Marshall University Preservice Teachers
3:00-4:00PM: Keynote Address – Barry Lane – The Healing Pen
4:00-5:00PM: Jim Harris – Supporting the Whole Student in Challenging Times
4:00-5:00PM: Amanda Stewart – Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop in the ESL Classroom
9:00-10:00 – Concurrent Session 1
Barbara O’Byrne, Marshall University – Getting to the H’Art of It: Using Arts-Based Multimodal Activities to Engage Students with Writing and Literacy
Kelcie Blankenship, Marshall University – Implementation of Self- Regulation Strategies and Literacy Experiences
Mark Botts, Concord University – To the Letter: The Personal Made Permanent and Corporate Through Letter Writing
Andrea Lemon, West Virginia Department of Education – It Takes All Parts to Be Whole: An Integrated Approach to Addressing the WVCCR Standards for ELA
Denise Comer, Duke University – Mindfulness and Wellness in Undergraduate Writing Pedagogy
Elizabeth Crawford, Marshall University – STEAM and Writing in a Play-Based Learning Environment
Tammy Donahue, Raleigh County Schools – Character Education: Keeping it Real Through Reading, Writing, and Reflection
Donna Atwood, Marshall University – Meeting Students Emotional and Social Needs through Writing: A Response from Children’s Literature
10:15-11:15- Keynote address
Nancy Sharp – Own Your Own Story: Building Wholeness and Wellness through Autobiography
12:30-1:30 – Concurrent Session 3
Nancy Sharp – Own Your Own Story: Building Wholeness and Wellness through Autobiography
Jennifer Hamilton, Conner Street Elementary School & Marshall University – Preparing for Writing: Creative Methods to Encourage Young Writers
Isaac Willis Larison, Marshall University – Reading and Responding to Outstanding International Books: Reflection as a Tool for Integrating the Writer
Linda Macri, University of Maryland – Supporting Graduate Student Writing through Supporting Graduate Student Well Being
Susan Malinoski & Anne Davis, University of Charleston & Sacred Heart Grade School – When Love, Wellness, and Reflection Define a Classroom
Ian Nolte, Marshall University – Using Sound Footage in Multimodal Writing Projects
Katie Nestor – You…& A Great World of Words
Sabrina Runyon, Mingo County Schools – One Voice Room the First Months of the Pandemic
2:00-3:00 – Concurrent Session 4
Allison Perry & Abby Broome, Barrackville Elementary Middle School & Poca Middle School – Using Informational Texts and Argumentative Writing for Wellness Awareness in Middle School
Jenny Priest, Washington County & Virginia Public Schools – Explore Art and Story Elements through the use of Technology in the Elementary School Library
Deanna Racer, Alban Elementary School – Using Mentor Texts to Teach Emotions and Character Traits
Katie Redd & Linda Long, Wheeling Country Day School & Hurricane High School –
Passion Research- Based Projects
Samantha Utley, Falk Laboratory School – See You and Me: Recognizing and Celebrating Student Identity in the Classroom Eye
Stephanie Walker& Shoshannah Diehl, Marshall University – Personal Narrative & Multimodal Projects: Expressions of the Identity in the Classroom
Lisa Burton, Marshall University – Creative Counseling Techniques for Everyone
Katherine Higgs- Coulthard, Saint Mary’s College – Get Inked: Empowering Teens to Create and Share Their Own Stories
1:30-2:30PM: Tammy Donahue, Sabrina Runyon, Shelly Jarvis- West Virginia Authors- Author Read Aloud