2011 Spring Meeting—Friday, April 1

The meeting continues on Friday, April 1, at the Washington Court Hotel. A continental breakfast will be served at 8:00 a.m. The meeting starts at 8:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom.

Keynote Speech

Kelly Gallagher, co-director of the former South Basin Writing Project at California State University Long Beach and author of the book Readicide, will deliver Friday's keynote speech.

Gallagher defines "readicide" in his book Readicide: How Schools Are Killing Reading and What You Can Do About It as the "systematic killing of the love of reading, often exacerbated by the inane, mind-numbing practices found in our schools."

Gallagher will focus on the reasons for readicide in his keynote address. For more, read NWP's profile of Kelly Gallagher.

Roundtable Discussions

Following the keynote, participants can attend two sets of roundtable discussions at the Washington Court Hotel. Discussions will focus on the latest issues Writing Project teachers face today. Read the descriptions ›