The Inaugural Teaching The Great Gatsby Conference
The conference is being held in conjunction with Huntingdon College. Zelda lectured on Scott’s life and work at Huntingdon in the 1940s, and The Fitzgerald Museum is excited to hold this new conference at another historic site in the Old Cloverdale neighborhood.
The conference will be held on July 15 -16, 2022, and Amy Goldman, creator of the Teaching The Great Gatsby Group, will be the Keynote Speaker.
Registration is $150 and will include all sessions, a reception at the Fitzgerald Museum on Friday night, a small Fitzgerald related swag bag, catered lunch and snacks for Saturday sessions, and 6 hours of Continuing Education credits for those who attend six sessions.
Conference Schedule
Friday, July 15
Drum Hall – Huntingdon College
(1125 E Fairview Ave, Montgomery, AL 36106)
Registration: 12:00 – 12:30
Keynote: 12:45 to 1:15 – Amy Goldman
Session One: 1:30 – 2:30 – History of Gatsby
1:30 – 2:30 - Alaina Doten – History of Gatsby and the 1920s
Session Two: 2:45 – 3:30 – History of the Fitzgeralds
Maire Martello - History of Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald
Q&A: 3:30 – 4:00
Reception at The Fitzgerald Museum: 7:00 – 9:00
‘20s dress is encouraged, but not required.
(919 Felder Ave., Montgomery, AL 36106)
Saturday, July 16
Drum Hall – Huntingdon College
Session One: 9:00 to 10:30 – Curriculum and Strategies and Methods
9:00 – 9:40 – Amy Goldman – Curriculum and Activities
9:45 – 10:15 –Marcy Newbold– Curriculum and Activities
Session Two: 10:30 to 12:00 – Strategies and Methods
10:30 – 11:00 - Julie Haynes – Strategies and Methods
11:15 – 11:45 – Deborah Linn McNemee – AP Language