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2008 KATE Conference Registration Form
Reviewing Our Beliefs, Envisioning Our Future
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Thomas L. Friedman claims that in this 21st century, the “world is flat,” that we live in a global society in which our children will compete for jobs with children growing up in India and China. As English teachers, we have the unique opportunity to introduce students to this changing world. But how should we as teachers respond to these changes? What are our core beliefs? Have our beliefs changed? Should they change? What should we be teaching? What should we be preparing ourselves to teach?
For informatin contact the 2008 conference chair
Virginia Beesley: gbeez@mac.com
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2008 KATE Keynote
Patti Stock, NCTE Past President will address
The National Writing Commission and School Reform.
Patti has served the profession in a number of roles, including as president of NCTE, a trustee of NCTE’s Research Foundation, editor of English Education, chair of NCTE's College Forum, and NCTE’s delegate to the American Council of Learned Societies. She also served on the Advisory Board of the National Writing Project, and is currently serving on the Advisory Panel to the National Commission on Writing for America’s Families, Schools, and Colleges. |
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2008 KATE Conference Featured Speaker
Sharon M. Draper, best-selling author of Copper Sun
Sharon M. Draper is a professional educator as well as an accomplished writer. She has been honored as the National Teacher of the Year, is a five-time winner of the Coretta Scot King Literary Award, and is a New York Times bestselling author. She was selected as Ohio’s Outstanding High School Language Arts Educator, Ohio Teacher of the Year, and was chosen as a NCNW Excellence in Teaching Award winner. She is a Milken Family Foundation National Educator Award winner, and was the Duncanson Artist-in-Residence for the Taft Museum. She is a YWCA Career Woman of Achievement, and is the recipient of the Dean’s Award from Howard University School of Education, the Pepperdine University Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Marva Collins Education Excellence Award, and the Governor’s Educational Leadership Award. Last year she was named Ohio Pioneer in Education by the Ohio State Department of Education, in in 2008 she received the Beacon of Light Humanitarian award.
Draper’s philosophy is a perfect fit with this year’s theme “Reviewing Our Beliefs, Envisioning Our Future.” As she explains on her web site SharonDraper.com :
I am a creator, an educator, a visionary. I approach the world with the eyes of an artist, the ears of a musician, and the soul of a writer. I see rainbows where others see only rain, and possibilities when others see only problems. I love spring flowers, summer's heat on my body, and the beauty of the dying leaves in the fall. Classical music, art museums, and ballet are sources of inspiration, as well as blues music, dim cafes, and the jitterbug. I love to write; words flow easily from my fingertips, and my heart beats rapidly with excitement as an idea becomes a reality on the paper in front of me. I use all of these elements to encourage my students as well as myself. I'm a learner and a seeker of knowledge, and I take my students along on my journey. I smile often, and laugh easily, and I weep at pain and cruelty. I love what I do, and I'm good at it. I learned to dream through reading, learned to create dreams through writing, and learned to develop dreamers through teaching. I shall always be a dreamer.
Download a fuller biography for Sharon Draper.
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KATE Memos
Young and Younger Kansas Writers suspended for 2007-2008
Young Kansas Writers and Younger Kansas Writers are not being published this year. The KATE Executive Board is exploring a more effective way to publish student writing.
Literacy Maps
New KATE Membership Form
Download the new Membership Form by selecting this link or the PDF Membership form on the Membership Page. Remember, First Year Teachers can receive a complimentary membership.
KATE Yahoo
In order to help KATE members share ideas, ask questions, and communicate with each other, KATE now has a discussion site on Yahoo. Click the link on the left sidebar or the title of this article and connect to KATE Yahoo .
While the group was created for KATE board members, any English teacher in Kansas (kindergarten through college and university) is invited to participate in the ongoing discussion.
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