Tuesday, May 04, 2004

CFP: Thinking, Reading, and Writing: Literacy & Learning in the Secondary School and Early College

NOTE: Just saw this posted. The call deadline might have passed. Please contact sponsor.

Jamestown Community College's upcoming conference on Thinking, Reading, and Writing: Literacy & Learning in the Secondary School and Early College will feature keynote speaker, Dr. Norman Stahl, a professor in the Department of Literacy Education at Northern Illinois University. This conference
addresses many of the issues that are inherent in the ongoing practice and development of writing across the curriculum, critical thinking, and content area reading programs occurring at the secondary school level and the first two years of college level.

Proposals are requested for panel discussions and individual presentations regarding the themes of critical thinking, writing across the curriculum, and content area reading. Subjects may range from the humanities, art, and philosophy to social sciences, business, science, and nature education.

Proposal submissions must include the following: phone number, email address, and mailing address of presenters; type of presentation; presentation description (please limit your description to 75 - 150 words); and primary thread (composition/writing across the curriculum; critical thinking and content area reading).

Send proposals to Gael Grossman, session coordinator, Jamestown Community College, Jamestown, NY, 14701. Phone number is 716-665-5220. Email: gaelgrossman@mail.sunyjcc.edu.

For more information, visit: http://www.sunyjcc.edu/college-wide/events/callforproposals_conference.pdf