Dear OWP,

The NCTE-CEE Poetry Commission that Bonner Slayton and I Co-Chair has a 
National Writing Gallery supported by NCTE. The commission is accepting 
poetry submissions for all age groups. Please encourage your students, 
colleagues, and others to submit their poems or poetry resources. The 
submissions will then be displayed on October 20th, the National Day on 
Writing.  Please see the attached flyer for more information on the 
submission process. Thanks and hope all is well in Oklahoma.

Danny Wade

Janis Cramer wrote:
> OWP Friends--
>
> Attached is the program and registration form for the August 29 
> drive-in.  This summer's class was spectacular.  We hope you'll come 
> and bring lots of teacher friends with you to participate in three of 
> these outstanding workshops.  There will be no registration fee for 
> OWP teacher consultants, and if teachers pre-register, the cost is 
> only $15 for four hours' of staff development credit.  Please support 
> our new teacher consultants.  You'll be glad you did.
>
> Janis
>
> *Session One:  8:45-10:00*
>
>
> */“Writing Centers in the Elementary Classroom”/*
>
> */Lisa Buchanan, McKinley Elementary, Norman, OK/*
>
> * *
>
>       Tired of the same old book reports year after year?  Then this 
> presentation is for you!   Participants will be actively engaged in 
> creative writing projects, as an outlet for responding to literature.  
> These activities support a variety of learning styles and can be 
> easily adapted to any subject or grade level.
>
>  
>
> */“We Are Pre-K! Mighty, Mighty Pre-K! If You Can’t Hear Us,/* */We’ll 
> _Write_ A Little Louder!”/*
>
> */Using Literacy Centers To Teach Writing to Pre-K Students/*
>
> */Mischa Owen,  Lake Park Elementary, Bethany, OK/*
>
>  
>
>      Preschoolers can write? Yes, we can!  This presentation will 
> reveal how children begin to write by observing and interacting with 
> adults and other children as they use literacy in everyday life. 
> Participants will  actively participate in writing strategies through 
> oral language, shared writing, and other activities suitable for 
> pre-kindergarten. 
>
>  
>
> */“Using Notebooks To Improve Student Learning across the Curriculum”
/*
>
> */Jessica Barrett, Alcott Middle School, Norman, OK/*
>
>  
>
>      Learn how to integrate strategies such as graphic organizers, 
> mnemonic devices, free writes, and other tried and true teachers’ 
> tools into a comprehensive student notebook. Strategies modeled in 
> this presentation enhance student learning through reflection and 
> inquiry. Learn techniques
>
> for managing, evaluating, assessing, and responding to students’ 
> notebooks across the curriculum.
>
>  
>
>  
>
> */Empowering Struggling Readers with Scaffolding and Self-Regulating/* 
> */Reading and Writing Strategies”/*
>
> */Kathy Redding, The University of Oklahoma/*
>
>  
>
> 
     Do you need an effective approach to assist struggling readers 
> in your secondary classroom?  This presentation offers explicit 
> strategies for planning, monitoring, and modifying student 
> comprehension and cognition.  Using specific concrete strategies, 
> participants will engage in activating prior knowledge and monitoring 
> their own learning with self-observation, self-judgment, and 
> self-reaction.  In addition, learners will experience scaffolding 
> instruction aligned with the Oklahoma Language Arts Pass Objectives.
>
>  
>
> * *
>
> */“Not Yo' Mama's Classroom:/*  */Engaging Readers and Writers Using 
> Pop Culture”/*
>
> */Kamrin Grissom, Moore West Junior High, Moore, OK/*
>
> * *
>
> Tired of competing with celebrity gossip, movies, music, and 
> television?  Discover ways to engage your students using their unique 
> interests. This presentation examines how to use pop culture in the 
> classroom to inspire student writing. Participants will participate in 
> activities incorporating pop culture and writing and will explore 
> alternatives for authentic classroom research.
>
>  
>
>  
>
> *Session Two:  10:10-11:25*
>
> */“Writing Across the Curriculum with Fairy Tales”/*
>
> */DeAnna Gwatney, McKinley Elementary, Norman, OK/*
>
>  
>
> This presentation provides creative writing ideas for integrating 
> Fairy Tales across the curriculum. Participants will explore a variety 
> of writing activities easily adaptable to all grade levels.
>
> */ /*
>
> */"Juicy Words: Fostering Descriptive Writing in the Classroom"/*
>
> */Sarah Pierini, Washington Elementary, Norman, OK/*
>
>   
>
>      This presentation provides creative ideas for teachers of all 
> grade levels to promote descriptive writing in their classrooms. 
> Participants will actively engage in a variety of writing activities 
> that foster growth in creating “juicy” writing and assist teachers in 
> guiding students through the stages of the writing process.
>
>  
>
> */ “Writing About Reading Can Be Revealing! Using Journal Writing in 
> Response to Reading”/*
>
> */Heather Wakefield, Winding Creek Elementary,/* */Moore, OK/*
>
> */ /*
>
>      This presentation provides educators with a variety of methods 
> for engaging students in thinking and responding to literature through 
> journal writing.  The participants will actively learn how to use a 
> variety of different journaling styles with students.
>
>  
>
>  
>
> */“Snapshots of Your Students:  Using Writing to Connect to the Lives 
> in Your Classroom”          Jennifer Sutton, Newcastle Middle School, 
> Newcastle, OK                                                 /*
>
>      This presentation will help you discover who is sitting in 
> your classroom, what is important to them, and how you can motivate 
> them to learn.  You will explore obsessions: /What is most important 
> to you?  What makes you who you are? / After doing this for yourself, 
> you will be  prepared to guide your students in showing you who they 
> are. You will hear student examples of  reflective writing assignments 
> and receive tips for pairing up students for the revising and editing 
> stages of the writing process.  These autobiographical projects will 
> provide you with snapshots of your students!
>
>  
>
> */ /*
>
> */“Digital Writers: Harnessing Technology to Enhance 
> Writing”                                                    Jason 
> Stephenson, Deer Creek High School, Edmond, 
> OK                                  /*
>
>      Are your students addicted to their iPods and cell phones? These 
> twenty-first century learners use technology to make sense of their 
> world. Why not use the power of YouTube, audio files, social networks, 
> and blogs in the classroom? Teachers can use the Internet to enhance 
> writing      instruction. Using student examples, this presentation 
> guides teachers in becoming more comfortable using technology with 
> each stage of the writing process. Participants will explore the 
> merits of including technology in the classroom, respond to 
> technology-driven writing prompts and activities, and learn to apply 
> basic technology skills in the classroom.
>
>  
>
> *Session Three: 11:35-12:50*
>
>  
>
>  
>
> */“’That Was Easy!’:  Improving Reading and Writing Fluency through 
> Poetry Publishing”/*
>
> */
Deborah West, Northridge Elementary,/* */Oklahoma City, OK/*
>
> */
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>
> This presentation will give teachers a variety of ideas on easy ways 
> to incorporate writing poetry in the elementary classroom.  
> Participants will engage in writing activities that demonstrate ways 
> to encourage repeated readings to help students improve reading 
> fluency and writing skills.     
>
>  
>
>  
>
> */“I Search, You Search, Wee Search: Wacky Ways to Use Research in 
> Your Classroom”/*
>
> */Erin Montgomery, Kennedy Elementary, Norman, OK/*
>
>  
>
>      This presentation gives a comprehensive overview of various 
> methods of incorporating research to help refine students’ writing and 
> presenting skills in multiple formats.
>
>  
>
> * *
>
> */“Tune in to Your Tone:  Put a Sparkle in Your Eyes and/* */Tone in 
> your Voice”/*
>
> */Sabrina Herrera , Norman North High School, Norman, OK/*
>
> 
    
