Literacy

Why It’s Time to Teach Reading to Teens

Why It’s Time to Teach Reading to Teens

Presented by Priscilla Barrera, English 1 Lead Teacher, IDEA San Juan College Prep (TX); Nick Brummer, Eighth-Grade ELA Lead Teacher, Eagle Valley Middle School (CO); and Leah Sewell, Former Teacher, Current Director of Partnerships, Zinc Learning Labs

Teaching Reading Today: Bridging Research, Practice, and the Social Value of Literacy

Teaching Reading Today: Bridging Research, Practice, and the Social Value of Literacy

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

Advancing Multilingual Learner Literacy: District Leadership in Action

Advancing Multilingual Learner Literacy: District Leadership in Action

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)

A Regulated Classroom: Preparing Every Child to Learn, Read, and Thrive

A Regulated Classroom: Preparing Every Child to Learn, Read, and Thrive

Presented by Kai-leé Berke, Former Educator, Current CEO, Heggerty; Heather Minter, Author and Thought Leader; Dr. Diane Davison King-Shaw, Child and Family Therapist, Lourie Center School (MD); and Marjorie Bottari, Former Educator, Current Vice President, Academic Content & Learning Design, Heggerty

Bring the Science of Reading to Life Through Student Discussions

Bring the Science of Reading to Life Through Student Discussions

Presented by Dr. Mitchell Brookins, Former Teacher, Current Educational Consultant, Brookins Consulting; Lisa Pagano, Director of Advanced Studies, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (NC); and Teri Laliberte, Former Teacher, Current Assistant Director of Professional Learning, Great Books Foundation

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Building Reading Fluency: The Role of Rich and Varied Practice

Presented by Dr. Carolyn Brown, Adjunct Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Iowa, and Co-Founder, Foundations in Learning; and Dr. Carolyn Strom, Former Teacher, Current Clinical Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Literacy, NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education & Human Development
Moderated by Allison Zimmermann, Former Teacher, Current CEO, Foundations in Learning