UCTE/LA Fall Conference 2008
Welcomes Guest Authors: Richard Peck, Paul Fleischman, and Sara
Zarr!
Please help us provide the best UCTE/LA Fall Conference ever:
Conference Information
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October 24, 2008
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8:00 am - 3:00 pm (Registration
from 7:30 am to 8:00am)
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Brigham Young University
Conference Center
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For more location information, go to the
BYU website.
- Sponsored by the Utah Writing Project, NCTE, Pearson Prentice Hall and Utah Humanities Council.
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Conference Speakers:
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Keynote: This year we are excited to welcome THREE
guest authors!
Our morning keynote address will be given by
RICHARD PECK, multiple award-winning author
of many books including A Year Down Yonder and A
Long Way from Chicago. For a more detailed list of all
his books, please follow this link: http://books.google.com/books?as_auth=Richard+Peck
(You may need to copy and then paste this link into your web
browser.)
Our afternoon keynote address will be given by PAUL
FLEISCHMAN, award-winning author of Seedfolks
and Whirligig. He recently has published
two additional illustrated works. Please visit his official
webpage by following this link: http://www.paulfleischman.net/events.htm
(You may need to copy and then paste this link into your web
browser.)
Our wrap-up session will be with SARA
ZARR, National Book Award Finalist with
her first book, Story of a Girl. This February Sweethearts
was published. Please visit her website by following
this link: http://www.sarazarr.com/ (You may need to copy
and then paste this link into your web browser.)
All of our honored speakers will be participating the Salt
Lake City Book Festival as well. We are very pleased
to have them with us at our fall conference. Each author
will have their own session in the auditorium as well as a
book signing after their individual sessions. Their
books will be available for purchase at the conference.
Please tell your friends; even if they are not members of
UCTE/LA, they can still attend and participate in these authors'
sessions.
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Luncheon:
Dr. Roni Jo Draper of BYU
will be our luncheon speaker. Dr. Draper has much experience in
content area literacy. Her dynamic personality and intelligent
sense of humor will both captivate and motivate teachers to look
at literacy with a new and refreshed perspective. This will be
a very fun and lively lunch session, please register early so
you can join us; seating is limited.
- A light lunch will be provided.
NOTE:
Luncheon attendance is limited. Only those who register by
October 10th will be served. Late or on-site registrants
may still attend to listen to the speaker or may inquire at
the registration table about no-shows or cancellations.
A waiting list will be available.
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The Dr. William Strong Utah English Teacher of the Year Award Announcement:
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Presentation strands
are planned for elementary, middle school, high school, and
college/general interest. Strands will be focused for UWP
attendees, elementary school teachers, young adult literature,
journalism and literary magazine advisers, advanced placement
English courses, and both academic and creative writing strategies.
Classroom Strategies Break-out Sessions:
- Elementary/Secondary Language Arts
- How to invite authors into your classroom
- Teaching Strategies for the New Core
- Using Young Adult Literature in the Classroom
- Reading and Writing K-12
- Teaching the Process of Inquiry
- and many more!
Ongoing Activities:
- "Utah English Quest: Why your school needs to participate" (Video Presentation), posters, and enrollment forms available
- Xpressions
- Bring your original poetry, fiction, essay and experimental manuscripts or your students' writing for possible publication. There will be a drop off point at conference registration.
- Utah English Journal
- Bring your articles and gain the opportunity to be published. Drop your submissions off at conference registration.
- BYU Bookstore
- An assortment of classic and contemporary children's books and young adult novels, English Quest competition novels, and books written by the conference keynote and luncheon speakers.
- Pearson Prentice Hall Textbook Table
- NCTE Materials Table
Re-licensure Point Opportunity:
- Re-Licensure Point Certificates (7 hours) will be awarded at
the end of the conference. Drop off your name badge at the registration
table and pick up your certificate.
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Online Conference Registration Form
NOTE: Luncheon attendance is limited. Only those who
register by October 10th will be served. Late registrants
may still attend to listen to the speaker (or may inquire at the
registration table about no-shows or cancellations). A waiting
list will be available.
Pay for Registration On-line
Current Member Registration
Conference Registration + Membership
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Mail Registration Payment
If you would rather pay for your registration by personal check, cashier's check or money order, make it payable to UCTE/LA for the correct amount and send to:
Stephanie Thompson
UCTE/LA Treasurer
c/o Northridge High School
2430 N. Hillfield Rd.
Layton, UT 84041 |
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