NCRA 52nd Annual North Carolina Reading Conference

A(rt)dvocacy : storytelling activism as a means of Arsenal and Revival [in this session, we will explore and navigate the important use of creative storytelling for radical disruption, confrontation, and unpacking of all that is unjust and under-reported. The use of spoken word poetry is an unconventional and clever way to create meaningful impact and bring about dialogue, new ways of thinking and ultimately, an awakening

Presenters

Ayanna Albertson Gay

Ayanna Albertson-Gay is a writer, spoken word poet, and content creator from Goldsboro, North Carolina by way of Durham. Specializing in what she's named "a(rt)dvocacy", Ayanna leverages her communication and creative writing skills to promote economic and social justice through critical... Read More →

Sunday March 26, 2023 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives
Grade Level K-12 and Beyond
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

1:00pm EDT

I'm LETRS Trained, Now What?

Limited Capacity seats available

The LETRS training will leave you filled with a ton of language & phonics knowledge, but what should that knowledge look like and sound like everyday in your K-5 classroom? Jen will help teachers translate key findings of the science of reading research into actionable instructional moves and routines at your small group reading table and teach teachers how to shift foundational literacy practices from a sight focus to a multisensory sound focus for skill based phonics instruction regardless of your school's phonics program.

Presenters

Jen Jones

Hello Literacy

K-12 Reading Specialist | ELA Staff Developer BA, English & Psychology | MA, K-12 Reading28 Years in Teaching CA . FL . NCTpT Teacher Author | CEO at Hello Literacy®Font Designer | Keynote Speaker Chapter Author | Decodables AuthorArt & Science of Reading Advocate

Sunday March 26, 2023 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Piedmont Ballroom 1

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading
Grade Level K-5
Audience Teachers, pre-service teachers, reading specialists, Leaders (school, district, state)

1:00pm EDT

Let Me See: Explicit Reading Instruction for Secondary Classrooms

Limited Capacity seats available

Many secondary educators and Leaders are not sure what explicit teaching of reading skills looks like in the secondary classroom. This session will provide clear "LOOK FORS” to help classroom teachers and Leaders build their capacity to provide Reading Instruction to multiple content areas in secondary education. Participants will learn & practice a variety of modeling, examples, and resources focused on Before, During & After reading strategies that support explicit reading instruction. Participants will need their devices.

Presenters

Talia R. Cotton

Trainer, Talia R. Cotton Service Group, LLC

Talia R. Cotton, M.Ed.EDUCATOR, TRAINER, CONSULTANT, MENTOR, & TUTORCareer Summary16 years of Educational Experience 13 years: Teaching Experience ● 11 years: Educational/ Technology Trainer Experience 12 years: Reading/ Academic Coach Experience ● 7 years: Educational Supervisory... Read More →

Sunday March 26, 2023 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Salem Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Writing, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

1:00pm EDT

The Mirror Process That Leads to Storytelling: Empowering Students to Tell Their Stories

Limited Capacity seats available

Empowering students to tell their stories is a process. There is some pre-planned work we must do as educators in the spaces we’re given to build an environment where students feel a strong sense of belonging.
In this session, we’ll look at many possible ways to build the environment students need to not only feel they belong, but also reaffirmed, and encouraged to tell their story. Be prepared to do the work we’re asking students to do. Get ready to tell YOUR story.

Presenters

Emily Francis

ESL Teacher, Independent

Sunday March 26, 2023 1:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Language Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Sunday Institute, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing
Grade Level K-12 and Beyond
Audience Classroom and pre-service teachers, ESL teachers

3:30pm EDT

AntiRacist Literacy Leadership

Limited Capacity seats available

Literacy plays an important role in the development of critical thinkers. This session will demonstrate how educators can use children's picture books to foster healthy racial identities and anti-racist practices. We'll examine sample lesson plans teachers have used with kindergarten through fifth grade learners to activate critical thinking as it relates to racial identity.

Presenters

Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock

Lead Curator (Exec. Director), we are (working to extend anti-racist education, Inc)

Ronda Taylor Bullock is originally from Goldston, NC. She earned her doctorate at UNC Chapel Hill in the Policy, Leadership, and School Improvement Program. Her research interests are critical race theory, whiteness studies, white children’s racial identity construction, and anti-racism... Read More →

Kelvin Bullock

Executive Director of Equity, Durham Public Schools

Dr. Daniel Kelvin Bullock is the Executive Director for Equity and Professional Development for Durham Public Schools. In this role, he specializes in identifying and reducing inequities that exist in students' educational experiences and managing professional learning for all employees... Read More →

Sunday March 26, 2023 3:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level All
Audience All

3:30pm EDT

Choosing and Using Decodable Texts

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will focus on this critical phonics practice tool and how to maximize its impact through connections to phonics, fluency, writing, comprehension, and vocabulary, Participants will receive a lesson planner template and have time to create a sample lesson.

