English, Language Arts, Writing

Policy Into Practice: State Literacy Leadership

Policy Into Practice: State Literacy Leadership

Presented by Bobbie Burnham, Assistant Commissioner, Office of Teaching and Learning, Minnesota Department of Education; Dr. Claudia Ladd, Literacy and Early Childhood Division Administrator, CLSD Language and Literacy Director, and Education Innovation Research Grant Director, Wyoming Department of Education; and Maya Valencia Goodall, Chief Impact Officer, CORE Learning

District Actions for Systemwide Literacy Impact

District Actions for Systemwide Literacy Impact

Presented by Laura Mendes, M.Ed., Director of Literacy, Springfield Public Schools (MA); Gabi Bell Jiménez, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Academic Officer, Milwaukee Public Schools (WI); and Maya Valencia Goodall, Chief Impact Officer, CORE Learning

Improving Literacy Outcomes with AI: Lessons from Schools Around the World

Improving Literacy Outcomes with AI: Lessons from Schools Around the World

Presented by Dr. Sherri N. Wilson, Former Director of Innovative Learning, Current Principal, William Dandy Middle School, Broward County Public Schools (FL); Dr. Geri Gillespy, Experienced Education Leader, Director, Industry Advisor, Microsoft Elevate in the Americas; Leigh Williams, Information and Technology Executive, Brisbane Catholic Education; and Allie Thompson, Former Special Education Teacher, Current Senior Marketing Manager, Microsoft Education

Teacher helping students

4 Elements of Vocabulary Instruction: More Than a Word List

Presented by Dr. Tim Rasinski, Professor Emeritus of Literacy Education at Kent State University, and Author; Melissa Cheesman Smith, Educator, Teacher Mentor, Las Sendas Elementary (AZ); and Savannah Campbell, Reading Specialist and Literacy Consultant, Campbell Creates Readers
Moderated by Tara Welty, Senior Vice President and Publisher of Scholastic Professional Books, Scholastic

Writing Rockets: A Unique Approach to Building Stronger Paragraphs and Essays

Writing Rockets: A Unique Approach to Building Stronger Paragraphs and Essays

Presented by Zisel Roth, MS, Experienced Special Educator, Curriculum Writer; Mindy Reifer, MA, Elementary and Middle School Principal; and Shanita Francis, Social-Emotional Learning Consultant
Moderated by Jennah Schuh, M.Ed., SBL, SDL, Director of Education and Training, Rockland County-Based Non-Profit

Beyond Decoding: How Purposeful Practice Builds Fluency

Beyond Decoding: How Purposeful Practice Builds Fluency

Presented by Dr. Carolyn Brown, Experienced Educator, Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, and Co-Founder, Foundations in Learning; and Angelia Hoyer, Experienced Educator, Professional Learning Consultant
Moderated by Allison Zimmermann, Experienced Educator, CEO, Foundations in Learning