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Italy Reads Archive: PAST ITALY READS EVENTS

Italy Reads 2022 Events

  • Keynote Address by Katie Simon, introduced by Sonia Di Loreto

  • Master Class for High School Teachers by Katie Simon and Sonia Di Loreto

  • Guest Lectures: 24 Oct., Cultural Diversity by Pilar Murguia; 23 Nov., Indigenous Peoples of Northern America - Then and Now, by Andrea Lanzone 

  • Interview of Keynote Speaker and Guest Lecturers by high school students

  • Presentation of Digital Newsletters by high school students

  • Teacher Training Workshops, 22 Sept., 7 Oct., 14 Oct.

  • Italy Reads Theatre, Nov. 18-27.

  • Video Production Workshop, 12 Dec.

  • Professional Development Course for High School Teachers for Italy Reads 2023-2024, held Spring 2023

Italy Reads 2021 Events

  • Keynote Address by Melanie Masterton Sherazi, 19 Oct.
  • Master Class for High School Teachers
  • Interview of Keynote Speaker, James Demby, son of author, Jim Hall, friend and collaborator of author by High School students
  • Teacher Training Workshops
  • Italy Reads Theatre, May 6-15
  • Professional Development Course for High School Teachers for Italy Reads 2022-2023, held Spring 2022

Italy Reads 2019 Events

  • 7 September 2019, 9:00am-5:00pm, Aula Magna Regina, Guarini Campus, Teacher Training Workshop
  • 3 October, and 19 November 2019, 4:30-7:30pm, Room T.G.3., Tiber Campus, Mini Teacher Training Workshops
  • 14 October, 2019, 6-8pm, Aula Magna Regina, Guarini Campus, Keynote Address, "Composting Whitman: An Approach to Reading Leaves of Grass" by Ed Folsom, Ph.D.
  • 15 October 2019, 6-8pm, Aula Magna Regina, Guarini Campus, Master Class for Teachers by Ed Folsom, Ph.D.
  • 29 October to 10 November 2019, Italy Reads Theatre - Italy Reads and The English Theatre of Rome present Donald Steven Olson's award-winning new play, Oscar & Walt. 10 performances were offered.
  • 22, 29 October and 26 November 2019 - Italy Reads Video Production Workshops for high school students.
  • 18 November, 7:00-8:30pm, Aula Magna Regina, Guarini Campus, Film Screening and discussion with producers of Whitman Alabama.
  • 1 April, 2020, 6:00-7:00pm, Aula Magna Regina, Guarini Campus, Student Video Contest Award Ceremony (online)

Italy Reads 2020 Events

  • 14 October 2020 (online) Keynote Address by Antonio López, Ph.D. Watch the video recording of this Master Class is available at Italy Reads Resources for Teachers.
  • 21 October 2020 (online) Master Class for High School Teachers by Keynote Speaker. Watch the video recording of this Master Class is available at Italy Reads Resources for Teachers.
  • 18 October 2020, (online) TEDxJohnCabotUniversity was an event focused on contextualizing the position of academic institutions in the pressing issue of promoting climate action through change-makers, educators, and entrepreneurs. 
  • Teacher Training Workshops: Friday, 11 September 2020--9:30am-12:00pm; 3:30-6:00pm; Saturday, 24 October 2020--9:30am-12:00pm; 3:30-6:00pm

Italy Reads 2018 Events

Italy Reads 2018 Flannery O'Connor
Professional Development Course for High School Teachers - Spring 2018 Term, Teacher Training Workshops, 13 April and 28 September (replica) 9:00am-5: 00 pm, Aula Magna Regina, Guarini Campus, Keynote Address and Master Class for Teachers with Mark Bosco, S.J., Ph.D.

Preview Film Screening of the documentary Flannery, introduced and commented by producer and director Rev. Mark Bosco, S.J., Ph.D., The English Theatre of Rome presented 7 replicas of a choral reading of 'Everything That Rises Must Converge.' 

Video Production Workshops
Italy Reads Special Professional Development Course for High School Teachers entitled 'Information and Misinformation in a Fake News World, taught by visiting Professor Deanna Lee.

TESOL Italy's 43rd National Convention 'Paths of Change'
Professor Lee and some of her students presented the outcome of their course in the workshop entitled 'The Importance of Language in a Fake News World.'

Italy Reads 2018 Student Video Contest