English, including reading and writing, is a major priority for all educators regardless of their discipline or level. This has become evident through the discussions, projects, and inquiries during Partnership English transitions meetings. These events are coordinated by the Wyoming School-University Partnership and funded by support from the Qwest Foundation.
Past Events
2013 Teaching Writing in Wyoming Lost in Transition Colloquium: College and Career Ready Research
April 7-8
Casper, Wyoming
Number of participants: 40
22 K-12 educators
5 community college educators
11 University of Wyoming educators
2 other
Colloquium focus: Preparing students for college and career ready research skills across the grade levels, especially high school into college or university.
Conference materials:
Agenda2012 Teaching Writing in Wyoming Colloquium: Exploring the Transfer of Writing Skills
Held April 22-23, 2012 in Casper, Wyoming. 
Number of participants: 58
34 K-12 educators
6 community college educators
15 University of Wyoming educators
3 other
Colloquium focus: The transfer of writing skills across the grade levels, especially high school into college or university.
Conference materials:
Conference agenda available here.
Conference materials, including PowerPoint presentations, available here.
2011 Teaching Writing in Wyoming Colloquium
Held March 6-7, 2011 in Casper, Wyoming.
Number of participants: 60
34 K-12 educators
5 community college educators
18 University of Wyoming educators
3 other
Colloquium focus: Core competencies in teaching reading and writing in grades 6-13, especially considering the fundamental skills of summary, synthesis, and analysis.
2010 Reading and Writing Institute: Developing Social Media Across the Curriculum
Held April 16, 2010 in Sheridan, Wyoming
Number of participants: 47 (plus waiting list)
32 K-12 educators
4 community college educators
9 University of Wyoming educators
Conference focus: using social media (facebook, twitter, etc.) to improve literacy
Conference materials:
Conference agenda available here.
Jumpstarting the discussion
Implementing Social Media handout (by Carol Stewart)
Social Media presentation (by Carol Stewart and Ryan Fisher)
Conference Evaluation responses
2009 Teaching Writing in Wyoming Colloquium
Held April 20, 2009 in Riverton, Wyoming
Number of participants: 67
49 K-12 educators
3 community college educators
13 University of Wyoming educators
Conference focus: teaching critical reading.
Conference agenda available here.
2008 Teaching Writing in Wyoming Colloquium
Held April 18-19, 2008 in Douglas, Wyoming
Number of participants: 52
35 K-12 educators
2 community college educators
15 University of Wyoming educators
Conference focus: general literacy issues
Conference Agenda available here.
