On Tuesday September 24, Laika Olwana (Tutor Representative 2023-2025) hosted a Digital Roundtable named “SSWCA 101: For Tutors.” The session was the beginning of a series of Digital Roundtables designed to support SSWCA member tutors…
Director Tips and Tricks for Conference Travel Roundtable
On Thursday, September 26, Jennifer Tannous of the Central Bucks High School Writing Center in Pennsylvania hosted a Roundtable with assistance from Kelly Crespo of the Downey High School Writing Center in California. The session…
Workshop for Directors: Writing an Article for JPTSS
On Wednesday, May 29, Heather Barton, Amber Jensen and Jenny Goransson hosted a Digital Roundtable called “Workshop for Directors: Writing an Article for JPTSS.” The session was the beginning of a series of Digital Roundtables…
How Much is Too Much: Balancing our Goals and our Limitations
On Thursday, May 9, 2024, SSWCA past-president Renee Brown hosted this digital roundtable. Two years ago, I had to make a very difficult call. I had been a SSWCA board member since 2017 when it…
Digital Roundtable for Tutors: From Presentation to JPTSS Publication
Rebecca Shields hosted a roundtable on turning SSWCA presentations into articles for JPTSS, featuring Stanford OHS student tutors Benjamin Klieger and Keshav Narang. They shared their process of adapting their presentation on informal learning dynamics at their writing center into an article. Their collaborative approach ensured consistent style and voice.
2024 SSWCA Conference Grant Recipients’ Boston Experiences
In this blog post, we include narratives written by the recipients of the 2024 SSWCA Conference's Travel Grants and Registration Waiver Grants. Central Bucks High School South (Warrington, PA) - Registration Waiver Recipient Several students…
2024- “Beyond the English Department” Digital Roundtable Recap
On Tuesday, April 23, Katie Sutcliffe (SSWCA Southeast Regional Representative) hosted a Digital Roundtable called “Beyond the English Department: Activating your Writing Center in Other Disciplines.” Our conversation revolved around challenges and barriers to collaborating…
2023 Grant Recipients and How They Benefited
Provo High School - Utah The Provo High School Writing Center, founded in the 2022-2023 school year, opened its doors February 2nd to students. The PWC is a student-led, teacher-directed writing center that is open…
2023-All-Subject Centers Digital Roundtable Recap
On Tuesday, January 24, Rebecca Shields (Member At Large) and Melissa Morgan (Middle School/All-Subject Centers Representative) hosted a Digital Roundtable for directors interested in learning more about all-subject learning centers. Much of our conversation centered…
2022 – Director Speed Dating: Making Professional Connections Roundtable Recap
On December 1, 2022, Kelly Crespo hosted a roundtable discussion to facilitate director-to-director discussions. Three directors from southern California, one director from Massachusetts, and one director from Pennsylvania were in attendance. Through three rounds of…