Call for Posters The Lake Superior Summit for the Teaching of Writing and English as a Second Language

Call for Posters

The Lake Superior Summit for the Teaching of Writing and English as a Second Language

Friday, April 7th, 2017 (9:00am-3:30pm)

University of Wisconsin Superior Yellowjacket Union

(Sponsored by UWS, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College, the University of Minnesota Duluth, and the College of Saint Scholastica)

For more info, visit:  https://sites.google.com/a/d.umn.edu/lake-superior-summit-on-the-teaching-of-writing-and-english-as-a-second-language-2017/

Summit Theme:  Writing Lives in the Northland

The Lake Superior Summit for the Teaching of Writing and English as a Second Language seeks poster proposals addressing questions of “writing lives,” especially in the Northland (northern Minnesota and Wisconsin, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and the Dakotas, but really anywhere winter falls. Topics might include the writing process of instructors and students (both inside and outside of classroom settings), with emphases on creative, professional, and civic writing addressing diverse populations.

Submit poster proposals by February 1 to:  David Beard, Guy who Collects Poster Proposals,  at dbeard@d.umn.edu.  Include a 50 word abstract making clear the topic and its significance to teachers of writing and/or of English as a Second Language.