Sunday, February 2
Writing with Purpose: Building a Culturally Responsive Teaching Practice
Raphael Raphael
How can we best meet our students where they are? What are the most effective ways to leverage and affirm students’ existing cultural and community knowledge? Drawing on a successful Department of Education-funded writing project for Native Hawaiian students, Dr. Raphael offers practical strategies for infusing literacy instruction with a culturally responsive teaching lens. This session will demonstrate how educators can leverage and affirm students’ existing cultural knowledge to create accessible and meaningful writing experiences. Attendees will gain actionable ideas to deepen place-based and community-based knowledge while boosting students’ confidence in writing. These practical strategies can enhance student engagement while building a more inclusive teaching practice.
Sunday, February 2 & Monday, February 3
Constructing a Literacy Processing System: Theory Into Practice
Mary Fried
Sunday, February 2 & Monday, February 3
Access for All: Every Reader CAN Read Grade Level Texts
Leslie McBane and Jacqueline Wissman
Sunday, February 2 & Monday, February 3
Effective Feedback Strategies for Young Writers K-6
Jeff Williams
Sunday, February 2 & Monday, February 3
Author chat with David Bouchard
David Bouchard
Join keynote speaker, author, and literacy advocate for his featured session discussing the books that spark a love of reading! David will share many of his favorite books (banned or not) that can help to ignite that spark and will invite participants to do the same. Participants are invited to bring a favorite book (invited but not compelled)!