing Project
Britani May, University of Alabama, Birmingham. Red Mountain Writing Project
Shonterrius Lawson-Fountain, University of Alabama, Birmingham. Red Mountain Writing Project

Room 513

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Breakout Session A. Dual Roles for Dual Credit: Secondary Writing in the College Course

Mary Ann Parker, DeSoto Central High School
Josh Green, Northwest Mississippi College

Room 503

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

11:00 AM

Breakout Session B. Effective Strategies for Impacting Change in a C3WP High School

Tobi Pirolla, Clemson University. Upstate Writing Project
Emily Cobb, Barnwell High School (S.C.)
Franklin McCormack, Barnwell High School (S.C.)

Room 513

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

Breakout Session B. Essays That Go Viral: The Video Essay

Paige Whitten, Oxford High School (Miss.); University of Mississippi Writing Project

Room 503

11:00 AM - 11:50 AM

12:00 PM

Lunch, Keynote. The Joy of Teaching Writing Through NWP Social Practices

Tanya Baker, National Writing Project

Auditorium

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

1:10 PM

Breakout Session C. Green Is the New Pink and Beyond: New Avenues through LRNG Funding

Ellen Shelton, University of Mississippi Writing Project

Room 513

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM

Breakout Session C. Youth Programs: The ICEing Your Site Needs!

Courtney Nickel, Steinbrenner High School
Eric Vona, Steinbrenner High School
Mari Aviles, Anclote High School; Tampa Bay Writing Project

Room 503

1:10 PM - 2:00 PM

2:10 PM

Breakout Session D. Extending the Writing Project to Rural Communities through On Demand PD

Alicia Kelley, Clemson University
Leigh Unterspan, Dobyns-Bennett High School (S.C.); Clemson University. Upstate Writing Project

Room 513

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

Breakout Session D. Find Your Sparkle

Jeanie Reynolds, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Piedmont Voices Writing Project

Room 503

2:10 PM - 3:00 PM

3:00 PM

Round Table Session. NWP 2019 and Beyond

Tanya Baker, National Writing Project

Auditorium

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Round Table Session. Rethinking the Summer Institute

Rebecca Kaminski, Clemson University. Upstate Writing Project

Auditorium

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Round Table Session. Site Survival 101: How to generate funding in a time of no funding

Ellen Shelton, University of Mississippi Writing Project

Auditorium

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

4:15 PM

Social Hour

Conference Attendees

Iron Hill Brewery (741 Haywood Road, Greenville SC)

4:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Saturday, March 30th
8:30 AM

Registration

Conference Attendees

Lobby

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Research Poster Session Open

Upstate Writing Project Summer Institute 2018 Scholars

Lobby

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

9:00 AM

Welcome and Keynote. Lifting the Chill from the Writing Classroom

Ralph Fletcher

Auditorium

9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

10:20 AM

Breakout Session 1. Meaningful and Memorable: Building Lifetime Writers through Authentic and Engaging Assignments

Katie Saunders, Greenville County School District (S.C.)

Room 503

10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

Breakout Session 1. Persuasive Writing That Matters: Leading Students in a Community-Based Writing Unit

Alicia Kelley, Clemson University

Room 411

10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

Breakout Session 1. Putting our Writing into Perspective

Jennifer Eaton, Anderson 4 School District (S.C.)

Room 511

10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

Breakout Session 1. Using Routine Writing to Develop Authentic Writing Practice

Tobi Pirolla, Clemson University

Room 410

10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

11:05 AM

Breakout Session 2. Infographics: Design with an Audience in Mind

Inga Puffer, Greenville County School District (S.C.)

Room 410

11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

Breakout Session 2. Naming: An Entry Point into Writing Genres

Emily Howell, Clemson University

Room 411

11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

Breakout Session 2. Perspective Poetry

Allison Blizzard, Anderson 4 School District (S.C.)

Room 503

11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

Breakout Session 2. What Are Words Anyway?

Angie Neal, Greenville County School District (S.C.)

Room 511

11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

11:45 AM

Research Poster Session Open

Upstate Writing Project Summer Institute 2018 Scholars

Lobby

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Closing Session

Ralph Fletcher

Auditorium

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM