VATE/VADE Fall Conference 2007

Sharing Inspiration in a Time of Standardization
Creating a network of the “tried & true” in Virginia’s Language Arts classrooms

Virginia Association of Teachers of English and the Virginia Association of Diversity Education held their 3rd joint conference on Oct. 19-21, 2007, in Dulles, Virginia.

Keynote Speakers: E. Ethelbert Miller, poet, literary activist, director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University, and an often featured writer on National Public Radio; Marina Budhos, author of Ask Me No Questions, an ALA Best Book for Young Adults/Notable Book; Kwame Alexander, poet, playwright, producer of the Capital BookFest; Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, Virginia Poet Laureate, educator, artist

Award Winners: Jan Suppa-Friedman, Frances Wimer Award; Leslie Fravel and Darren Ralston, VEB Writing Awards; Melissa Sobanko and Casey Brigman, Richard A. Meade Student Teaching Scholarship

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