Dr. Brent House, A. Miller & A. Pi

BRENT HOUSE, PhD

Andrew Miller

& Anthony Pinneri

Ink Off The Page: Responding to traditional and 21st Century poetry

Convocation Center

South

Hospitality Room (in pink)

Afternoon Workshop (2:20-3:30 PM)

Ink Off The Page; Responding to Traditional and 21st Century Poetry

Workshop Description:

How students can use poetry in today's classrooms. How and why to teach it. How to relate traditional and 21st Century poetry, How it can be successfully assessed as personal expression and experience.

Target Group:

Secondary Teachers, Secondary Teacher Candidates

BRENT HOUSE,PhD

Dr. Brent House is a native of Hancock County, Miss., where, prior to his years in higher education, he was a farmer who raised cattle and watermelons on his family farm. His father, John Bunyon House, was an avid reader when he was away from the fields, and, as a result, Dr. House was influenced to begin a career in English Studies. He still misses his life on the farm, and he will return to farming when he retires from his teaching life, but, until then, he finds that farming and teaching are similar crafts, and he enjoys planting knowledge in the minds of his students at Cal U.

ANTHONY PINNERI

Anthony Pinneri is a student member of the English Education Collaborative (EEC). He is currently a sophomore attending California University of Pennsylvania studying Secondary Education in English and Administrative Leadership. Anthony had attended last years English Education Collaborative conference in the spring of 2016 after being asked by Dr. Kim Vanderlaan. He is also involved in SPSEA (Student Pennsylvania State Education Association) here at campus.

Off campus, Anthony works at Elizabeth Forward School district as a maintenance man part-time, and a high school musical director their as well. He also is an assistant manager at Butlers Golf Course in Elizabeth Pa. Anthony had become interested in English back in high school. He loves reading and exploring different genres and themes in stories. He wants to show students that English is not always about writing papers. It can be expressed in different ways and activities. Anthony hopes to one day teach students about English and later on become a school principal.

ANDREW MILLER

Andrew Miller is a student member of the English Education Collaborative (EEC). He is a sophomore attending California University of Pennsylvania studying Secondary Education in English. Andrew had attended the first English Education Collaborative conference “March First” in the spring of 2015 and was invited by the board to become an official member of the EEC following his attendance to the conference.

Besides the EEC, Andrew participates in the campus ministry Students Taking a New Direction and the University Choir at California University of Pennsylvania. Throughout his education at Cal. U., Andrew has become most interested in how English Literature and Language has a tremendous impact in learning and culture beyond the English classroom. Andrew hopes that his studies in Secondary Education, English, and his participation in the EEC will prepare him to teach English abroad in the country of Romania and build “bridges” between cultures by means of the English language.