The conference is aimed at kindergarten through college-level educators who teach writing.
“wrt 2 lrn” is a follow up to the Redwood Writing Project’s summer conference in which educators share their knowledge and explore ways of developing training for their colleagues. This year, conference fellows have organized their findings from the summer meeting and will share them at Saturday’s event.
An array of workshops will feature timely topics including “Writing with English Language Learners,” “Technology Trends” and “Today’s Writing Classroom.” The workshop “Textists vs. Textperts” will feature a panel discussion of local K-16 educators and students. They will address two questions: Can the language of text messaging be used in an academic setting and what are the effects of text language on today’s writing?
Attendees have a choice of four workshops from 14 options. Lunchtime will feature an open mike poetry reading and a “read around,” in which writers share feedback and writing techniques.
Pre-registration fee for the conference is $45 and includes a box lunch. The fee for those wishing to earn one-half unit of university credit is $60. To register online, visit www.humboldt.edu/~rwp or call 826-5109 for details.