The WITS Alliance is sponsoring a program strand of the AWP Conference in Chicago on Feb. 10-14, 2009. Here is the 2009 WITS Alliance Schedule of Events at AWP:
Wednesday, February 11
· 12-5 PM: Set up WITSA booth #218 Hilton Chicago, Southeast Hall, lower level
· 4:30–5:45 PM: WITS Membership Meeting—Private Dining Room, 3rd Floor
· 6:30—8:30 PM: Steering Committee Meeting
Thursday, February 12
· 9:00–10:15 AM Panel: My Voice, Wide as the Sun: Preparing to Teach Creative Writing in K–12 Classrooms—Lake Ontario, 8th Floor
· 1:30–2:45 PM Panel: From the Ground Up, Developing a Writers-in-the-Schools Program at Your College—Joliet, 3rd Floor
· 7:00–8:00 PM: WITS Alliance Reception—Marquette, 3rd Floor
Friday, February 13
· 12:00 – 1:15 PM Panel: Building Online Literary Communities: An Overview and Case Studies –Boulevard Room A, B, C, 2nd Floor
Saturday, February 14
· 9:00–10:15 AM Panel: A Room of One’s Own: Student Writing Centers—International Ballroom South, 2nd Floor
· 10:30 – 12 noon Panel: Writing Helps Kids…But Can You Prove It? Private Dining Room 4, 3rd floor
· 4:30–5:45 PM Panel: Best Practices: Teaching Expressive Writing with Hospital Populations—Astoria, 3rd Floor
· 6:00 PM Dismantle booth at bookfair
To learn more about the WITS Alliance , contact Robin Reagler via email at rreagler (at) witshouston.org.
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