>
> In response to writing, Graycie Harmon explains, “"Writers are just 
> people who have a whole lot on the inside that they need to get to the 
> outside, with pen and paper as their preferred method of transport.  
> Same with dancers, artists, and singers - all the same urges with 
> differing transportation."  This presentation offers ideas for 
> implementing fine arts into writing activities across the curriculum 
> by helping students make personal and meaningful connections to music, 
> art, and color and while specifically focusing on Voice from the 6 + 1 
> Traits of Writing.
>
>  
>
> */ “Can we just watch the movie?”
/*
>
> */“Scaffolding Literacy through Film, Graphic Novels, and Visual 
> Images” /*
>
> */
Kendel Krause, Norman High School, Norman, OK/*
>
>  
>
> William Kist, author of /New Literacies in Action: Teaching 
> and Learning in Multiple  Media/, raises the question, “What is a 
> text?”  As an English teacher, I am required to teach literacy skills, 
> analytical strategies, and writing skills through the use of texts.  
> Does “text” mean textbook, book, and other written media, or could it 
> reference other types of media?     I would like to believe in Kist's 
> definition of text, “text is anything that communicates; A garden is a 
> text”(111).  Through this presentation, you will learn how to motivate 
> and scaffold literacy through the use of film, graphic novels, and 
> visual images-derived and based upon pedagogical researchers such as 
> Harry Noden, Patrick P. McCabe, Anne Nielsen Hibbing, and Ellen Bishop.
>
>  
> Janis Cramer Co-Director of Inservice Oklahoma Writing Project 
> Teachers Teaching Teachers Phone and Fax: 405-495-4903 820 Van Vleet 
> Oval University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 www.ou.edu/special/owp 
> <http://www.ou.edu/special/owp>
>