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9:00-10:30 am - KEYNOTE SESSION FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS:
RECLAIMING POETIC FIRE:
Enacting Dignity & Justice Through Performative Critical Micropoetry
Jevon Hunter, Ph.D.
English language arts and literacy teachers know that poetry writing is a powerful way to engage young people in what the poet June Jordan calls "truth-telling." There is a rich and robust tradition in which fearless writers leverage poetry as a form of social critique to identify societal contradictions, raise consciousness, foster personal reflection, disrupt normative sensibilities, and inspire social action, unapologetically. When combined with movement, poetry becomes a highly expressive and visual form of artistic storytelling where physical motion complements intellectual thought.
In Jevon Hunter's interactive presentation, we will use a culturally-relevant inquiry framework to learn about Performative Critical Micropoetry, a form of short verse poetry that blends physical movement with social critique, offering writers of all ages meaningful ways to engage in artistic problem-naming, problem-solving, and empowerment. We will gain new perspectives and insights about how to support youth in rewriting, reauthoring, and remaking a world governed by dignity and justice.
Jevon D. Hunter is the Woods-Beals Endowed Chair for Urban Education in the School of Education and Professor in the Elementary Education, Literacy, and Educational Leadership Department at Buffalo State University.
10:30 am-12:00 pm - BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS:
“MOMMA, WHERE ARE YOU FROM?"
Using Mentor Texts to Express Personal Identity through Poetry
Maya Projansky, Hudson Valley Writing Project
When writers of all ages have opportunities to write from their life experience, good things happen. In the spirit of Katie Wood Ray, we will take an inquiry stance, studying a powerful mentor text by Marie Bradby before writing our own poetry. (Grades 2-12)
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WRITING IN THE SOCIAL STUDIES CLASSROOM
Stephanie Conte, Newburgh Free Academy West Campus
Regular, low-stakes writing engages students and supports their readiness to learn, positively influencing academic performance and the classroom culture. In this session, we will write and look at students’ writing in response to social and emotional prompts in Global II History and geography classrooms. (Grades 5-12)
DEEPENING ANALYSIS USING COMMUNITY-BASED WRITING
Alex Sokolinski, South Middle School, Newburgh
What happens to students' capacity for thinking and analysis when we ask them to write from their experiences in the classroom? In this workshop, we will participate in community-based writing as a way to analyze culturally-relevant topics and discuss ways to elevate student voices in academic analysis.
(Grades 6-12)
POETIC POSSIBILITIES
Darshna Katwala, Nassau Community College
How can the lenses of joy, fragility, and the natural world heighten our ability to notice and to wonder? In this session, we will explore the complexities as well as the subtleties of language through poetry. We will read and listen to sample poetry as we contemplate and compose our own poetic drafts. (Grades 6-College)
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