Register now for "Right Brain & Left Brain Meet CCSS" with presenters poet Brod Bagert and digital literacy guru Sara Kajder plus Breakfast, Book Sale, and Breakout Sessions. Register early to pre-register for breakout sessions.

1. February 8, 2014 8:30am-1:00pm Armstrong Center
RIGHT BRAIN & LEFT BRAIN MEET THE COMMON CORE
ENGAGING RELUCTANT LEARNERS & ELEVATING PROFICIENT LEARNERS
THROUGH POETRY AND TECHNOLOGY
featuring
BROD BAGERT, Award-Winning Author and Poet for Teachers, Keynote Speaker
and
SARA KAJDER, Author, Teacher, and Digital Literacy Expert
Brod Bagert is the award-winning author of 17 books of poetry for children, young-adults, and adults. His
work has received numerous awards, including International Reading Association’s prestigious Young
Adults Choices award, Association of Educational Publishers’ Distinguished Achievement Award,
Independent Publishers’ Gold Book Award, and Mom’s Choices Gold Medal. In collaboration with
hundreds of classroom teachers, Brod writes poetry across the grade K-8 curriculum—poems that are
rock-solid on Common Core State Standards and richly entertaining for students. Mr. Bagert has helped
change children’s poetry, focusing on performance as well as the poem itself. Throw in a touch of humor,
and the result is a new type of poetic experience for all, proving that meeting CCSS can be fun.
Sara Kajder is a middle-grades English teacher, author, and consultant. A former professor and high
school English teacher, she received the first National Technology Fellowship in English/Language Arts.
A nationally-known speaker, she is also the author of the 2012 Britton Award winning Adolescents'
Digital Literacies: Learning Alongside Our Students as well as Bringing the Outside In and The Tech-
Savvy English Classroom. Sara will share the new technologies that will engage and motivate our 21st
century learners.
Conference Schedule:
8:15 - 8:40 Check-in & pick-up tickets for Breakout Sessions A & B; Breakfast Refreshments
8:45 - 9:00 Welcome and Speaker Introduction
9:00-10:00 Keynote Speaker Brod Bagert: “Real Poetry, Real Fun, and the Common Core Curriculum”
10:00-10:40 Book Sale, Book Signings, and Coffee
10:45-11:45 Breakout Session A* – Pre-register on registration form
11:55-12:55 Breakout Session B* – Pre-register on registration form
12:55 - 1:00 Certificate Pick-Up
*Brod and Sara will offer a Breakout workshop during Breakout Sessions A & B. Additional Breakout workshops available:
• Reader Response Strategies to Meet CCSS in Reading & Writing in all Content Areas
• Writing in Math Class
• Picture-Fusion Writing for Students in Early Education Inclusion Classes
• Socratic Circles and Discussion Strategies
• The ABC’s of Research: Accuracy, Bias, and Currency
JOIN US for Fun, Laughter, and New Ideas with Brod, Sara, and CSWP Presenters
[registration form on back]

2. CSWP 2-08-14 INNOVATIVE IDEAS IN LITERACY CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM
[Please print all information clearly]
Name: _________________________________________ Personal Telephone: (_____)____________________
E-mail: ____________________________________ District: ________________________________
School __________________________________Grade Level(s): _____ Content Area(s): __________________
Registration Fee: $30 until January 10, 2014; $35 after January 10, 2014;
$25 current AASU COE undergraduates and CSWP Summer Institute Fellows
_______check included or _______ school PO attached
Note: Registration will not processed until payment or PO is received. Seating is limited.
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Keynote Speaker Brod Bagert “Real Poetry, Real Fun, and the Common Core Curriculum” and…
Pre-register your choices for Breakout Sessions. Registration and payment must be received no later than Jan 31
to pre-register for Breakout Sessions. You must pick up Breakout Session tickets at Sign-In between 8:15-8:40.
Breakout Session A Registration (List choices #1 and 2)
_____ Brod Bagert “Baseball, Elvis, and Rock-n-Roll—Poetry Friday Over-the-Top!” [all grades]
_____ Sara Kajder “Digital Literacies and Teaching 21st
Century Writers” [all grades]
_____ Julie Warner, CSWP Tech Director, “The ABC’s of Research: Accuracy, Bias, and Credibility” [6-12]
_____ Donna Loyd, CSWP Associate Director, Socratic Circles and Discussion Strategies [Grades 4-12]
Breakout Session B Registration (List choices #1 and #2):
_____ Brod Bagert “Baseball, Elvis, and Rock-n-Roll—Poetry Friday Over-the-Top!” [all grades]
_____ Sara Kajder “Digital Literacies and Teaching 21st
Century Writers” [all grades]
_____ Lesley Roessing, CSWP Director, “Reader Response Strategies to Meet CCSS in Reading & Writing” [all]
_____ Vanessa Keener, CSWP 2012 Fellow, “Writing with Students in Early Education Inclusion Classes” [K-3]
_____ Nancy Baylor, CSWP 2010 Fellow, “Writing in Math Class” [Grades 2-6]
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Mail registration and check or fax registration and P.O., payable to CSWP--AASU,
prior to January 24, 2014, to:
Lesley Roessing, Coastal Savannah Writing Project; College of Education; University Hall 250;
Armstrong Atlantic State University; 11935 Abercorn Street, Savannah Georgia 31419
Direct any questions to: writing.project@armstrong.edu Fax: 912-344-3436
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