"Mark Twain Goes To School" UFor Educators & Media Specialists Grades 3 - 12 2008 Schedule Austin, TX - January 25, 2008 Long Beach, CA - February 29, 2008 Celebration, (near Orlando) FL - March 28, 2008 San Francisco, CA - April 11, 2008 Boston, MA - May 9, 2008 "I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." Mark Twain |
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Bio & Books of Dr. Cindy Lovell
1112 Hill Street Hannibal, Missouri 63401 Telephone 386-405-8635
Press Information on Dr. Lovell Cindy recorded her dream of becoming a teacher in her autobiography, written in third grade.
"When I am grown up I would like to be a teacher. I think it would be fun, because I play school at home and it is very fun." |
Introducing Dr. Cindy Lovell Cindy Lovell, Ph.D. serves as Associate Professor of Education at Quincy University, Quincy, Illinois. She has authored numerous articles and publications and is the author of two children’s novels, Rachel Mason Hears the Sound and Not This Sunday. (And yes, both books mention Mr. Twain.)
Cindy founded and directed the HATS (High Achieving Talented Students) Program at Stetson University, and continues her affiliation with Stetson by directing the Mark Twain Young Authors’ Workshop. Cindy serves as the TAG Progeny editor for the Mensa Research Journal and serves on the review board for the Florida Reading Quarterly. Cindy enjoys all of these roles, but her favorite way to spend time is volunteering at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Missouri where she serves as the Education Coordinator.
Cindy welcomes your questions and requests for teaching assistance at cindy.lovell@marktwainmuseum.org
Hello, fellow educators, I first fell in love with the works of Mark Twain in the 4th grade. Of course our teacher read us the whitewashing chapter, and the rest, as they say, is history. Although I dropped out of high school in the 11th grade, I spent subsequent years volunteering in schools - giving talks about Mark Twain, showing students how Mark Twain connected to them, and relating his life and work to just about any topic that came up. Finally, I realized that I had to pursue my childhood dream of becoming a teacher, which I did. I taught elementary school before earning my Ph.D. at the University of Iowa, and I have been working in teacher education ever since, presently serving as Associate Professor of Education at Quincy University, Illinois. I direct the Mark Twain Young Authors’ Workshop, a full scholarship weeklong program for talented young authors in grades 5-8, which is held in Hannibal, Missouri, and I have taught many Mark Twain workshops on a variety of subjects with students of all ages. I also co-direct teachers’ workshops at the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum each summer. All of these experiences have led me to two conclusions: 1) students of all ages love the works of Mark Twain when introduced in an engaging way, and 2) teachers would like to teach Mark Twain, but they feel that they need some background and ideas to get started. That’s where I come in. We’ll spend an unforgettable day together learning about the man behind the legend – the boy who left school at the age of 11 and went to work as a printer’s apprentice; the young man who piloted steamboats on the Mississippi River before traveling by stagecoach to the wild west where he mined for silver; the loving father who buried three children in his lifetime. We’ll explore dozens of ways to integrate literature and history with other subject areas: science, art, music, geography, math, culture – even current events. We’ll also explore a broad sampling of Twain’s works beyond Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn – The Prince and the Pauper, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, Roughing It, Following the Equator, and more. Twain’s short stories make a perfect jumping off point, so we’ll sample those as well. Consider this experience a veritable feast for your funny bone, but don’t be surprised if you are also deeply moved by the stories. Mark Twain knew humanity. I promise you will not be tempted to play hooky for a single second of this workshop. We’ll explore passages, develop projects, and create activities that can be put to use first thing Monday morning in your own classrooms. This is a workshop rich in resources and guaranteed to engage you, the educator so that you can engage your students. I look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Cindy Lovell, Ph.D.
"It is noble to teach oneself, but still nobler to teach others -- and less trouble." ~Mark Twain |
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