Students have struggled with reading for as long as the written word has existed, so how can educators best help them develop the reading comprehension skills they need to become confident, lifelong readers? This was the question addressed during the edLeader Panel “Teaching Reading Today: Bridging Research, Practice, and the Social Value of Literacy.”
With resources stretched and funding unpredictable, sustainable, smart edtech investments set schools up for long-term impact. New research from Logitech and THE Journal sheds light on today’s purchasing priorities and what drives confident decision making in schools.
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 Sonja Bloetner, Director, Office of Multilingual Achievement, Baltimore County Public Schools (MD), and Co-Founder, CREATE Solutions, LLC; Marybelle Marrero-Colón, Associate Director of Professional Development Relations, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL); and Dr. Kia Johnson, Senior Director, PreK-12 Professional Development and Evaluations, Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL)
Presented by Sue Thotz, Former Educator, Current Director of Outreach, Common Sense Education; and Tali Horowitz, Former Educator, Current East Coast Education Director, Common Sense Media
Presented by Jason Schmidt, Director of Technology, Oshkosh Area School District (WI); Adam Hyman, Media Arts Technology Teacher, New York City Public Schools (NY); and Jackie Young, Global Head of Marketing, Logitech for Education
Presented by Louisa Moats, Ed.D., Literacy Expert and Author of LANGUAGE! Live®, LETRS®, and Speech to Print
Moderated by Pam Austin, Director of Instructional Technology, Voyager Sopris Learning
Presented by Molly Ness, Ph.D., Author and Teacher Educator, Dirigo Literacy; and Angela Cammarata, M.Ed., National Literacy Consultant, Zaner-Bloser
Presented by Dr. Bryan Drost, Executive Director for Educational Services, Rocky River City School District (OH); and Dr. Lynne Kulich, Senior Director of Solutions Engineering, Renaissance
Presented by Sarah Oberle, Elementary School Teacher, Red Clay Consolidated School District (DE); and Dr. Matthew Courtney, Founder, Courtney Consulting
Moderated by Jessica Jackson, Director of Professional Learning, Learner Variability Project, Digital Promise