SSWCA hosts digital roundtables on various topics of interest to secondary school writing and peer tutoring center directors and tutors throughout the year.
All meetings are held on Zoom and last approximately one hour. As always, our member schools participate in these sessions for free; join or renew your membership here. For the 2026-27 school year, Digital Roundtables are free for all registrants, whether they are SSWCA members or not.
All individuals who want to participate must register ahead of time for each digital roundtable of interest. Space is limited to allow participants to engage in small-group, collaborative discussions. Registered participants are emailed a Zoom link and guiding questions a prior to the digital roundtable. For security reasons, we cannot admit individuals who are not pre-registered, so please ensure the name on your Zoom account matches the name you used to register.
Questions and suggestions for future roundtable discussion topics can be emailed to admin@sswca.org.
Upcoming Digital Roundtables
Writing Centers as Leaders in the AI Conversation
Thursday, November 19, 2026 at 7:00pm EST
Join Lauren Miskin and Lisa Scarola, SSWCA’s Regional Representatives, and Scott Bowman, Director of the Hockaday School’s Writing Center, for a digital roundtable exploring the evolving relationship between Writing Centers and AI. This informal discussion will offer an open forum for instructors and tutors to explore how AI is reshaping the ways students learn and engage with the writing process. We’ll discuss strategies for supporting student agency and autonomy, appropriate uses of AI in writing, and the role of Writing Centers in helping students navigate this brave new digital world. Bring your questions, concerns, ideas, and experiments as we draw on the collaborative spirit of writing centers to navigate this new landscape together.
Hosted by Lauren Miskin and Lisa Scarola, SSWCA’s Regional Representatives, and Scott Bowman, Director of the Hockaday School’s Writing Center
Holiday ‘Digital Cookie’ Swap!
Tuesday, December 1, 2026 at 7:00pm EST
Join us for this lively sharing session on writing centers and writing instruction. We all read, listen to, watch and are inspired by research or articles from our field. Come with a recommendation, a PDF, a title, a website, a research article link to digitally share and discuss. We will gather these digital cookies and send a whole ‘tech tin’ of supports, ideas, and things to read this holiday season to all who attend.
Hosted by Carla McCue, director of Peters Township MS Writing Center; Shawna Schneiderman, director of Renaissance High School’s Academic Support Center; and Jennifer Tannous, director of the CB South HS Writing Center
PAST ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
College Essay Review
Margins & Milestones: An End-of-Year Director’s Debrief
From Policing to Pedagogy: Writing Centers as Leaders in the AI Conversation
Neurodivergence in the Writing Center
Everyone’s a Writer! How Writing Centers Can Support Writing across the Curriculum
You’re Not Home Alone: The Excitement–and Craziness–of Being a New Director!
Tutor Shop Talk: Conference Proposal Prep
AI in the Writing Center
SSWCA 101 for Tutors
Director Tips & Tricks for Conference Travel
Workshop for Directors: Writing an Article for JPTSS
Open Forum
New Director
Determining Areas of Growth
The Elective Course
Talk with The Journal of Peer Tutoring in Secondary Schools Editors
Director Speed Dating: Making Professional Connections
Tutor Recruitment
All-subject Learning Centers
Goal Setting and Prep for Next Year
Tutor-led open forum discussion
Converting your conference presentation into a JPTSS article
Beyond the English Department (Writing Across the Curriculum initiatives, etc.)
Managing goals/expectations and setting boundaries
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