Location & Date
Friday, 1 March 2019
7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Four Points Sheraton
5101 California Avenue
Bakersfield, CA 93309
Phone: (661) 325-9700
Join us for the 29th Annual Building Bridges Conference, where we will explore topics of importance to our discipline area.
This year's theme:
Writing the Wave of Change in Academia
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: 22 February 2019
For the registration form and deadline, 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: 8 February 2019
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.
