Register now for the Innovative Ideas in Literacy Conference: Right Brain (Poetry) & Left Brain (Technology Meet the Common Core to learn a variety of strategies to engage students in reading, writing, and speaking. breakfast, book sale and author signings, and lots of laughs and ideas to take straight back to the classroom on Monday morning.

1. 8:30am-1:00pm
February 8, 2014
Armstrong Center
“RIGHT BRAIN & LEFT BRAIN MEET THE COMMON CORE”
ENGAGING RELUCTANT LEARNERS & ELEVATING PROFICIENT LEARNERS
THROUGH POETRY AND TECHNOLOGY
featuring
BROD BAGERT, Award-Winning Author and Poet for Teachers
Mr. Bagert will present a 1-hour Keynote Presentation and offer workshops during Breakout Sessions A and B
Brod Bagert is the award-winning author of 17 books of poetry for children, young-adults, and adults. His
work has received numerous awards, including International Reading Association’s prestigious Young
Adults Choices award. In collaboration with hundreds of classroom teachers, Brod writes poetry across
the grade K-8 curriculum—poems that are rock-solid on Common Core State Standards and richly
entertaining for students. Mr. Bagert has helped change children’s poetry, focusing on performance as
well as the poem itself. Throw in a touch of humor, and the result is a new type of poetic experience for
all, proving that meeting CCSS can be fun.
and
SARA KAJDER, Author, Teacher, and Digital Literacy Expert
Ms. Kajder will present workshops during Breakout Sessions A and B for teachers of all grade levels.
Sara Kajder is a middle-grades English teacher, author, and consultant. A former professor and high school
English teacher, she received the first National Technology Fellowship in English/Language Arts. A
nationally-known speaker, she is also the author of the 2012 Britton Award winning Adolescents' Digital
Literacies: Learning Alongside Our Students as well as Bringing the Outside In and The Tech-Savvy
English Classroom. Sara will share the new technologies that will engage and motivate our 21st century
learners and share new digital tools for teaching all writers in Digital Writer's Workshop.
Conference Schedule:
8:15 - 8:40
Check-in; Ticket Pick-Up/registration for Breakout Sessions A & B; Breakfast Refreshments
8:45 - 9:00
Welcome and Speaker Introduction
9:00-10:00
Keynote Speaker Brod Bagert: “Real Poetry, Real Fun, and the Common Core Curriculum”
10:00-10:40
Book Sale, Book Signings, and Coffee
10:45-11:45
Breakout Session A* – Pre-register on registration form
11:55-12:55
Breakout Session B* – Pre-register on registration form
12:55 - 1:00
Certificate (3 hours PD) Distribution
Brod and Sara will offer a Breakout workshop during Breakout Sessions A & B. Additional Breakout workshops available:
• Reader Response Strategies to Meet CCSS in Reading & Writing in all Content Areas
• Writing in Math Class
• Picture-Fusion Writing for Students in Early Education Inclusion Classes
• Socratic Circles and Discussion Strategies
• The ABC’s of Research: Accuracy, Bias, and Currency
JOIN US for Fun, Laughter, and New Ideas with Brod, Sara, and CSWP Presenters
[registration form on back]

2. CSWP 2-08-14 INNOVATIVE IDEAS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
[Please print all information clearly]
Name: _________________________________________ Personal Telephone: (_____)____________________
E-mail: ____________________________________
District: ________________________________
School __________________________________Grade Level(s): _____ Content Area(s): __________________
Registration Fee: $30 until January 10, 2014; $35 after January 10, 2014;
$25 current AASU COE undergraduates and CSWP Summer Institute Fellows
_______check included or _______ school PO attached
Note: Registration will not be processed until payment or PO is received. Breakout Session seating is limited.
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Keynote Speaker Brod Bagert “Real Poetry, Real Fun, and the Common Core Curriculum” and…
Pre-register for Breakout Session tickets. Registration and payment must be received no later than Jan 31 to preregister for Breakout Sessions. To attend a session, you must pick up your tickets at Sign-In between 8:15-8:40.
Breakout Session A Registration (List choices #1 and 2):
_____ Brod Bagert: “Baseball, Elvis, and Rock-n-Roll—Poetry Friday Over-the-Top!” [all grades]
_____ Sara Kajder: “Digital Writer's Workshop” [all grades]
_____ Julie Warner, CSWP Tech Director: “The ABC’s of Research: Accuracy, Bias, and Credibility” [6-12]
_____ Donna Loyd, CSWP Associate Director: Socratic Circles and Discussion Strategies [Grades 4-12]
Breakout Session B Registration (List choices #1 and #2):
_____ Brod Bagert: “Baseball, Elvis, and Rock-n-Roll—Poetry Friday Over-the-Top!” (repeat of A) [all grades]
_____ Sara Kajder: “Digital Writer's Workshop” (repeat of A session) [all grades]
_____ Lesley Roessing, CSWP Director: “Reader Response Strategies to Meet CCSS in Reading & Writing” [all]
_____ Vanessa Keener, CSWP 2012 Fellow: “Writing with Students in Early Education Inclusion Classes” [K-3]
_____ Nancy Baylor, CSWP 2010 Fellow: “Writing in Math Class” [Grades 2-6]
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Mail registration and check or fax registration and P.O., payable to CSWP--AASU,
prior to January 24, 2014, to:
Lesley Roessing, Coastal Savannah Writing Project
College of Education; University Hall 250
Armstrong Atlantic State University; 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah Georgia 31419
Direct any questions to: writing.project@armstrong.edu
Fax: 912-344-3436
Additional and updated information available on Facebook: www.facebook.com/coastalsavwp