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 ChorzempaSUNY New Paltz

Dr. Mary Kay SzwejbkaJamestown 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.