Drs. Lauren Coulter and Jane Fife of the English Department were recently
awarded $47,962 from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission to fund
professional development workshops for teachers in Southeast Tennessee.

The two workshops will be held in summer 2002 for up to fifty teachers,
grades 6-12, from Hamilton, Marion, Meigs, Rhea and Sequatchie counties.
These workshops will stress the importance of understanding cultural
differences between teacher and student.  The workshops are entitled
"Teaching
Reading and Writing as Reflective Practices:  Tapping Regional Identities to
Improve Student Reading and Writing."  The goal will be to help teachers
develop
a more informed and unified approach to teaching reading and writing to a
culturally diverse group of students.

Congratulations to Drs. Coulter and Fife on being recognized for their
expertise in this area.


Diane Miller
Director
Office of Grants and Program Review/Dept 4905
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
615 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN  37403
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