Presenters

Wiley Blevins

Author, Self

Wiley Blevins is an author, educational consultant, and researcher. He completed his graduate work at Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has taught both in the United States and South America. Wiley has written over 16 books for teachers, including A FRESH LOOK AT PHONICS, PHONICS... Read More →

Sunday March 26, 2023 3:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Salem Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Writing
Grade Level K-2
Audience Teachers, pre-service teachers, reading specialists, Leaders

3:30pm EDT

Writing Workouts: Strategies to Build Students’ Writing Skills, Stamina, and Success

Limited Capacity seats available

Good writers don’t wing it—they have a plethora of skills. They list, picture, circle, strategize and revise to make language come alive. They know what to use and when. Like ace athletes, they are highly trained and well-versed in the techniques found in this workshop. Slinky paragraphs, pop-up poems, paint chip plotting, and many other activities get the serious business of teaching critical and creative writing done. Help students learn to: Hone skills in persuasive writing, argument, fiction, poetry, memoir and more.

Presenters

Rebecca Harper

Featured Speaker

Dr. Rebecca G. Harper is an Associate Professor of Language and Literacy in the College of Education and Human Development at Augusta University where she teaches courses in literacy, qualitative research, and curriculum, and serves as the EdD program director. Her research focuses... Read More →

Sunday March 26, 2023 3:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Writing
Grade Level Middle & High School
Audience Classroom teachers, pre-service teachers

5:45pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Grand Opening

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants can visit with the vendors and exhibitors attending the conference.

Sunday March 26, 2023 5:45pm - 6:45pm EDT
Winston Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Content/ Strand Conference Event
Grade Level All
Audience All

7:30pm EDT

NCRA Awards Ceremony & Delegates Assembly

Limited Capacity seats available

NCRA Awards Ceremony & Delegates Assembly

Sunday March 26, 2023 7:30pm - 9:30pm EDT
Piedmont Ballroom 1

Content/ Strand Conference Event
Grade Level PK-12
Audience NCRA Delegates & Awards Winners

TBA

Visit Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall 7:30 am- 6:00 pm

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants can visit with the vendors and exhibitors attending the conference.

Monday March 27, 2023 TBA
Winston Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Content/ Strand Conference Event
Grade Level All
Audience All

TBA

Open Registration- 7:00am-5:00pm

Limited Capacity seats available

NCRA Reading Conference participants can register and pick up their conference materials.

Monday March 27, 2023 TBA
Winston-Salem Foyer Benton Convention Center

Open Registration

Content/ Strand Registration
Grade Level All
Audience All

7:30am EDT

Coffee and morning snacks in Exhibit Hall

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants start your day off with a cup of coffee and a variety of snacks while you mingle with other participants, vendors, and exhibitors.

Monday March 27, 2023 7:30am - 8:10am EDT
Winston Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Content/ Strand Conference Event
Grade Level All
Audience All

8:10am EDT

Opening Session: The Value of Questions: Curiosity and Wonder as Fuel for Learning

This talk will focus on creativity and imagination, the way that both can foster a greater sense of discovery in youth, and the way art can enhance learning and literacy. Attendees will be guided through a framework that will help them to think about how creative exploration supports their learning goals for their students and helps them attain specific outcomes. We will not only talk about integrating already existing art into the classroom, but also how to engage students in their own creative process.

Speakers

Dasan Ahanu

owner, Dasan Ahanu LLC

Dasan Ahanu is a jack of many trades; he is a public speaker, poet, organizer, workshop facilitator, spoken word artist, educator, songwriter, writer and emcee. Dasan has hosted or coordinated many poetry, jazz, Hip Hop, and cultural arts events. He has helped to establish and grow... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 8:10am - 9:15am EDT
Salem Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

General Session, Opening

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand ALL
Grade Level All
Audience All

9:25am EDT

"Literacy Escape Rooms: Using Classroom and Digital Escape Rooms to Engage Students'

Limited Capacity seats available

Escape rooms have become a widespread entertainment experience that individuals of all ages can enjoy. Using hints and clues, participants solve a series of puzzles to complete the objectives of the game and escape the room. In this session, participants will take part in a Literacy Escape room using a novel as an anchor text to address literacy competencies and standards in an engaging setting.

