2011+NCTE+Conference


 * Event Title: 2011 NCTE Conference**
 * Date: November 17-19, 2011**
 * Location: Chicago**
 * Name(s) of Attendees: Mike Groeninger and Nancy Weiss**

Description of Workshops, Classes, Institutes, Etc.:
National Conference

How I Hope to Apply What I Learned At Ransom, and/or, What My Colleagues Might Try at Ransom:

 * Integrated unit on Literature of War to be passed on to Elizabeth Bull, who will, tentatively, teach the course next fall
 * //Poetry Out Loud: National Recitation Contest// (CD, Anthology, and Teacher's Guide)--investigate possibility of offering this competition to our students; share materials with Sean Bryan
 * The book //The Digital Writing Workshop// by Troy Hicks to be shared with department members
 * Discuss possibility with department of using the NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month--link below) web site to have students write 10,000 to 50,000 word novels in November.

Important Links, Resources, or Contacts:
http://www.nanowrimo.org/ (NaNoWritMo link)English