Presented by Dr. Reid Lyon, Neuroscientist (Neuropsychology), Specialist in Learning Disorders, and Literacy Researcher
Moderated by Pam Austin, Director of Instructional Technology, Voyager Sopris Learning
Faced with a need to improve literacy skills and overall reading achievement, district leaders from Berkeley Unified School District in California (BUSD) knew that, no matter what they did, results wouldn’t be fast or easy. But only after three years of dedicated systematic change in kindergarten through fifth grade, they have seen improvement in not just student scores but also in teacher confidence in their ability to meet students’ needs.
Presented by Shawn Datchuk, Ph.D., M.Ed., Director, Iowa Reading Research Center, University of Iowa; and Cheryl Lundy Swift, Ed.D., Director, Professional Learning, Learning Without Tears
Presented by Carol Jago, Associate Director, California Reading and Literature Project, UCLA, and Past President, National Council of Teachers of English; Lorna Simmons, Former Special Education Teacher, and Author, Saxon Reading Foundations; Dr. JT Torres, Director, Houston H. Harte Center for Teaching and Learning; and Samantha Garon, VP of Product Management, Heinemann
Presented by Aruna Gilbert, Executive Vice President and Chief Program and Policy Officer, Early Learning Coalition of Palm Beach County; Dr. Hee Jin Bang, Vice President, Efficacy Research & Evaluation, Age of Learning; and Dr. Dan Domenech, Former Executive Director, AASA, The School Superintendents Association
Presented by Dr. Molly Ness, Literacy Specialist; and Heather Blankenship, M.Ed., Manager of Education Partnerships and State Initiatives, Learning A-Z
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 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
