Education & Human Development

Conferences & Workshops

Nonfiction Institute - April 25, 2007, University of Maine

Announcing the 1st Annual Nonfiction Institute
Wednesday, April 25, 2007

Sponsored by the University of Maine
College of Education & Human Development ~ Literacy Unit

Our first institute will feature a one-day workshop for K-12 teachers, librarians, and administrators on "Using Nonfiction in the Classroom" with award-winning nonfiction author Penny Colman.

Penny Colman is the author of many award-winning nonfiction books for all ages, including Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial; Girls: A History of Growing Up Female in America; and Rosie the Riveter: Women Working on the Home Front in WWII, which won the Orbis Pictus Honor Award for Outstanding Nonfiction.

Penny Colman has expertise in women’s history and has immersed herself in telling the stories of women in her signature page-turning style. A popular speaker at schools and conferences, Colman is a distinguished lecturer at Queens College, the City University of New York, and is a member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors. Learn more about Penny Colman at www.pennycolman.com

Date: April 25, 2007 ~ 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Location: Jeff’s Catering, Brewer, ME
Fee: $150.00 (Continental breakfast and lunch included)

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~ Registration Form ~

Return to: Amy Cates, Penny Colman Conference, University of Maine,
College of Education & Human Development
5766 Shibles Hall, Orono, Maine 04469-5766

Phone: (207) 581-2438 Fax: (207) 581-2423

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Payment Enclosed: Registration Fee: $150.00 (Continental breakfast and lunch included) made payable to: The University of Maine

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This workshop flier/registration is also available as an Acrobat Reader PDF file.

 

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