Tuesday, October 9, 2012
University of Lethbridge Faculty of Education
Press Release for
Alberta Writes Series
Conversations About Writing: Exploring Shared Responsibility for
the Teaching of Writing in Alberta
If students can’t write they can’t succeed, whether in school, work, or life.
We know students face many challenges when learning to write for new situations.
This becomes a more serious issue at high school and post-secondary levels.
Teachers can help change this by learning how to properly assess and manage the
challenges students of all ages may face when writing. Learn from experts from the
University of Lethbridge and University of Alberta who, with internationally
recognized keynote speaker, Dr. Bob Broad, will host a one-day session that
explores how educators can learn more about writing assessment.
The goal of the conference is to bring together teachers from junior high, senior high
and post-secondary classrooms to talk about the teaching of writing in the contexts
in which they work. If you use writing as a form of assessment in your classroom,
you are invited to participate in this one day event.
Conference attendees will be active participants in a series of conversations planned
to explore common themes, values and approaches to the teaching of writing that
span educational contexts. These conversations are designed to help participants
understand the gaps and barriers which might at times prevent a more coherent
approach to the teaching of writing across these contexts.
If you use writing as a form of assessment in your classroom, you are invited to
participate in this one-day event. This conference would be of interest to educators
on all levels from K-12, university, and other individuals in the community who
work with people who are learning to write.
When: Friday, October 26, 2012
8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Where: University of Lethbridge Student Union Building Ballrooms A & B
Cost: $30 includes parking, lunch, and snacks throughout the day
Registration: ends October 24, 2012
You can register for the conference at the following link:
https://starrez.uleth.ca/conference/Modules/Conference/ConferenceSelector.aspx
?Params=L9ezxPcQnQsAy8gfRZd4wKlJnx1NU%2b23S3Qtqu%2bRzmk%3d.
Sponsored by: University of Alberta, Alberta Rural Development Network,
University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education
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Facilitators: Each of the five conversations planned for the day will be facilitated by
experts in the field of writing pedagogy: Dr. Robin Bright specializes in the
development of writing ability within the K-12 system; Drs. Leah Fowler and David
Slomp have expertise and experience teaching writing in both the K-12 and postsecondary contexts; Drs. Roger and Heather Graves both specialize in the teaching of
writing across the post-secondary curriculum; and Dr. Bob Broad has worked
extensively with post-secondary writing-across-the-curriculum programs, helping
them develop coherence and vision in their teaching and assessment of writing.
Keynote speaker: Dr. Broad is an internationally respected leader in the field of
writing assessment. He has developed a process called dynamic criteria mapping
which he uses often in writing across the curriculum programs to help instructors
from across a wide range of disciplines find coherence in their teaching and
assessment of writing. This conference will be the first time he will apply this
process to conversations about writing across the K-20 educational contexts.
If you have any questions about the conference, please feel free to contact Dr. Roger
Graves (graves1@ualberta.ca) or Dr. David Slomp (david.slomp@uleth.ca).
You may also contact:
Faculty of Education Communications Officer
Darcy Novakowski
University of Lethbridge, 4401 University Drive
Lethbridge, Alberta Canada T1K 3M4
(403) 332-4550
Faculty of Education website: http://www.uleth.ca/edu or becomeateacher.ca
U of L Communications and Public Relations
Bob Cooney, Communications and PR Officer (403) 382-7173