Ohio Poetry Out Loud Announces Semifinals, Upcoming Workshops, and Opens Registration
by OAC Staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 16, 2015
CONTACT
Hannah Brokenshire
hannah.brokenshire@oac.state.oh.us
614-728-4463
Columbus, Ohio--Registration for the 2015-16 Ohio Poetry Out Loud (POL) year is now open until December 1. Beginning this year, Ohio POL will add three regional semifinal contests in addition to regular school contests and the State Finals. Teacher-training workshops are currently planned in Cleveland and Columbus.
Registration
Registration is now open. Schools must be registered for the program for their school champions to compete beyond the school level. All competitions, workshops, and POL curriculum materials are free to contestants and schools. The deadline to register is Tuesday, December 1, 2015.
Regional Semifinals and Program Updates
Semifinals will be held in Cleveland, Columbus, and Dayton during the first week of March 2016. The State Finals in Columbus will now be a half-day event on Saturday March 19, 2016. Ohio POL will also work to develop new regional partnerships to reach teachers and students across the state.
Additional program updates include: offering Continuing Education Unit (CEU) credit for teacher workshops, extending workshop opportunities, archiving workshop videos online, offering an early-winter webinar, and providing semi-final contestants with composite score reports.
Workshop Schedule
Teacher-training workshops are free and open to both registered POL educators and those who are interested in learning more.
Columbus Workshop
Monday, October 26, 2015
4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Thurber House
Cleveland Workshop
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
4:30 p.m.6:30 p.m.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Branch of the Cleveland Public Library
Workshop details are available online. Register for a workshop by contacting Katie Swett, Ohio POL project coordinator, at 614-728-4481 or pol.contractor@oac.state.oh.us. Advanced registration encouraged, walk-ins welcome.
For more information on Poetry Out Loud visit: poetryoutloud.org.
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