Schedule | Summer Literacy Institute
“Inclusive Literacy Practices”
Conference Schedule
Day 1 – Wednesday, May 29, 2024
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Time |
Event |
Location |
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8:00 – 8:45 am |
Check-in Continental Breakfast available in Smith 1520AB |
Outside Shaddock Auditorium |
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8:45 – 9:00 am |
Welcome |
Shaddock Auditorium |
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9:00 – 9:30 am |
Journeyman Ink |
Shaddock Auditorium |
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9:30 – 10:15 am |
Keynote Speaker – Matt de la Peña |
Shaddock Auditorium |
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10:15 – 10:30 am |
Keynote Speaker Q&A |
Shaddock Auditorium |
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10:30 – 10:45 am |
Break + Keynote Book Giveaway |
Shaddock Auditorium |
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10:50 – 11:50 am |
Breakout Session 1 |
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Matt de la Peña Marie Mendoza Cultivating Culturally Responsive Classrooms through an Emergent Bilingual Lens Steve Przymus Modifying Amplify lessons with the cognitive science principle “Effortful Thinking” for emergent bilinguals LaTanya Robinson The Science of Reading & Foundations for Success in Secondary Literacy Linnette Paulino & Elese Wilcox Navigating Learning Diversity Michelle Bauml & Heather Hennessay Tapping into Play: How Intentional Play Can Add Rigor to Literacy in Early Childhood Classrooms Airam Ruiz Unleashed Your Inner Llama!: Creative Writing for Diverse Learners (PK-2) |
Various Rooms |
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11:55 – 1:00 pm |
Networking & Lunch |
Smith 1520AB & RJH Atrium |
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1:05 – 2:05 pm
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Breakout Session 2 Ray Villareal The Writer Inside You Michael Faggella-Luby Modifying Amplify lessons with the cognitive science principle “Attention to Meaning” for students with disabilities Endia Lindo The Science of Reading Comprehension: Approaches to Enhance Reading Comprehension Monique Ervin & Stacy Manross Trauma Informed Literacy Instruction Versika Bailey & Yasmin Ortiz The Importance of Using Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors When Choosing Early Learning Read Alouds Amy Montemayor Early Identification of Dyslexia and Supports for Struggling Readers Jennifer Smith & Robin Griffith Children's literature as teaching tools: Supporting inferential comprehension with illustration and text evidence |
Various Rooms |
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2:10 –3:00 pm |
Networking/Closing with Journeyman Ink |
Shaddock Auditorium |
Day 2 – Thursday, May 30, 2024
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Time |
Event |
Location |
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8:00 – 9:00 am |
Check-in Continental Breakfast available in Smith 1520AB |
Outside Shaddock Auditorium |
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9:00 – 9:30 am |
Journeyman Ink |
Shaddock Auditorium |
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9:30 – 10:15 am |
Keynote Speaker – Duncan Tonatiuh Contemporary Codices: Picture Books and Social Justice |
Shaddock Auditorium |
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10:15 – 10:30 am |
Keynote Speaker Q&A |
Shaddock Auditorium |
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10:30 – 10:45 am |
Break + Keynote Book Giveaway |
Shaddock Auditorium |
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10:50 – 11:50 am |
Breakout Session 1 |
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Duncan Tonatiuh Patsy Robles Culturally Relevant Literature for English Language Classrooms John Fernandez, Mishelle Hall, Xavier Pantoja & Patricia Smith Social Studies Detectives on the Case - Inquiry as a Key to Reading Airam Ruiz (delivered in Spanish) Maestro del verso: Una cita con Pablo Neruda Michelle Bauml & Jennifer Smith Building Background Knowledge with Primary Sources and Children’s Literature Amy Montemayor Handwriting and Spelling Instruction and the Impact on Dysgraphia Kendra Gray High Quality Instructional Materials for All Learners |
Various Rooms |
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11:55 – 1:00 pm |
Networking & Lunch |
Smith 1520AB & RJH Atrium |
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1:05 – 2:05 pm |
Breakout Session 2 Vanessa Cuarenta Linda Tucker Job Embedded Professional Development through Literacy Labs Kendra Gray High Quality Instructional Materials for All Learners Endia Lindo Building Inferential Comprehension Skills in Struggling Readers. Abby Clark “He’s Feeling Brave”: Promoting Social and Emotional Learning and Comprehension in Read Alouds Jennifer Smith Using the 2024 award winning books in the classroom |
Various Rooms |
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2:10 – 3:00 pm |
Networking/Closing with Journeyman Ink |
Shaddock Auditorium |