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Celebration of Writing and Literacy

Add to Calendar Icon 2018-10-06 08:30 2018-10-06 17:30 15 Penn GSE Event: Celebration of Writing and Literacy GSE’s Philadelphia Writing Project (PhilWP) is teaming up with the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia (TIP) to present the Celebration of Writing and Literacy 8am-5:30pm on Saturday, October 6 in Houston Hall. Teachers and scholars from around the area will participate in the convening, which will highlight teacher research, curriculum writing and innovative professional practices in education. Yale Law professor, defense attorney and Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Forman, Jr. will lead the keynote session, which will be on his book Locking up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America.
Houston Hall
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Saturday, October 6, 2018 - 8:30am to 5:30pm
Houston Hall
Locking Up Our Own by James Forman Jr. Book Cover

A day-long convening of educators from around the area presented by the Teachers Institute of Philadelphia (TIP) and the Philadelphia Writing Project (PhilWP). The keynote presentation will be led by James Forman, Jr., Law professor and author of Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America, winner of the Pulitzer Prize; Forman was a seminar leader at the Yale National Initiative’s Summer Intensive Program. SLA teacher Matt Kay will lead a morning plenary session on his book, Not Light, But Fire: How to Lead Meaningful Race Conversations in the Classroom.  James H. Lytle, Susan L. Lytle, Michael C. Johanek and Kathy J. Rho will lead a featured session on their book Repositioning Educational Leadership.  Featured workshops will include: Reading is Writing: Student Success through “Kid Writing;” Poetry Inside Out: The Art of Translation; Teaching with Primary Sources; Inquiries from a Summer Institute on Partnering with Youth and Families, led by Penn GSE author Gerald Campano and María Paula Ghiso; Penn Literacy Network: Resilience and Literacy.

Contact: Edward M. Epstein (TIP), edwardme@upenn.edu; Diane Waff (PhilWP), dwaff@gse.upenn.edu