2003-2004 CAST Calendar of Events

2003 | Aug| Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
2004 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July |


August

August 29, 2003
Howard County Professional Development Workshops

  • “Using Drama in the Language Arts Classroom to Enhance Comprehension and Interpretation. ” Ben Fisler
  • “Major British Poets.” Elizabeth Loizeaux
  • “Promoting Student Growth in the Writing Process.” George Oliver
  • “Performance Strategies for Theater Teachers.” Korey Rothman
  • “19th Century America: The Literature of Personal Reflection.” Leigh Ryan

8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Howard County Public Schools


September

September 11, 2003
Talk About Teaching: Non-Fiction
Facilitator: Leigh Ryan, Department of English
4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
0135 Taliaferro Hall


October

October 23, 2003
Talk About Teaching: Censorship
Facilitator: Linda Coleman, Department of English

3 :30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School, 7601 Hanover Pkwy, Greenbelt


November

November 14, 2003
Baltimore City College High School Professional Development Workshops

  • “Writing for Math Teachers.” Leigh Ryan
  • “Writing for Science Teachers.” Lisa Zimmerelli

9:00 a.m. to 12 noon
Baltimore City College High School

November 20, 2003
Talk About Teaching: Colonial Latin America
Facilitators: Ralph Bauer, Department of English & Sandra Messinger Cypess, Department of Spanish and Portuguese
4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
0135 Taliaferro Hall



2004

February

February 13, 2004
Talk About Teaching: Autobiography
Facilitator: Susan Leonardi, Department of English
4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
0135 Taliaferro Hall.

February 12, 2004
Middle School Monologue Contest
3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Washington Episcopal School
Co-sponsored with The English-Speaking Union and Washington Episcopal School

February 28, 2004
Shakespeare's Comedies: Texts and Contexts
Keynote: Peter Donaldson, Masscahusetts Institute of Technology
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at Maryland.
Co-sponsored with the Department of Theatre


March

March 18, 2004
Talk About Teaching: Contemporary Latin America
Facilitators: Joseph McCaleb, College of Education & April Shemak, Department of English
4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Northwestern High School, 700 Adelphi Road


April

April 1-3, 2004
Teaching East and West: Establishing Historical Context through a Comparison of Tokugawa Japan and Elizabethan England
A conference for high school teachers which explores comparative cultures.

April 15, 2004
Talk About Teaching: Poetry
Facilitator: Beth Loizeaux, Department of English
4:15 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
0135 Taliaferro Hall.

July

July 6 through July 16, 2004
Shakespeare Summer Camp
For students ages 11 to 14.
Co-sponsored with the Department of Theatre and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Prince George's County, Department of Parks and Recreation

July 19 through July 26, 2004
Crossing Borders/Breaking Boundaries
The Impact of Islamic Culture on the Arts of the Renaissance
A multidisciplinary institute for arts educators
Sponsored by the Maryland State Department of Education

Last Updated on June 13, 2007