Presenters

Rebecca Harper

Featured Speaker

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level Grades 3-12
Audience Pre-service, classroom teachers, writing instructors

9:25am EDT

Can I Write My Own Decodable Texts? You Bet!

Limited Capacity seats available

Tired of searching for decodable texts only to find that they don’t match your phonics scope and sequence? Learn strategies for creating your own decodable texts that your students will love.

Presenters

Heather Aiken, PhD

Research Scientist, Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute

TRI: Targeted Reading- Teresa Taylor

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading
Grade Level K-2
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers

9:25am EDT

Connecting Families Through Reading, Arts & Crafts

Limited Capacity seats available

Have you ever wanted to take readers beyond your book through arts & crafts? Learn how to brainstorm and come up with tons of ideas to incorporate arts and crafts at your next book events.

Presenters

Sheryl Smiley-Oliphant

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level Early Literacy - grade 8
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:25am EDT

Creating a Science of Reading Classroom

Limited Capacity filling up

Heard of the Science of Reading but you’re not too sure how it looks in the classroom? That’s the entire purpose of this session. We’ll unpack the Word Recognition and Language Comprehension strands of the Reading Rope and look at strategies on how to infuse them into the classroom.

Presenters

Jamil Odom

VP, Literacy Strategy, Savvas Learning Company

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:25am EDT

Culturally Responsive Literacy Leadership

Limited Capacity seats available

School and district literacy leaders can join this session to discover strategies and protocols to guide school and classroom literacy decisions that build a deeply inclusive culture for literacy learning.

Presenters

Heidi Perez

Literacy Specialist, Durham Public Schools

Heidi Perez, Literacy Integration Specialist for Durham Public Schools, has served students and teachers as a public educator, advocate, instructional coach and leader for over 28 years. Heidi's passion centers on literacy learning because literacy is the key to agency and active... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, North Carolina Storied Lives, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state)

9:25am EDT

Giving Your Culture A Voice Through Literacy

Limited Capacity seats available

A dive into culturally responsive literature for K-5 classrooms. We will explore conversations and activities that can be done with different grade levels to explore how students can relate to literature through their culture.

Presenters

Chantae Reynolds

ASU Academy at Middle Fork

Kori Trainor

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:25am EDT

How we got to now: finding the story that’s underneath through the immediate and obvious

Limited Capacity seats available

This writing workshop explores personal narrative by looking at what’s on the ‘surface’ (things people can readily see/identify) and exploring personal history and the events that led to things appearing as they do today. Participants may use this time to workshop their original pieces to share in the Paper Thin Open Mic on Monday, March 27th!

Presenters

D.J. Rogers

Durham Poet Laureate

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
Twin City Boardroom (20)

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives
Grade Level All
Audience All

9:25am EDT

Invisible Sentence: Recognizing, Supporting, and Advocating for Children of Incarcerated and Returning Parents

Limited Capacity seats available

On any given day, there are 2.7 million children in the US with at least one incarcerated parent (17,000+ in NC). Participants will learn about the children, ways to create a community to support them, and available resources and leave with materials, access to book lists, and a homework assignment!

Presenters

Melissa Radcliff

Program Director, Our Children's Place of Coastal Horizons

Melissa Radcliff has been with Our Children’s Place of Coastal Horizons Center based in Wilmington, NC since February 2007. Our Children’s Place is a statewide education and advocacy program focused on community support for children of incarcerated and returning parents. Prior... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates)

9:25am EDT

New Eyes: Examining Life Outside Our Own

Limited Capacity seats available

How can teachers facilitate students examining life outside their own experiences? Resources such as picture books and novels provide those opportunities. This session will allow participants to engage in strategies and explore texts used to grow readers and writers in developing new eyes as they see the world around them.

Presenters

Beth White

Dana C Skinner

Jennifer Joyner

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 45085
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates)

9:25am EDT

Pictures Are Worth Thousands of Words

Limited Capacity seats available

A dive into picture books that contain elements of graphic novels and graphic novels to help teach key literacy skills, vocabulary, as well as writer's craft with students K-2.

Presenters

Beth Buchholz

Appalachian State University - Reading Education and Special Education

Beth Frye

Matthew Hamm

Owner, Pictures and Words LLC

I'm a former kindergarten teacher with a BA in Creative Writing and a MA in Reading. I love comics/graphic novels, Star Wars, gardening, and disc golf! I believe that everyone is a reader...even if the journey is a little different than others'.

