Literacy

The Power of BOOKS: Building a Lifelong Love of Reading

The Power of BOOKS: Building a Lifelong Love of Reading

Presented by Dr. Louisa Moats, Literacy Expert and Author of LANGUAGE! Live®, LETRS®, and Speech to Print
Moderated by Cassondra Mantovani, Vice President of Revenue & Operations, Voyager Sopris Learning®

High-Impact Literacy PD Is Personalized, Not Packaged

High-Impact Literacy PD Is Personalized, Not Packaged

Presented by Kendra Totman Padilla, Former Educator, Current Structured Literacy Coach, Stern Center for Language and Learning; and Kimberly Hunt, Experienced Educator, Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, Lamoille North Supervisory Union (VT)
Moderated by Leigh Buettler, Former Educator, Current Director of Professional Learning, Stern Center for Language and Learning

A boy and a girl working on laptops

Middle School Literacy: A Schoolwide Strategy, Not Just a Subject

Presented by Dr. Kip Glazer, School Principal, Author, Speaker, and Technology Consultant; Tom Evans, Vice President of Editorial, World Book; Mikayla Lee, Experienced Educator, Curriculum Designer, World Book; and Rebecca Earnshaw, Senior Director of Digital Products, World Book

Using Whole Texts to Foster Student Agency and Critical Thinking

Using Whole Texts to Foster Student Agency and Critical Thinking

Presented by Rebecca Israel, Director of Literacy Achievement, KIPP New Jersey (NJ); Katie Gribben, District Instructional Lead for ELA/Literacy, Upper Schools, Cambridge Public Schools (MA); and Emily Wojtusik, Experienced Educator, Senior Director of Implementation, Fishtank Learning
Moderated by Jim McVety, Managing Partner, First Step Advisors