Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center
Gulf Coast Writing Conference
Keynote Speakers | Conference Schedule
Concurrent Sessions | Exhibitor Information | Registration Forms
Please accept our invitation to join us at the Annual Gulf Coast Conference on the Teaching of Writing, June 30 - July 3, 2008, at the Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort in Destin, Florida!
Ralph Fletcher
Ralph Fletcher is a friend of writing teachers everywhere. He has written many books for writing teachers including Boy Writers: Reclaiming Their Voices, Craft Lessons, Teaching the Qualities of Writing, and Writing Workshop: The Essential Guide. He has also written numerous books for young readers including Marshfield Dreams: When I Was a Kid (a memoir), Fig Pudding, Flying Solo, Twilight Comes Twice, and The Sandman. As a boy, Ralph dreamed of playing centerfield for the Boston Red Sox. Today he writes and speaks at conferences around the U.S., helping teachers find wiser ways of teaching writing. He grows orchids and giant pumpkins, enjoys reading, travel, bicycling, sports, movies, and dark chocolate. For more information check out www.ralphfletcher.com
Rick Shelton
Rick Shelton was born in Durham, North Carolina in 1958 and grew up in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Alabama where he also received a Masters in Fine Arts in Creative Writing. He also holds a Master's Degree in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago. Mr. Shelton is an independent consultant and has worked with teachers and students in schools across Alabama and the southeast for more than a decade, teaching writing and writing assessment preparation. As a Language Arts Specialist for the Alabama State Department of Education, Mr. Shelton gained firsthand experience reading and evaluating the Alabama Direct Assessment of Writing (ADAW). His guide to writing, Write Where You Are! Strategies for Teaching Four Modes of Writing (self-published), has become a popular reference for teachers, especially those with responsibility for preparing students for state writing assessments. Mr. Shelton's first children's book, Hoggle's Christmas , won the Alabama Library Association's Alabama Author Award for Juvenile/Young Adult Literature in 1995. In 1998 he was awarded the first annual Advancement of Alabama Literacy Award by the Gulf Coast Conference on the Teaching of Writing. Mr. Shelton also served as a reading-writing connection trainer for the Alabama Reading Initiative. Mr. Shelton lives in Westover, Alabama, with his wife, Cathy. They have two sons, Scott and Andrew. Rick is an avid fly fisherman.
Susan Koehler
Susan Koehler is a National Board Certified Teacher, reading coach, and writing consultant and is currently a literacy coach and writing instructor at Hawks Rise Elementary in Leon County, Florida. She has a master's degree in reading education and is certified in reading K-12. Susan has more than 20 years of experience teaching a variety of grade levels and also trains teachers with the CraftPlus® Writing Program (available through Maupin House). She is the 2005 recipient of the Mary Brogan Award for Excellence in Literacy Education. Susan is the author of Crafting Expository Papers and Purposeful Writing Assessment, as well as the project editor for the CraftPlus Daily Writing Lessons.
Monday, June 29, 2009
4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Registration — Bayview Room, Linkside Conference Center (download map [PDF] )
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Reception – Bayside Patio
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Registration/Exhibits—Bayview Room
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Address — Ralph Fletcher
“Engaging Boy Writers”
10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions A
11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Luncheon
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Writing Workshop — Ralph Fletcher
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
7:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Registration/Exhibits
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Address — Rick Shelton
“Formula and Flow: Balancing Assessment, Creativity and Craft in Writing Instruction”
10:30 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Concurrent Sessions B
11:30 a.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Concurrent Sessions C
12:20 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Writing Workshop — Rick Shelton
Thursday, July 2, 2009
8:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Registration/Exhibits
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Keynote Address — Susan Koehler
“Writing with Purpose: Engaging Students in the Writing Process”
10:30 a.m. –12:30 p.m.
Writing Workshop — Susan Koehler
“Teaching Craft and Igniting Creativity”
Concurrent sessions are presented by classroom teachers in grades K-12. Some of the concurrent sessions are:
- Growing Mature Sentences (K-5)
- Improving Reading Comprehension Through Written Response (4-5)
- The “Write” Subject (4-8)
- From Good to Great: A Schoolwide Approach to Writing (4-8)
- From Note-Taking to Writing: Implementing Non-Fiction Writing Across the Curriculum (4-12)
- What’s New in Research on Writing Instruction? (Or, is there anything out there that actually works?) (6-8)
- Wow! I’m a Writer! The Secrets of Turning Your Students on to Writing (6-8)
- The Wonderfully Wild and Wacky Writing Camp (6-8)
- Celebrating Diversity: Reading and Writing with Native Speakers and English Language Learners (9-12)
Exhibitor Form [PDF]
If your company is interested in exhibiting or sponsoring a meal at the Gulf Coast Conference on the Teaching of Writing, please complete the enclosed exhibitor agreement form and return to this office not later than June 5, 2009. There is still time for your company to sponsor or co-sponsor a break, the Monday evening reception, the Tuesday luncheon, and/or the Wednesday lunch. Please call me at (334) 670-3594 or (334) 670-3494 if your company is interested.
Housing Request Form [PDF]
*Conference lodging
Arrangements for lodging (special conference rate of $145 (reg rm) $189 (resort classic 1 bdrm) $219 (resort classic 2 bdrm) + tax for up to four persons) should be made directly with the Sandestin Group Reservations Office at 800-320-8115 before May 28, 2009. To receive this special rate, please mention Group Code: 22365S.
Conference Registration Form [PDF]
$115 Individual Registration
$135 On-Site Registration
(Registration includes: Keynotes, Writing Workshops, Concurrent Sessions, Monday Reception, and Tuesday Luncheon, Wednesday Lunch.)
Call for Presentations Form [PDF]
If you are interested in presenting a concurrent session at the conference, please fill out the Call for Presentations Form.
For More Information about the Conference, contact:
Mrs. Terry White at 334-670-3594, 334-670-3495
Southeast Alabama Regional Inservice Center
or e-mail twhite@troy.edu
The 2009 Gulf Coast Conference on the Teaching of Writing is sponsored by Alabama's Regional Inservice Centers.
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