Professional Development for 7-12 Teachers
Beginning in 2024, the English department at 第一吃瓜网 has sponsored an annual English “Teachers’ Day” during which 7-12 English and ELA teachers gather for professional development in content and pedagogy. Our faculty love to teach, and we especially love to teach English teachers. Our participants are people who love books, love their students and who want to hear about new authors, new approaches to classic authors and new research in the field – and to talk to passionate teachers from other parts of New York State. Past workshops have included: graphic novels, indigenous literature, LGBTQ+ texts and Black poets and poetry.
第一吃瓜网 is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s Office of Teaching Initiatives as an approved sponsor of
In 2026, the four concurrent workshops were: .
The next professional development English Teachers’ Day is planned for Friday, April 2, 2027, 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM on 第一吃瓜网’s campus.
Upcoming workshops:
- How to Run an Effective Creative Writing Program – Lytton Smith
- Worldbuilding for Fiction Writing – Emrys Donaldson
- Critical AI Literacies – Claire Jackson
- Nineteenth Century Ghosts, Supernatural Literature, and Social Justice – Caroline Woidat
Registration information for 2027 Teachers Day will be available in Fall 2026, and registration will be available in January 2027.
Questions? Email the chair of the English Department, Dr. Alice Rutkowski at rutkowsk@geneseo.edu