The Inaugural Teaching The Great Gatsby Conference Schedule
The conference will be held on July 15 -16, 2022, and Amy Goldman, creator of the Teaching The Great Gatsby Group, will be the Keynote Speaker.
Registration is $150 and will include all sessions, a reception at the Fitzgerald Museum on Friday night, a small Fitzgerald related swag bag, catered lunch and snacks for Saturday sessions, and 6 hours of Continuing Education credits for those who attend six sessions.
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/teaching-the-great-gatsby-conference-tickets-289947740497
Conference Schedule
Friday, July 15
Drum Hall – Huntingdon College
(1125 E Fairview Ave, Montgomery, AL 36106)
Registration: 12:00 – 12:30
Keynote: 12:45 to 1:15 – Amy Goldman
Session One: 1:30 – 2:30 – History of Gatsby
1:30 – 2:30 - Alaina Doten – History of Gatsby and the 1920s
Session Two: 2:45 – 3:30 – History of the Fitzgeralds
Maire Martello - History of Scot and Zelda Fitzgerald
Q&A: 3:30 – 4:00
Reception at The Fitzgerald Museum: 7:00 – 9:00
‘20s dress is encouraged, but not required.
(919 Felder Ave., Montgomery, AL 36106)
Saturday, July 16
Drum Hall – Huntingdon College
Session One: 9:00 to 10:30 – Curriculum and Strategies and Methods
9:00 – 9:40 – Amy Goldman – Curriculum and Activities
9:45 – 10:15 –Marcy Newbold– Curriculum and Activities
Session Two: 10:30 to 12:00 – Strategies and Methods
10:30 – 11:00 - Julie Haynes – Strategies and Methods
11:15 – 11:45 – Traci Mitchell – AP Language
11:45 – 12:00 – Q&A
Session Three: 1:00 to 2:30 – Discussion Groups
1:00 – 1:30 – Ainsley McClacherie – Fostering Environmental Awareness thru Gatsby
1: 45 – 2:15 – Deborah Moore – Contemporizing Gatsby
2:15 – 2:30 Q&A
Session Four: 2:45 to 4:30 – Discussion Groups
2:45 – 3:15 – Deborah Linn McNemee – Why Does Daisy Stay?
3:30 – 4:15 – Kate Smith - Myrtle and the Greenwich Village Bohemians
4:15 – 4:30 – Q&A