BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Lewis & Clark//NONSGML v1.0//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 RDATE:20200308T100000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 RDATE:20201101T090000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200404T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200404T170000 LOCATION:Online SUMMARY:[Online] The Practice of Writing: Testimony for Strange Times DESCRIPTION:Daily news inflicts attrition because it is incomplete—it g ives hard facts without understanding or consolation. A writing practice can ease this injury\, providing ways to "talk back to all that darkness" by exploring questions in brief essays\, mysteries in poems\, alternate perspectives in blogs\, and other scribbled ways to connect what we exper ience to what we say. This course is for writers interested in pushing t heir practice in multiple directions\, and for teachers who want to engag e the widest variety of student writers.Northwest Writing Institute (http s://graduate.lclark.edu/programs/northwest_writing_institute/) classes ar e offered to teachers\, counselors\, parents\, veterans\, and all communi ty members interested in the power of stories to help us understand and p ractice human connections for the good of all. Course Details and Regi stration Dates: Saturday-Sunday\, April 4-5\, 2020\, 9 a.m.-5p.m.Instruc tor: Kim Stafford\, PhD Noncredit: $250\, includes 15 PDUs. Lewis &\; Clark Alumni Save 20%. Lewis &\; Clark School-based Mentors and Supe rvisors: \;20% off Register now (https://mylc.lclark.edu/page.aspx?p id=2191)Accessibility: We are committed to making our events accessible t o all needs and abilities. When registering\, please let us know your acc ess needs. Contact us at 503-768-6040 or cce@lclark.edu (mailto:cce@lclar k.edu) \;with questions.Please note: Discounted ‘\;Student Rate ’\; registrations are for current students only and do not include continuing education credit (CEU/PDUs)Graduate Continuing Education Credi t: \;CELA 815\, 1 semester hour\, $350Continuing education credit reg istration form (PDF) (https://graduate.lclark.edu/live/files/17702-cce-re gistration-form-2014-2015)Degree Applicable Credit: \;WCM 515\, 1 sem ester hour\, $947 Non-Lewis &\; Clark students seeking degree-appli cable credit\, please contact the CCE for more information. \; Abo ut the PresenterKim Stafford is the founding director of the Northwest Wr iting Institute which offers courses for teachers and writers\, and the a uthor of a dozen books\, including 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Br other Disappeared. In 2018 he was named by Governor Kate Brown as Oregon' s 9th Poet Laureate\, and will tour the state in 2018-2020\, offering rea dings and workshops in schools and libraries to advance literacy and writ ing. \;New workshops and trainings are added to our calendar regula rly. For the latest on professional development related to your specific interests\, sign up for our mailing list! (https://lclark.tfaforms.net/47 35441) X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Daily news inflicts attrition because i t is incomplete—it gives hard facts without understanding or consolatio n. A writing practice can ease this injury\, providing ways to "talk back to all that darkness" by exploring questions in brief essays\, mysteries in poems\, alternate perspectives in blogs\, and other scribbled ways to connect what we experience to what we say.
This course is for wr iters interested in pushing their practice in multiple directions\, and f or teachers who want to engage the widest variety of student writers.
Northwest Writing Institute classes are offered to teachers\, c ounselors\, parents\, veterans\, and all community members interested in the power of stories to help us understand and practice human connections for the good of all.
N oncredit: $250\, includes 15 PDUs. Lewis &\; Clark Alumni Sav e 20%.
Lewis &\; Clark School-based Mentors and Superv isors: \;20% off
Graduate Continuing Education Credit: \;CELA 815\, 1
semester hour\, $350
Continuing education credit
registration form (PDF)
Degree Applicable Credit: \;WCM 515\, 1 semester hour\, $947
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Kim Stafford is the founding director of the Northwest Writin g Institute which offers courses for teachers and writers\, and the autho r of a dozen books\, including 100 Tricks Every Boy Can Do: How My Br other Disappeared. In 2018 he was named by Governor Kate Brown as Or egon's 9th Poet Laureate\, and will tour the state in 2018-202 0\, offering readings and workshops in schools and libraries to advance l iteracy and writing.
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