Presented by Dr. Mitchell Brookins, Former Teacher, Current Educational Consultant, Brookins Consulting
Moderated by Pam Austin, Professional Learning Facilitators Manager, Voyager Sopris Learning
English, Language Arts, Writing
Social Studies and Literacy: The Dynamic Duo for K–5 Success
Presented by Dr. Danielle Murray, Director of K-12 Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Penn-Delco School District (PA); Marie Rodgers, K-5 Social Studies Supervisor, Hillsborough County Public Schools (FL); and Melanie Sutherland, Former Teacher, Customer Consultant, TCI
Building Independent Writers: Teaching Moves that Foster Agency, Problem Solving, and Engagement
Presented by Alicia Luick, Staff Developer, The Reading & Writing Project at Mossflower
PBL Playbooks: Authentic, Cross-Curricular Learning Without the Overwhelm
Presented by Jamie MacPherson, Learning Solutions Specialist, Van Andel Institute for Education (VAI Education); and Terra Tarango, Chief Education Officer, Van Andel Institute for Education (VAI Education)
Transforming Test Scores With READING GROWTH!
Presented by Matt Bardin, Nationally Recognized Educational Leader, and Founder and CEO, Zinc Learning Labs
California Literacy: Making Sense of the Science of Reading for Today’s Classrooms
Presented by Dr. Sharon Vaughn, Professor and Executive Director, Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk, University of Texas at Austin; and Dr. Young-Suk Kim, Professor, School of Education, University of California, Irvine
Build Stronger Word Knowledge: 3 Vocabulary Talk Moves That Boost Vocabulary Development
Presented by Dr. Blythe Anderson, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, University at Buffalo, SUNY
Improve Handwriting in a Tech-Driven World While Boosting Engagement and Creativity
Presented by Raegan Marriott, Fourth-Grade Student, John McCandless STEM Charter School (CA); and Courtney Berolzheimer, Program Director, Blackwing Foundation
Teaching Sentences with Intention: Differentiation, Language, and Transfer
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
Infusing Language Across Content Areas: Maximizing Multilingual Learners’ Language Development
Presented by Dr. Katie Toppel, English Language Development Specialist