Location & Date
7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Four Points Sheraton
5101 California Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone: (661) 325-9700
Description
Join us for the Annual Building Bridges Conference, where we will explore topics of importance to our discipline area.
This year's theme:
30 Years of Innovation
Building Bridges provides college and high school English, ESL, and reading teachers opportunities to connect with publishers and colleagues, attend breakout sessions on a wide range of topics, and share teaching successes with each other.
Continental breakfast and lunch are provided!
Registration
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 5, 2024
For the registration form, click the "Registration" tab at the top of this page.
Note: If, after registering, you cannot attend, kindly send a cancellation message to the Conference Coordinator.
Call for Proposals
Proposals Deadline: Friday, March 22, 2024
For the proposal form, click the "Call for Proposals" tab at the top of this page.
Topic Suggestions:
Reading Strategies, Technology in the Classroom, OER, Dual Enrollment,
Grading Essays Online/Paperless, Literacy, Growth Mindset
Additional Suggestions:
First-Year Experience, Basic Skills, English-as-a-Second-Language,
Technology in the Classroom, Responding to Papers, Teaching Research,
Reading Rhetorically, Critical Thinking, Learning Disabilities, Coping
with Student Attitudes, or any topic related to teaching composition,
literature, or ESL. Panel presentations, especially with faculty from
other campuses, are well-received by BBC participants.
As
in years past, we know that we will have superb presentations by
outstanding presenters--faculty from our campuses. If you have an idea
for a group or individual presentation on a topic relevant to the
teaching of composition, ESL, and literature, please submit your
proposal to the planning committee for consideration.
