Conference Schedule & Session Details

We are looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, February 28th at the UW-Milwaukee Writing Project's Conference on the Teaching of Writing!  You can access the day's schedule and description of all sessions here.

The conference will be held at:

 UW-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education

161 W Wisconsin Ave #6000, Milwaukee, WI 53203

Parking will be $6 for all day.  Please bring your parking ticket parking with you to have it stamped at the welcome desk when you arrive at the conference on Saturday to receive this parking rate.

All attendees should bring a laptop or other device with them to the conference to access online resources. 

Welcome to the UW-Milwaukee Writing Project’s  

Conference on the Teaching of Writing

Saturday, February 28, 2015 from 9:00am - 1:45pm

UW-Milwaukee School of Continuing Education

161 W Wisconsin Ave #6000, Milwaukee, WI 53203

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Conference information available at: http://uwmwritingconference.blogspot.com

Conference handouts are available online: 
https://drive.google.com/a/badger.k12.wi.us/?tab=mo#folders/0B8mfY-RSTGz2VVpCRThfZFdFMGs

Schedule

9:00 am-9:45 am - Welcome and Orientation, Room 7970

9:50am-10:50 am - Breakout Session #1

11:00am-12:00 pm - Breakout Session #2

12:00 pm - 12:45 pm - Lunch

12:45 pm-1:45 pm - Breakout Session #3

	Breakout Session #1 (9:50am-10:50am)	Breakout Session #2 (11:00 am-12:00pm)	Breakout Session #3 (12:45pm-1:45 pm)
Room 7220	Math + Writing = A Better Understanding (K-6)	The Effectiveness of Graphic Organizers in Persuasive Writing (K-8)	Pep Rally on Paper: Putting Student Spirit into Persuasive Writing (9-12)
Room 7230	Meeting Students Where They Are: Helping All Students Succeed with Argument Writing (6-12)	Shifting Student Perceptions About Writing: Increasing Engagement & Accountability (9-12)	Organizing Student Ideas in Writing (K-5)
Room 7330	Social Justice Issues to Engage Students in Writing (9-16)	Drop & Give Me 20…Words: Writing in the Physical Education Classroom (K-12)	Using Non-Fiction Analysis as Mentor Text in the Literature Classroom: How Mentor Texts Shape Student Analysis (6-12)
Room 7350	Using Writer’s Workshop to Improve Student Writing (3-12)	Entering the Conversation: Strategies to Integrate Argumentative Writing Into Your Curriculum (9-16)	Teaching Author Craft Through Mentor Texts (6-12)
Room 7970	Writing from the Real World: Using Mentor Texts to Guide & Improve Student Writing (K-12)	Motivating Reluctant Writers Using Mentor Texts (3-12)