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:25am EDT

Shifting from Word Walls to Sound Walls: Benefits for Dyslexic Learners

Limited Capacity seats available

Are you hearing more about sound walls and ready to make the transition in your own classroom? Join us for a session where we will explore the importance of sound walls backed by research from many well known in the dyslexic community. We will also dive into how to implement them for enhanced engagement. Participants will have the opportunity for several sound wall resource giveaways.

Presenters

Keegan Wilson- Hand2Mind

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers

9:25am EDT

STEM & Literacy~The Perfect Blend of Engagement!

Limited Capacity seats available

During this session you will learn how to effectively integrate the 4C's into STEM and Literacy by using picture books, novels and hands-on activities. You will leave with a plethora of resources and lesson ideas, not to mention ideas about how to use Flip, Novel Effect, Padlet, Google Lit Trips, Ozobots, BeeBots, and Google Drawings to enhance this integration which will lead to 99.9% student engagement.

Presenters

Leslie Pope

District Instructional Technology Facilitator, Craven County Schools

Hello! This is my 18th year in education where I have served as a classroom teacher, Instructional Coach, STEM Specialist, Media Coordinator, and currently, a District Instructional Technology Facilitator and Google for Education Certified Trainer. I am a native of NC and hold a BSW... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:25am EDT

Use Knowledge of the Big 5 to Evaluate Gamified Early Literacy Digital Programs

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will be engaged in a highly interactive presentation on how to use the Big 5 to evaluate early literacy digital game-based learning programs. Participants’ lingering questions about digital game-based learning program use and exploration of an early literacy digital game-based learning program will inform session outcomes.

Presenters

Jaumeiko Coleman

Vice President, Early Literacy Impact, EVERFI

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers

9:25am EDT

Using Text Sets to Support Multilinguals

Limited Capacity seats available

Text Sets are a collection of sources that are strategically developed around a common theme, to gradually assist students in building/expanding their vocabulary and deepening their comprehension. The goal is that by the culmination of the text set, students can better read and understand grade-level-appropriate texts. Text sets also help build background knowledge and increase academic vocabulary, which are critical to supporting MLs’ reading comprehension and providing them access to complex texts.

In this session, participants will take a deeper look at how a text set is created, with MLs in mind, and how they can be used to support and scaffold their comprehension and language acquisition.

Presenters

Mary Phillips

NCDPI K-5 ELA Consultant

Mary is a graduate from the University of South Florida where she received her B.S. in Elementary Education and then her M.Ed. in Educational Leadership. She comes with 20 years of educational experience as a pre-K through 5th grade teacher, literacy specialist, administrator, district... Read More →

Xatli Stox

ESL/Title III Education Consultant, NCDPI

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners
Grade Level K-5
Audience ELL Teachers, Pre-service teachers, classroom teachers, instructional coaches, Leaders (school, district, state)

9:25am EDT

What Works for Reading Comprehension Instruction in Elementary Classrooms: Content, Strategies, or Combined? (Findings From a Meta-Analysis)

Limited Capacity seats available

In this session, the findings and implications from a meta-analysis of 27 studies that compared 3 main reading comprehension approaches - strategies, content, and a combination - will be discussed. Definitions of these approaches and what they entail will be explained. The most effective reading comprehension approach combining strategies AND content in the instruction. Based on these findings, practical recommendations of what to include in reading comprehension instruction in elementary school classrooms will be discussed.

Presenters

Dr. Julia Yi

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Dr. Julia Yi is a Carolina Postdoctoral Program for Faculty Diversity (CPPFD) Fellow in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She earned her Ph.D. in Speech and Hearing Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a research focus on literacy, and she... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:25am EDT

Yes They Can: Linking the WIDA Can Do Descriptors and Technology-Based Activities to Support Multilingual Learners

Limited Capacity seats available

The presentation will utilize and explore the WIDA Can Do Descriptors to support multilingual learners. Facilitators will teach participants how to use the WIDA Can Do Descriptors and conduct a crosswalk to design learning experiences that integrate technology in a meaningful way. Participants will need their devices.

