2019 Long Island Writing Project Spring Conference: Writing for Change
The Long Island Writing Project is pleased to announce our 2019 Spring Conference: Writing for Change, at Nassau Community College, on Friday, May 17, 2019. Join us from 9:00 AM- 2:30 PM to explore effective and engaging ways to teach reading and writing in K-16 classrooms.
Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Alfred W. Tatum, Dean of the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Tatum's research focuses on the literacy development of African American males, particularly the roles of texts and writing to advance their literacy development. He is interested in how texts can be used as tools to preserve one's humanity. He is the author of Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap, Reading For Their Life: (Re) building the Textual Lineages of African American Adolescent Males, and Fearless Voices: Engaging the Next Generation of African American Male Writers. In his keynote presentation, Dr. Tatum will speak on what it means to consider “Nurturing Meaningful Literacy Exchanges with Texts Among Struggling and Non-Struggling Readers and Writers”.
The conference cost is free. This event is made possible through the generous support of grants and Nassau Community College. Register early to reserve your spot!
If you have questions, please contact Darshna Katwala, LIWP Director, at [email protected]
Certificates and CTLE credit will be provided.
To register, please fill out the Google form
Our keynote speaker will be Dr. Alfred W. Tatum, Dean of the College of Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Tatum's research focuses on the literacy development of African American males, particularly the roles of texts and writing to advance their literacy development. He is interested in how texts can be used as tools to preserve one's humanity. He is the author of Teaching Reading to Black Adolescent Males: Closing the Achievement Gap, Reading For Their Life: (Re) building the Textual Lineages of African American Adolescent Males, and Fearless Voices: Engaging the Next Generation of African American Male Writers. In his keynote presentation, Dr. Tatum will speak on what it means to consider “Nurturing Meaningful Literacy Exchanges with Texts Among Struggling and Non-Struggling Readers and Writers”.
The conference cost is free. This event is made possible through the generous support of grants and Nassau Community College. Register early to reserve your spot!
If you have questions, please contact Darshna Katwala, LIWP Director, at [email protected]
Certificates and CTLE credit will be provided.
To register, please fill out the Google form