Tennessee Tutor Collaboration Day: “Pushing the Center”
A Conference of the Southeastern Writing Center Association
5 November 2022
Hosted by Middle Tennessee State University via Zoom
Opening Remarks: 9:00-9:05 (All times Central) (Room 1)
James Hamby (MTSU)
Keynote Address: 9:05-9:50 (Room 1)
“Pushing the Center from Start to Future” Sarah Esberger (EHS) with Elena Newburry (CMS) and Kathryn Webber (CMS)
Sarah Esberger started as a writing tutor while getting her M.A. at MTSU. Since then, she has been an advocate for writing centers in secondary schools. In 2014, she co-founded the Central Magnet Writing Lab with Dr. Lando Carter and continued as its director for eight years. In this presentation, she will share strategies for pushing the center past initial hesitation, difficulties, and expectations. She will also be joined by two current Central Magnet tutors, Elena Newburry and Kathryn Webber, who have continued pushing the important work of the Central Magnet Writing Lab under a new director.
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SESSION 1: 10:00-11:00
Panel A: A Center of All Trades: Applying Writing Theory Across Disciplines (Room 1)
Trevor Jones (Chair) (DCA), Jake Dockstader (DCA), Kayla Rothman (DCA), May Queener (DCA), and Jason Joseph, Jr. (DCA)
Panel B: Writing Centers and Equity (Room 2)
“The Flagship High School Application Essay Tutoring Project” Kirsten Benson (Chair) (UTK) and Anne Langendorfer (UTK)
“Equity-centered Design: Developing Tools for Scaffolding Linguistically and Culturally Diverse Writing” Simone McCarter (VU) and Cameron Sheehy (VU)
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SESSION 2: 11:10-12:10
Panel C: Disability and Writing Centers I (Room 1)
“The Development of Disability Services in the Writing Center” Angela Benninghoff (Chair) (MSCC)
“No One Left Behind: Writing Center Support for the Neurodivergent” Anastasia Bagley (SBA)
“Using Spatial Design in High School Writing Centers to Minimize and Manage Sensory Issues: Possibilities and Limitations” Kaelyn Hardin (MTSU)
Panel D: Online Writing Centers (Room 2)
“Discovering Discord” Jessica Stites (Chair) (MSCC) and Abby Mire (MSCC)
“Writing Centers and the Challenges of Post-Covid Education” Joshua Schlee (MTSU) and Lis Sodl (MTSU)
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LUNCH 12:10-12:40
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SESSION 3: 12:40-1:40
Panel E: Disability and Writing Centers II (Room 1)
“Student-Centered Tutoring in the Writing Studio” Grace Anne Richardson (Chair) (LU)
“The History and Methodology of Working with Special Needs High School Students in Education and Writing Centers: The Importance of Training, Listening, and Communicating” Charlotte Daigle (MTSU)
Panel F: Round Table Discussion (Room 2)
“Contributing to Our Writing Center Community Through the Development of New Roles” Allie Johnston (APSU), Sasha Chunchukov (APSU), and Lauren Cowan (APSU)
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SESSION 4: 1:50-2:50
Panel G: Supporting Students (Room 1)
“You Can Sit With Us: The Writing Center as a Safe Space” Kylie Petrovich (Chair)(MTSU)
“Dual Enrollment Students and the Writing Center” Jackson Wheeler (MSCC) and Grace Young (MSCC)
“Expanding the Writing Center” Dani Warner (MSCC) and Mysti Stotts (MSCC)
Panel H: Round Table Discussion (Room 2)
“Expanding Into the Archives: A Writing Center’s Response to Imposter Syndrome” Samira Grayson (MTSU) and Morgan Stence (MTSU)
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Poster Presentations: Available from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
“Streamlined Methods for Teaching ESL Students How to Write in English” Alexander Caldwell (MSCC)
“Bridging the Gap: How Writing Centers Prepare High Schools for College” Violet Hendricks (MSCC)
“The Exceptional Community Position of the Writing Center” Violet Hendricks (MSCC)
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Abbreviations
APSU=Austin Peay State University
CMS=Central Magnet School
DCA=Donelson Christian Academy
EHS=Eagleville High School
LU=Lipscomb University
MSCC=Motlow State Community College
MTSU=Middle Tennessee State University
SBA=Silverdale Baptist Academy
UTK=University of Tennessee at Knoxville
VU=Vanderbilt University
