Gulf Coast Conference on the Teaching of Writing

Dr. Kim Roberts is an education consultant with The Center for the Collaborative Classroom. She has more than twenty-five years’ experience teaching in K-12 and university classrooms. Dr. Roberts received her Ph.D in Educational Leadership from Mississippi State University. She is formerly the director of the Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute and has extensive experience with teachers to support teaching and learning. She has authored or co-authored articles and chapters for publication and has developed and written a variety of curriculum and professional development materials. Kim has consulted with numerous schools districts in developing whole-school professional learning models and has facilitated hundreds of workshops across the country.

Dr. Hicks is a professor of Literacy and Technology at Central Michigan University and focuses his work on the teaching of writing, literacy and technology, and teacher education and professional development. He is a former middle school teacher, collaborates with K-12 colleagues, and explores how they implement newer literacies in their classrooms. Dr. Hicks is Director of Chippewa River Writing Project and is the author of Crafting Digital Writing, The Digital Writing Workshop, co-author of Because Digital Writing Matters, and Create, Compose, Connect! He has a blog at Digital Writing, Digital Teaching. Troy was honored with the CMU’s Provost Award for junior faculty who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in research and creative activity.