Putting all the Pieces Together

73^rd Anniversary Conference
Friday & Saturday, February 27 & 28, 2009
Galt House

140 North 4th Avenue
Louisville, KY 40465

Phone: 502.589.5200

Keynotes

As of Friday 21 November 2008 our featured speakers are

• Ruth Culham a recognized expert in the traits of writing assessment field.  She is the author of the 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, Grades 3 and Up.  Ruth creates and conducts teacher workshops and designs national/international institutes for writing assessment and instruction. 
• Ruth Townsend Story NCTE co-sponsored speaker is an educational consultant, integrating reading and writing instruction, grades 4-8. Author of 3 books including Grammar Lessons You'll Love to Teach. She serves as Chairperson on the Standing Committee on Affiliates for the National Council of Teachers of English.
• Neil Brewer (K-College)  Poet and Humorist, Neil is awesome inspirational speaker.
• Leigh Anne Florence, Woody(the Weiner Dog) and family, Kentucky native and author of the popular Woody Book series. Books will be available.
• Nancy Dean professor emerita at the P.K. Younge Developmental Research School, University of Florida.  Her 37 years of experience include teaching middle and high school English, special education, reading, English for speakers of other languages, and Advanced Placement English.  Presently, Nancy is the Associate Director of the National Literacy Project.  She is the author of several books, including Voice Lessons: Classroom Activities to Teach Diction, Detail, Imagery, Syntax, and Tone and Discovering Voice: Voice Lessons for Middle and High School, and she is the co-author of Succeeding in Reading: A Complete Cross-Age Tutoring Program.
• Elizabeth Hale a member of the education department at Emmanuel College, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate literacy courses.  She is the author of Creating Writers, K-6.
• Richard Johnson, Associate Professor of English at Kirkwood Community College in Iowa City, Iowa. Workshops for middle - college level dealing with writing.
• George Ella Lyon Author of over 20 childrens' books including Come A Tide, Basket, Who Came Down That Road?, and No Dessert Forever.  She has also written poetry and stories for children and adults including Where I'm From, a hands-on poetry workshop. Books will be available for autographing.

The 73^rd Anniversary Conference chair's contact address is

Della Minix
Herald Whitaker Middle
221 Hornet Drive
Salyersville, KY 41465
606.349.5190
conference@kcte.org

Hotel Accommodations

You must reserve your room before 27 January 2009 and indicate that the room is for the KCTE/LA conference. The special conference room rate is $109.00 single(per night)$120.00 double, $130.00 triple, and $140.00 quad, plus tax. When booking online enter our code 467894, in the "Group Number," box. Overnight guests may park in the Galt House garages. As with any downtown meeting facility, there is a parking fee. If you're staying overnight, park in the Galt House garage or one of the pay lots near the Kentucky International Convention Center (KICC). The "Group Number" is 467894. Visit the Galt House web site.

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Email conference@kcte.org to inquire about sessions, proposals, speakers, or schedules.