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PUGET SOUND WRITING PROJECT
University of Washington, Department of English
Teachers Teaching Teachers
Writing Arts for Teachers & Writers
2008 Annual Conference

Featuring Guest Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey Willhelm
Author of Boys Don't Fix No Chevies and You Gotta Be the Book
November 8th, 2008
Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm is an internationally-known teacher, author, and presenter.
A classroom teacher for fifteen years, Dr. Jeffrey Wilhelm is currently Professor of English Education at Boise State University . He works in local schools as part of the Professional Development Site Network, and teaches middle and high school students each spring. He is the founding director of the Maine Writing Project and the Boise State Writing Project.
He has authored or co-authored 15 texts about literacy teaching. He has won the two top research awards in English Education: the NCTE Promising Research Award for “You Gotta BE the Book” (TC Press) and the Russell Award for Distinguished Research for “ Reading Don't Fix No Chevys” . Jeff enjoys speaking, presenting, working with students and schools. He can be reached at jwilhelm@boisestate.edu.
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"Model the Writing Process: Exploring Different Ways" and "Students Realize What They Don't Know They Already Know About Writing" -George Shannon, author
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"So Much to Say, So Few Words" -Holly Stein, PSWP T/C, past PSWP Director, Open Institute faculty
"Introducing Poetry Writing in the Classroom" -Ingrid Wendt, author
"Strategies for Developing Effective Leads and Conclusions" -Pam Schwartz, PSWP 2002
"Publishing Student Work in Accordian-fold Books" -Susan Small, PSWP 2001
"Photopoem: An Adventure in Revision" -Kim Norton, PSWP 1994, Open Institute faculty
"Walking with Words" -Linda Clifton, PSWP T/C, past PSWP Director, and author
"Teaching Writing with the Arts" -Melinda Hardwick, author
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