Presented by Christopher Albeck, Director, Curriculum and Instruction (K–12), Berkeley Public Schools (CA); George Ellis, Director, California Reading & Literature Project; Dr. Kim Gibbons, Director, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI), University of Minnesota; Jill Hoogendyk, Associate Superintendent, Berkeley Public Schools (CA); and Dr. Dale Webster, President, CORE
Presented by Celeste Myers, Literacy Specialist and Educator, Edna Karr High School (LA); and Dr. Lori Silver, National Literacy Consultant, Lexia
Oral language has been overlooked in education, seen as something students would learn naturally. However, recent research shows that teaching oral language in schools lays the foundation for academic success.
Presented by Dr. Molly Ness, Literacy Specialist; and Heather Blankenship, M.Ed., Manager of Education Partnerships and State Initiatives, Learning A-Z
Presented by Marybelle Marrero-Colón, Former Teacher, Current Associate Director of PD Programs, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL); Dr. Kia Johnson, Senior Director, PreK-12 Professional Development and Evaluations, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL); and Vanessa Wara Perrotta, Former Teacher, Current Director of Curriculum and Professional Learning, Vista Higher Learning
Presented by Jake Daggett, Foundational Literacy Director, Greater Holy Temple Christian Academy (WI); Dr. Holly Ehle, First-Grade Teacher at St. Peter’s Lutheran School, Science of Reading Specialist at The Science of Literacy Learning, and Literacy Professor at Colorado State University Pueblo; Dr. Gabrielle Rodriguez, Superintendent of Central School District #104 (IL), and Owner of Becoming ME Enterprises, LLC; and Dr. Lisa Micou, Senior Assessment Strategist, Riverside Insights
Presented by Daniel Mezzafonte, Supervisor of Science 6-12, Massapequa School District (NY); Andrea Abraham, Former Educator, Current Education Solutions Architect, Britannica Education; and Zachary Linnert, Ed.D., Former Educator, Current Learning and Development Manager, Britannica Education
Presented by Kathryn Grace, M.Ed., CAGS, Literacy Advocate and Creator of Phoneme-Grapheme Mapping™; and Dr. Alecia Blackwood, Assistant Professor of Education, Department of Education and Counseling, Longwood University
Moderated by Joan Macenat Charles, Regional Partner (DC, DE, MA, MD, VA), Really Great Reading
Presented by Dr. Denise Furlong, Assistant Professor and Director of Advanced Programs for Multilingual and Literacy Education, Georgian Court University; and Dr. Keri Orange-Jones, Middle School Assistant Principal and Adjunct Professor, Montclair University and William Paterson University
Presented by Erin Bailey, Ed.D., Former Educator, Current Vice President of Literacy Programs and Research, Reading Is Fundamental; and Sarah Glassman, Ph.D., Manager of K-8 Curriculum, Smithsonian Science Education Center