TCU Summer Literacy Institute
Jacqueline Woodson
Keynote Speaker, May 31
National Book Award-winner and MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Jacqueline Woodson is one of the nation’s most acclaimed authors writing for children, adolescents, and adults. Weaving together lyrical language and powerful imagery to create rich and emotional stories, her work explores the complex intersections of race, class, gender, family, and American history.
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Keynote Speaker, June 1
Gloria Ladson-Billings is Professor Emerita and former Kellner Family Distinguished Chair in Urban Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ladson-Billings is the immediate past president of the National Academy of Education, and was the 2005-2006 president of the American Educational Research Association.
Schedule - Day 1
Schedule Day 2