1. Southern Tier Energy Production:
Powering Up Middle School Writers to Learn about Their Communities
Dr. Kathleen Magiera & Dr. Jennifer Moon Ro
The State University of New York at Fredonia
Dr. Barbara Chorzempa
SUNY New Paltz
Dr. Mary Kay Szwejbka
Jamestown Community College
PROJECT OVERVIEW: Develop a grant to enhance interdisciplinary writing skills of middle school students in the Southern Tier with a STEM emphasis.
June 12, 2014: SUNY faculty and Persell Middle School teachers met face-to-face at Jamestown Community College to assess the teacher needs and begin preliminary planning.
July 16, 2014: Follow-up hybrid meeting with SUNY faculty, Persell Middle School teachers and Erie 1 BOCES WNYRIC staff to develop a digital platform to support interdisciplinary writing instruction.
July 24, 2014: Scheduled face-to-face meeting at Erie 1 WNYRIC BOCES to view live demonstration of the digital platform – remote participants will view Skype.