Morehead Writing Project representatives presented three sessions during the 2014 Kentucky Council of Teachers of English/Language Arts Conference held Feb. 21-22 in Lexington, Kentucky.
Site Director Deanna Mascle presented “Badges, Blogs, and Google+: Creating a Community of Writers Using Social Capital and Low-Stakes Writing” with Peer Writers Devon Collins and Lauren Evans, both students at Morehead State University.
Mascle also presented “Bridging the Writing Gap: Let’s Stop Teaching Writing and Start Creating Writers” with Site Leaders Brandie Trent of Fleming County High School, Leslie Workman of Bath County High School, and Mandy Lawson of Sheldon Clark High School in Martin County.
Workman also presented a solo session “Using Text-Dependent Questions and Reading Strategies to Improve Student Engagement.”
Former fellows Jessica Feltner and Christi Billings, both of Powell County Middle School, and Lindsay Johnson of Rowan County High School also attended the conference.