March 26th-28th, 2021 - Central West Virginia Writing Project at Marshall University 2021 Virtual Spring Writing Conference
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Central West Virginia Writing Project
at Marshall University
2021 Virtual Spring Writing Conference
March 26th-28th, 2021
Conference Program1
March 26, 2021
Sessions for Marshall Preservice Teachers 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Elementary Preservice Teachers
Presenter: Gregory House
Middle/High School Preservice Teachers
Presenter: Abby Waldorf and Allyson Perry
Keynote Address
Saturday, March 27th, 2021
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM Presentation
“Making Remote Learning Matter: Engaging Our
Students and Building Their Digital Literacies”
PRESENTED BY
DR. TROY HICKS
Professor of Literacy and Technology at
Central Michigan University and focuses his work on the teaching
of writing, literacy and technology, and teacher education and
professional development. ... He blogs at Digital Writing, Digital
Teaching.
As we continue an academic year that will be unlike any other, our goals for remote learning must be
guided by empathy and care, and an intentional focus on engagement, all while building students'
digital literacies. In this interactive session, we will examine both tools and strategies that can help us
create meaningful arcs of instruction across multiple days of “any time” (asynchronous) and “real
time” (synchronous) learning. We will focus on techniques for both video conferencing sessions as
well as learning activities in which students can engage over time, using collaborative tools in Google
Suite and through other openly available apps and websites. Throughout, we will discuss what it is that
we value about learning, and how to translate that into meaningful remote opportunities for our
students.
Bring your favorite device, because in this interactive keynote we will explore a variety of tools and
ideas that can help our students learn how to read, write, and think like disciplinary experts in our own
classrooms and beyond.2
March 27, 2021
9:00-10:00 - Concurrent Session 1
Presentation 1 Launching In this teacher demonstration, 6th grade language
Abby Waldorf Writer's arts teacher, Abby Waldorf, will show teachers
Poca Middle School Workshop how to launch Writer's Workshop in their
The Writing classrooms. Teachers will brainstorm their own
Approach and writing lists based on Nancy Atwell's Writing
Beyond Territories.
(Audience: Elementary and Middle School)
Presentation 2 Using This session will focus on engaging students with
Angela Adkins Entertainment in music, television, and the arts to promote critical
Logan Middle thinking and creativity.
the Classroom to
(Audience: Middle and High School)
School Foster Critical
Thinking and
Creativity
Presentation 3 Teaching This interactive session provides educators with
MaryBeth Freeman Elementary tools necessary to begin using podcasts in their
Village of classrooms. Participants will learn how to assist
Student Writing
Barboursville students with writing and producing their own
Elementary in a Digital podcasts.
World Through (Audience: Elementary)
Podcasting
Presentation 4 Online Writing This interactive session will focus on how to build
Gregory House Portfolios: Using an online writing portfolio for your classroom. We
Seesaw to will take a look at how you can use Seesaw to
Lyles-Crouch Differentiate and differentiate and publish student writing in
Traditional Publish Student multiple, yet simple, ways.
Academy Writing (Audience: Elementary)
Presentation 5 Using Google Create a Gmail account before the sessions and be
Crystal Howell Tools to Support prepared to learn how to use a wide range of
Randolph College Composition, digital tools to support writing and leaning.
Feedback, and (Audience: Secondary and Postsecondary
Revision During Instructors)
Extended
Research Projects
Presentation 6 Dare to Participants write creatively in a raw,
Whitney Healy Disconnect: Tear unadulterated manner. Writers will disconnect the
Cameron High “external self” from the “internal self” via a
Down the Wall
School writing activity. Participants will see student
responses to this same activity.3
(Audience: Middle and High School)
Presentation 7 From Mimicry to Dr. Andrea Lemon will lead participants on a
Andrea Lemon Mastery: Using journey through the integrated literacy looking
West Virginia glass where traditional and contemporary texts can
Department of
Model Texts to be used to support student mastery of all 41
Education Teach standards AND develop not only students' writing
but their interest in a broad range of genres and
text types.
(Audience: Middle and High School)
10:15-11:15 -Concurrent Session 2
Presentation 8 Making Remote As we continue an academic year that will be
Troy Hicks Learning Matter: unlike any other, our goals for remote learning
Keynote Author must be guided by empathy and care, and an
Engaging Our
intentional focus on engagement, all while
Students and building students' digital literacies. In this
Building Their interactive session, we will examine both tools and
Digital Literacies strategies that can help us create meaningful arcs
of instruction across multiple days of “any time”
(asynchronous) and “real time” (synchronous)
learning. We will focus on techniques for both
video conferencing sessions as well as learning
activities in which students can engage over time,
using collaborative tools in Google Suite and
through other openly available apps and websites.
Throughout, we will discuss what it is that we
value about learning, and how to translate that into
meaningful remote opportunities for our students.
