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.

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Jacqueline Woodson

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.

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Schedule - Day 1

8:00 - 8:45am	Check-in
8:45 - 9:00am	Welcome
9:00 - 9:30am	TBD
9:30 - 10:15am	Keynote Speaker - Jacqueline Woodson
10:15 - 10:30am	Keynote Speaker Q&A
10:30 - 10:45am	Break + Keynote Book Giveaway
10:50 - 11:50am	Breakout Session 1 Keynote Speaker Breakout* - Jacqueline Woodson Bilingual/Multicultural - Dr. Cloris Rangel Children's Literature - Dr. Jennifer Smith and Dr. Robin Griffith Revamping Read Alouds: Interactions to Support Comprehension Science of Reading Struggling Readers/Literacy Intervention - Dr. Melanie Royal Early Literacy Writing/Digital Literacy *11:45am - 12:15pm: Keynote Breakout Session includes book signing for attendees
11:55am - 12:25pm	Networking + Book Giveaway
12:10 - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:05 - 2:05pm	Breakout Session 2 Bilingual/Multicultural - Dr. Steve Przymus The Magic of Insider Autores y Escritores: Youth Story Tellers as Authors in a Rural Mexican Community-Based Summer Program Learning by Scientific Design - Dr. Jennifer Smith Prior Knowledge that Sticks: Design Schema-Building Activities to Enhance Student Learning Literacy Intervention Struggling Readers Writing Workshop Early Literacy - Dr. Michelle Bauml Writing/Digital Literacy
2:10 - 2:40pm	Networking + Book Giveaway
2:40 - 3:00pm	Closing

Schedule Day 2

8:00 - 8:45am	Check-in
8:45 - 9:00am	Welcome
9:00 - 9:30am	TBD
9:30 - 10:15am	Keynote Speaker - Gloria Ladson-Billings
10:15 - 10:30am	Keynote Speaker Q&A
10:30 - 10:45am	Break + Keynote Book Giveaway
10:50 - 11:50am	Breakout Session 1 Keynote Speaker Breakout* - Gloria Ladson-Billings Bilingual/Multicultural - Ray Villareal Local Authors: Bilingual Voices from our Community Children's Literature/Literacy in the Content Areas - Dr. Michelle Bauml Revamping Read Alouds: Interactions to Support Comprehension Early Literacy Struggling Readers - Dr. Melanie Royal Multisensory Structured Language Strategies in the General Education Classroom Writing/Digital Literacy *11:45am - 12:15pm: Keynote Breakout Session includes book signing for attendees
11:55am - 12:25pm	Networking + Book Giveaway
12:10 - 1:00pm	Lunch
1:05 - 2:05pm	Breakout Session 2 Bilingual/Multicultural - Dr. Patsy Robles-Goodwin Culturally Relevant Literature for English Language Classrooms Literacy Intervention Literacy in the Content Areas - Dr. Audrey Sorrells Early Literacy - Dr. Melodi Faris and Dr. Kathleen Kyzar Writing Workshop Writing/Digital Literacy
2:10 - 2:40pm	Networking + Book Giveaway
2:40 - 3:00pm	Closing