Another pair of English Teachers Asked to Present at Conference

Dr. Kimberly Williams
photo credit: Wychoff-Tweedy

I'm please to report that two veteran teachers, Michael Palmquist and Dr. Kim Williams, will be presenting at the 2015 English Language Arts County-Wide Institute Day at Wheaton North High School on February 27. 

The title of their presentation is "Laughing With Shakespeare."

I'm really looking forward to see their presentation, which is sure to be fantastic.  Here's a description of what sounds like an entertaining and educational presentation:

Why do we have to do Shakespeare? Because it’s important? Because it’s on the final? Your new answer will be “Because it’s awesome!” This session presents a method of “doing Shakespeare” that will have you laughing hysterically and leave you re-energized to help your students engage with these classic plays.  

Michael has been teaching our senior-level Shakespeare class for years.  Kim teaches Romeo and Juliet in her English 1 Honors classes.  The two have been doing innovative instructional things with Shakespeare together.  Last year, Mike's students came in to Kim's classes to help students complete a class acting project.

This year's annual regional conference is entitled: "Celebrating Language Arts: Getting Serious About Humor Redux."  It attracts teachers and administrators from all around Chicagoland.  More information about this year's conference here.

·    Contact Info for Mike and Kim:

o   Palmquist: mpalmquist@hinsdale86.org

o   Williams: kwilliams@hinsdale86.org