Write Now: Practical and Joyful Writing in all Disciplines
August 26, 2025 Gulfport, MS - Knight Nonprofit Center
Writing is a skill needed in all content areas and disciplines. It serves as a means of communication, expression, and understanding. Along with the multiple practical aspects of writing, it can also be a source of joy in the classroom. In this workshop, participants will utilize a variety of strategies for teaching writing in an engaging manner that can foster a love of composition.
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Learn how to use post its, rap music, paint strips, social media, music videos, sports programming, wordless picture books, video shorts, and more to design, develop and implement standards-based writing lessons that are authentic, fun, and engaging.
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Presenter: Rebecca Harper, PhD
Professor of Language and Literacy
Research, Language, and Curriculum Department
Director of the Augusta University Writing Project
Dr. Rebecca G. Harper is an Associate Professor of Language and Literacy in the College of Education and Human Development at Augusta University where she teaches courses in literacy, qualitative research, and curriculum, and serves as the EdD program director. Her research focuses on writing and critical literacy, and the ways in which authentic literacy can foster engagement, agency, and empathy in students. She is the Director of the Augusta University Writing Project and the author of Content Area Writing that Rocks (and Works)!, Write Now and Write On: 37 Strategies for Authentic Daily Writing in Every Content Area, and Writing Workouts: Strategies to Build Students’ Writing Skills, Stamina, and Success.