Conference Schedule, 8:30-2:15

 

8:30-9:00        Receive Registration Materials

                        Lekberg Hall in the Amy Robertson Music Center

 

9:00-9:15        Welcome: Dr. Steven Rose

                        Simpson College

                       

9:15-10:05      Keynote address: “Pursue your Dream, Attain your Goal”

                        Iowa Author Sharon Rexroth

                       

10:05-10:10    Announcements: Dr. Sharon Jensen

                        YWC Coordinator

                        Schedule changes, Lunch reminder

 

10:15-11:00    Workshops and Sharing Sessions for Students

 

                                               

Workshop # Title

Presenter/Facilitator

Building & Room

 

A. Playing With Language

Michael Robinson

Mary Berry 120

B. Making Metaphor Magic

Steve Rose

McNeill Hall 109

C. Nature Journaling

Sindra Jensen

Wallace Hall 103

D. It Has To Be True! I Could Never

     Make Up A Story Like That!

Bob Kling

McNeil Hall 4

E. Voices of Change

Ruth Ann Gaines

McNeill Hall 107

F. The Art of Storytelling: Writing for

     the News Media

Sara Opie

Mary Berry 111

G. Brainstorming from the Sky

Sharon Rexroth

McNeill Hall 106

H. Word Art

Kate Harris and Shayna Calkins

McNeill Hall 108

J. Moving From an Audience of One Teacher to One World

Russ Goerend

Wallace Hall 201

Sharing Session 1

Barb Ramos

Wallace Hall 203

Sharing Session 2

Linda Jermeland

Wallace Hall 204

Sharing Session 3

Kathie Farris

Dunn Library 201

Sharing Session 4

Jo Richey

Dunn Library 202

Sharing Session 5

Barb Van Sickle

Dunn Library 203

Sharing Session 6

Ruth Hall

Wallace Hall 402

Sharing Session 7

Pat Singer

Wallace Hall 401

Sharing Session 8

Kate Lerseth

Wallace Hall 101

 

11:05-11:45    Lunch for Students, Teachers, Presenters,

                        & Sharing Session Facilitators

                        Pfeiffer Dining Hall

 

11:55-12:40    Workshops and Sharing Sessions for Students

 

Workshop # Title

Presenter/Facilitator

Building & Room

 

K. Playing With Language

Michael Robinson

Mary Berry 120

L. Making Metaphor Magic

Steve Rose

McNeill Hall 109

M. Art and Creative Writing: Finding

      Inspiration in a Painting

Jack Gittinger

Wallace Hall 401

N. Nature Journaling

Sindra Jensen

Wallace Hall 103

O. Moving From an Audience of One Teacher to One World

Russ Goerend

Wallace Hall 201

P. Think and Think and Think…and

     then Write

Kyle Munson

Mary Berry 111

Q. Voices of Change

Ruth Ann Gaines

McNeill Hall 107

R. Just The Facts

Aaron Jaco

McNeill Hall 108

S.  Brainstorming From The Sky

Sharon Rexroth

McNeill Hall 106

Sharing Session 9

Kathie Farris

Dunn Library 201

Sharing Session 10

Jo Richey

Dunn Library 202

Sharing Session 11

Barb Van Sickle

Dunn Library 203

Sharing Session 12

Ruth Hall

Wallace Hall 402

Sharing Session 13

Elizabeth Ford

McNeill Hall 4

Sharing Session 14

Carole Richardson

Wallace Hall 203

Sharing Session 15

Shelly Priebe

Wallace Hall 101

Sharing Session 16

Martha West

Wallace Hall 204

 

12:45-1:30      Workshops and Sharing Sessions for Students

 

Workshop # Title

Presenter/Facilitator

Building & Room

 

T. Art and Creative Writing: Finding

      Inspiration in a Painting

Jack Gittinger

Wallace Hall 401

U. Nature Journaling

Sindra Jensen

Wallace Hall 103

V. It Has To Be True! I Could Never

     Make Up A Story Like That!

Bob Kling

McNeil Hall 4

W. Think and Think and Think…and

     Then Write

Kyle Munson

Mary Berry 111

X. Voices of Change

Ruth Ann Gaines

McNeill Hall 107

Y. Brainstorming From The Sky

Sharon Rexroth

McNeill Hall 106

Z. Word Art

Kate Harris and Shayna Calkins

McNeill Hall 108

AA.  Zombies

Nick Proctor

Mary Berry 120

AB.  Moving From an Audience of One Teacher to One World

Russ Goerend

Wallace Hall 201

Sharing Session 17

Kathie Farris

Dunn Library 201

Sharing Session 18

Jo Richey

Dunn Library 202

Sharing Session 19

Barb VanSickle

Dunn Library 203

Sharing Session 20

Ruth Hall

Wallace Hall 402

Sharing Session 21

Heidi Berger

McNeill Hall 109

Sharing Session 22

Jackie Crawford

Wallace Hall 101

Sharing Session 23

Martha West

Wallace Hall 204

Sharing Session 24

Gwen Schroder

Wallace Hall 203

 

 

 

1:35-2:15        Grand Finale

                        Indianola Carousel Community Theater and

Alpha Psi Omega Honorary Society for Simpson Theater Students

                        Lekberg Hall in the Amy Robertson Music Center

 

 

 

 

Special Thanks to the following groups:

 

Simpson College Department of Education

Kathy Witzenburg, Faculty Services

Simpson College Staff & Faculty

English/Language Arts Teachers from the Participating Schools

Departmental Work-Study Students and Undergraduate Assistants

 

 

 

Schools Represented:

 

Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Middle

Carlisle Middle

Hiatt Middle

Indianola Middle

Knoxville Middle

Southeast Polk Junior High

Winterset Junior High

Winterset Middle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The official website of the Young Writers Conference

http://faculty.simpson.edu/jack.gittinger/www/YWC/2010/

Many thanks to Dr. Jack Gittinger, the webmaster