Even excellent educational programs fail without support and consistency, so it’s crucial that leaders at all levels of education know how to keep everyone on the same page when implementing new curricula and initiatives in schools.
Presented by Simone McQuaige, Elementary RELA Supervisor, K-5 and Elementary Support Team Coordinator, Prince George’s County Public Schools (MD); Dr. Terra Greenwell, Chief Academic Officer, Jefferson County Public Schools (KY); and Dr. Deann Collins, Deputy State Superintendent, Maryland (Former)
Moderated by Joan Macenat Charles, Regional Partner, Really Great Reading
While the required implementation of the Science of Reading (SOR) appears to be a phenomenon that has swept across state legislatures in recent years, the truth is that it has been a “culmination of decades of research into literacy,” according to Dr. Roland Good, a leading literacy expert who is also Co-founder of Acadience Learning and an original author of the DIBELS early literacy assessment.
Presented by Dr. Roland Good, Co-Founder, Acadience Learning; Jason Borges, Executive Director, NYC Public Schools Literacy Collaborative; O’Kiyyah Lyons-Lucas, Principal, Powell Elementary School (DC); Alisa Dorman, President, Acadience Learning; and Jermal Riggins, Literacy Advisor, Wilson Language Training
Presented by Julie S. Brehmer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Saginaw Valley State University (MI); and Janine Henley, M.Ed., Literacy Specialist, Heggerty
Moderated by Alisa VanHekken, Chief Academic Officer, Heggerty