(Audience: All)
11:15-12:30- Lunch Break
12:45-1:45 - Concurrent Session 3
Presentation 9 Roundtable Evaluation of what is working, what is not
12:30pm-1:45pm Discussions on working, and what is needed in writing instruction.
Barbara O’Byrne, Writing (Pre-registered Participants Only)
Marshall University
Name the facilitators
Presentation 10 Teaching Spend time looking at children’s literature and
Deanna Racer Empathy with a writing strategies and the role they
Alban Elementary play in children’s role-playing, group retelling and
stick and a stone!
School and Marshall the teaching of empathy in the classroom.
University (Audience: Elementary)4
Presentation 11 The Writing
Kayla Yocum Approach and CANCELLED
Union Elementary Beyond! TBA
School (Audience:)
Presentation 12 Put a cap on it! Fall in love with writing all over again in this
Katie Nestor Writing Without interactive session for teachers of all content areas
Parkersburg South and grade levels. This fun-filled presentation is
High School
Red & Engaging sure to make unpacking and implementing the
Writers with the writing process entertaining, engaging, and
Writing Process enjoyable.
(Audience: All)
Presentation 13
Presentation 14 Converting Texts: Through defining living books, addressing a
Mark Botts Living Books, philosophy of penmanship, and composing
original digital phenomena, this workshop offers
Concord University Penmanship, and participants a way "to engage students in the craft
Digital Media of writing in traditional and digital environments."
(Audience: High School & University)
Presentation 15 Now I See It! As we work to create models for blended and
Troy Hicks Video Tools for online learning, video is coming to the forefront as
Keynote Author a primary tool for teachers. Teachers are utilizing
Formative
video for instruction, remediation, and assessment.
Assessment and They are creating their own videos, using others’
Media Production videos to provide content for students, and having
students create their own video artifacts. Thinking
about how to assess student learning of the content
they watch – as well as content that they create – is
critical, and teachers must be aware of tools that
can support both formative and summative
assessment. During this workshop, we will learn
how to use a wide range of resources to create
videos through screencasting and animation,
provide feedback quickly and easily on videos, use
video for assessment, and use video to create
community and support discussions.
2:00-3:00 - Concurrent Session 45
Presentation 16 Mentor Sentences This is a comprehensive approach to teach
Angela Adkins Approach to grammar that allows students to understand the
Logan Middle Grammar sentence as a whole while understanding the
School Instruction intricate parts.
(Audience: All)
Presentation 17 Teaching (with How do we encourage students to write longer,
Isaac Larison Technology) more complex, multimodal stories? 30 Hands
Marshall University Learning, an app for the iPad worked best with
Matters- Story
Demonstration young children here in the USA and in Denmark.
Writing with 30 (Audience: All)
Hands Learning *Please Bring an iPad or iPhone to this session.
Presentation 18 Interpreting a Learn to leverage the visual medium of online
Sarah Redd & Linda Visual learning with non-print texts such as photos and
Long Representation: videos. Teach students to look closely for concrete
George Washington Critical Analysis details, cite text evidence, use precise word choice,
High School and Photo Writing make connections, draw inferences, and identify
Hurricane High themes. Students improve decoding skills with the
School aid of guiding questions and the use of visual texts
in this made for online activity.
(Audience Middle and High School)
Presentation 19 Using Emerging This interactive workshop will allow participants
LeAnn Johnson & Technology to hands-on experiences using emergent technology
Terresa Kepner
Foster Emergent that will help all early learners develop emergent
Shepherd University writing skills and that encourages problem solving
Writing and in developmentally appropriate ways.
Critical Thinking (Audience: PreK- 3rd Grade)
in Early
Education
Presentation 20 Digital Expansion Join in the presentation of two creative digital
Panel Discussion of Writing and applications of technology to writing and
Facilitator Learning. See how technology can expand
Learning
Allyson Perry horizons, promote critical thinking, and connect
learners with their communities.
Speakers: 1. Writing Students (Audience: Middle School, High School,
Yildiz Nuredinosk as Game Designers University)
Shepherd University
Emily Brammer 2. Clio in the
Marshall University Classroom
Presentation 21 Not the Chicken Explore resources and best practices for
Denise Davenport or the Egg, but integrating reading and writing in the elementary
Kanawha County classroom. Learn how to scaffold instruction to
the Chicken and
Schools build foundation skills needed by writers.
the Egg: (Audience: Elementary)6
Integrating
Reading and
Writing
Presentation 22 Art Inspired This session utilizes artistic masterpieces as
Tammy Donahue Writing inspiration for writing. Students explore
Raleigh County masterpieces and create their own artistic pieces
Schools and writings. See how famous artworks can inspire
student creativity.
(Audience: All)
Author Read Alouds
Sunday, March 28th, 2021
1:00-2:30PM
Cat Pleska, Kathy Manley & Laura Bentley
West Virginia Authors
Join West Virginia authors as they read from their works. Explore with them
ways to engage learners with virtual classroom visits and exciting instructional
ideas.You can also read
