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Welcome to the new Smart Step Literacy Lab
Smart Step Literacy Lab Classroom Project, a professional development opportunity for teachers of grades 4 – 12, is based upon current research that supports educational pedagogy. Literacy Lab is a compliment to a standards based curriculum, not a prescribed curriculum. For more information please read the Arkansas Department of Education Commissioner's Memo or contact Harry Lisle at hlisle@harding.edu.
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Teachers as Writers
June 14 - 18, 2010
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In this week long workshop on the beautiful campus of Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas, participants will be studying poetry, picture books, non-fiction, and fiction for middle grade and young adult readers. Open to beginning writers, teachers interested in expanding their writing curriculum, and anyone eager to learn more about the world of writing for children. Housing will be dorm apartments with single occupancy bedrooms. Tuition will include meals.
Registration: Monday June 14th, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Schedule: June 14 - 18 (M-F) 9:00 a.m.to 4:15 p.m.
Nightly Writing Workshop: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
The fee for this conference is only $625. 1 hour of graduate credit also available for an additional $375 fee.
If you have previously attended the conference you get a $25 discount!
If you bring a friend (only 1 person can claim the friend) you get a $25 discount!
(Discounts are not to exceed the amount of $50 per participant)
This is bound to be a fantastic conference. Come join us in Searcy for a week of writing. Space is limited to the first 100 paid participants, so sign up early! Email Sandy Ogburn or call her at 501.279.5107