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Workshop Presenters

 

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Dawn Anderson

"No One Escapes Adolescence Unscarred: Contemporary Issues and the Works of Chris Crutcher"

 

  • Member of the Madison Junior High School faculty
  • Teaches English
  • Received M.A. from Utah State University
  • Has taught Children's Literature and Writing courses at BYU-Idaho
Sam Beeson   

Sam Beeson

"Write for Fun"

 

  • Teaches English at American Fork High School
  • Received B.A. & M.Ed. from BYU in 1997 & 2004
  • Author of Kissing Kringle, Santa's First Flight, and The UnValentine
  • Creator of Grammar Punk

    

  

William Brugger

"Preparing Students for the Classics"

 

  • Member of the English Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Received B.A. & M.A. from Brigham Young University in 1990 & 1993
  • Received Ph.D. from Drew University in 2007
  • Received M.Phil. from Drew University in 2003
  • Teaches British Literature
  • Presentation notes from the workshop
 
Scott Franson   

Scott Franson

"UnBooks and Other Creative Exercises"

 

  • Member of the Art Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Teaches Graphic Design and Illustration
  • Received B.F.A. from Art Center College of Design in 1992
  • Received M.F.A. from Utah State University in 1998
  • Author/Illustrator of Un-Brella

  • Author website

 
Suzette Gee  

Suzette Gee

"Becoming Naomi Leon"

 

  • Member of the English Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Teaches Reading & Writing Foundations and Non-fiction
  • Received B.A. from Utah State University in 1996
  • Received M.S. from BYU in 2002

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Susan Grover

"King of Shadows"

 

  • Member of the English Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Teaches Advanced Writing for Elementary Education Majors
Andra Hansen    

Andra Hansen

 

  • Member of the Communication Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Teaches Public Speaking, Writing Communication, and Persuasion
  • Author of Across the Road
Trudy Harris    

Trudy Harris

"Myth-busters: The Truth About Writing Picture Books"

 

  • Received B.S. from Brigham Young University
  • Teaches Kindergarten
  • Author of Twenty Hungry Piggies, Pattern Fish, Pattern Bugs, and 100 Days of School
 
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Elaine Hawker

"Books for Boys, Books for Girls"

 

  • Member of the English Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Received B.A. & M. A. from Brigham Young University in 1985 & 1992
  • Teaches Children's Literature, Advanced Writing/Technical Communications, and Rhetorical Studies
     

Lynda Hawkes

"Motivating Reluctant Readers"

 

  • Member of the Teacher Education Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Received B.A from Brigham Young University in 1989
  • Received M.Ed. from Idaho State University in 1996
  • Received Ph.D. from University of Idaho in 2008
  • Teaches Children's Literature and Literacy Courses
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Rod Keller

"Contemporary Art and Young Adult Literature"

 

  • Dean of College of Language and Letters at BYU-Idaho
  • Received B.A. & M.A. from Brigham Young University in 1979 & 1982
  • Teaches Advanced Writing for Business Majors and Rhetorical Studies

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Marlene Mabey

"Recertification Credit"

 

  • Member of the Ririe Elementary School faculty
  • Teaches Sixth Grade
  • Has taught Children's Literature and Writing  courses at BYU-Idaho
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Joelle Moen

"Becoming Naomi Leon"

 

  • Member of the English Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Received B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1992
  • Received M.A. from Washington State University in 1995
  • Teaches Humanities Foundation and Advanced Writing/Technical Communications
Jeorgette Perry   

Jeorgette Perry

"Our Favorite Books: Young Adult Edition"

 

  • Member of the English Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Received B.A. from Weber State University
  • Teaches Writing Foundations

 

Lynette Robertson   

Lynette Robertson

"Building Blocks to Reading: Things You Can Do at Home to Create an Emergent Reader"

 

  • Member of the Home and Family Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Received B.S. & M.S. from Brigham Young University in 1982 & 1986
  • Teaches Curriculum for Young Children and Supervises the Child Labs

 

Paula Soper         

Paula Soper

"Our Favorite Books: Young Adult Edition"

 

  • Member of the English Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Received B.A. from University of California, San Diego in 1991
  • Received M.A. from Arizona State University in 1994
  • Teaches Reading and Writing Foundations and Secondary Education Methods
 
 Greg Swearingen         

Greg Swearingen

"Illustrating for Children"

 

  • Free-lance illustrator since 1999 
  • Received BFA from Columbus College of Art and Design
  • Artist website
 
 Hala Swearingen       

Hala Swearingen

"Illustrating for Children"

 

  • Free-lance illustrator since 1999 
  • Received BFA in Illustration from Brigham Young University in 1996
  • Member of the Art Department at BYU-Idaho
  • Teaches Introduction to Illustration and Narrative Illustration
  • Artist website

 

Lyle Wakefield       

Lyle Wakefield

"Tolkien: Of Hobbits and Heroes"

 

  • Member of the Madison High School faculty
  • Teaches English
  • Received B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1978
  • Received M.Ed. from Utah State University in 1986

 

Rachel Wilde   

Rachel Wilde

"King of Shadows"

 

  • Member of the Madison Junior High School faculty
  • Teaches Math
  • Received B.A. in English Education from BYU-Idaho in 2007

 

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