Prairie Lands Writing Project



"Content Area Learning: Teaching in an Online World"

Annual Saturday
Seminar Professional
Development Series

October 4, 2008

8:00 am - 2:00 pm

Blum Union

Missouri Western
State University





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Keynote Session

Click here to access PowerPoints, podcast, and follow-up resources which Kevin Hodgson has created related to his presentations, "Introducing Web 2.0 and the My Day in a Sentence Project," and "Writing in the Online World."

Literacy Gallery Presentations

Revising is NOT Rocket Science! - Terri McAvoy
Graphic Novels (Comic Books) and the Writing Connection - Ann Dotson and Shannon Harris
Trees and Place: Science and Social Studies Content in Reader's and Writer's Workshop - Jerri Fischer
Writing About Your Reading - Tia Frahm
The Character Sketch - Pamela Johnston
Parallel Proficiency and the ACT Connection - Sherry McGhay
Handling Others: Teaching Attribution from K-12 - Meredith Katchen and Trish Donaher
Get the FACTs Right - Luanne Haggard
Why You Should Teach Poetry in Your Content Classes - Lynn Tushaus

Teacher Technology Panel Presentations

Podcasting 101: Kevin Hodgson
Images: Their Impact on Learning - Mary Lee Meyer
Blogs and Wikis: Building a Cyber Classroom - Jill Steinmetz
Online Discussion as Student/Teacher Conversation and Collaboration - Heidi Mick
Wikis and Social Networking Sites: Creating a Collaborative Classroom Beyond Boundaries - Amy Miller
Middle School Students as Digital Composers - Valorie Stokes
White Boards and Interwrite Pads: How and Why I Use Them - Mark Henderson