Presenters

Kenya Lawrence

9-12 Math Coach, Durham Public Schools

DPS 9-12 Math CoachDegrees: BA: Mathematics/Spanish, (Spring `23) MA: Education Technology , (Spring `23) MIS: Information SciencesDPS: kenya_lawrence@dpsnc.netBusiness: kenya@ilovemathsomuch.com... Read More →

Talia R. Cotton

Trainer, Talia R. Cotton Service Group, LLC

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:25am EDT

LGBTQ+ Educator Roundtable discussion; moderator Alan Bailey

Limited Capacity seats available

This is a space and time dedicated to providing educators, authors, and artists who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community a place to meet, network, and discuss their experiences as professionals.

Presenters

Alan R. Bailey

Professor Emeritus & Teaching Professor, East Carolina University

Over a career spanning nearly four decades, I have served as a school librarian, a branch manager of a public library, and have worked in community college and university libraries. For more than 25 of those years, I was responsible for developing collections for young children. I... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 9:25am - 10:15am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Roundtable

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, North Carolina Storied Lives
Grade Level Grades K-12
Audience LGBTQ+ educators, authors, and artists

10:15am EDT

Visit Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants can visit with the vendors and exhibitors attending the conference.

Monday March 27, 2023 10:15am - 10:50am EDT
Winston Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Content/ Strand Conference Event
Grade Level All
Audience All

10:50am EDT

Activating the Literacy Learning Ecosystem So That Each Student Becomes A Lifelong, Competent Reader

Limited Capacity seats available

Teachers are essential to students’ reading success, yet shouldn’t carry the load alone. This session focuses on a model called the literacy learning ecosystem — connecting schools & school personnel; pre-/in-service educator learning; local, state & federal policymakers; communities & nonprofits; and families & caregivers — that centers each student becoming a lifelong competent reader.

Presenters

Dr. Hiller A. Spires

Executive Director and Professor Emerita, NC State University

Hiller is currently Executive Director and Professor Emerita after serving 36 years in the College of Education and as the founding director of the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University. As a national and international scholar... Read More →

Dr. Sarah Bausell

Researcher, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

Marie Himes

Director of the New Literacies Collaborative and Research Scholar, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

Marie Himes is the director of the New Literacies Collaborative and a research scholar at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University. Himes and the New Literacies Collaborative team analyze the intersections of literacy, digital technologies, and global... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers

10:50am EDT

Amazing Race Family Reading Night

Limited Capacity seats available

An ineractive and intriguing Family Reading Night for older readers can be a challenge. Join this session for an Amazing Race Adventure using literature, culture and themes. For the Amazing Races, participants will experience Hispanic Culture and Harry Potter. Make sure you don't take a "detour" coming to this session.

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8
Audience Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers

10:50am EDT

Creating a Culture for Success

Limited Capacity seats available

How do you create a school-wide culture for student and staff success? Hear practical and real-world examples of ways to improve school culture for the benefit of all students and staff.

Presenters

Adam Auerbach

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

10:50am EDT

Democracy and Social Justice: Using Argument in the Secondary Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Today's students are often faced with a number of social challenges that are part of their worlds, including racism, substance abuse, identity questioning, death, poverty, and violence. In this session, presenters will explore the potential for integrating quality young adult literature that connect the construction of argumentative writing.

Presenters

Rebecca Harper

Featured Speaker

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Students with Learning Disabilities
Grade Level Grades 6-12
Audience Pre-service, classroom teachers, writing instructors

10:50am EDT

Examining LGBTQIA+ Issues and Race in Picturebooks: A Critical Content Analysis Approach

Limited Capacity seats available

In this session, a professor and their undergraduate students enrolled in a children's literature course, who learn with and from each other and view themselves as colleagues, will present their critical content analyses projects. Four steps -- such as responding to the text, drawing on critical theory, considering textual and visual elements, and assessing meaning making -- allow us to consider the coming out experience and how Indigenous characters are represented in picturebooks published from 2012-2022. In addition to us sharing important findings, this session will provide opportunities for attendees to build community and engage with other educators around the importance of children's literature serving as windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors.

Presenters

Jordan Kelberg

Julia Kearney

Morgan Wecht

Nermin Vehabovic

Olivia Fletcher

Virginia Meagher

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level 44990
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates)

10:50am EDT

Fun With High-Frequency Words - Tips for helping students master the words that matter MOST

Limited Capacity seats available

Mastery of high-frequency words is critical for building reading comprehension and fluency. Recognizing these words automatically develops a critical foundation for engaging with more complex text. Memorizing these words, challenges students with limited working memory. This session offers strategies that tap into the power of imagery, conversations, collaboration, and play to help all students master these essential words quickly.

Presenters

Joanne Billingsley

President/Founder, Billingsley Education

JOANNEBILLINGSLEYis a nationally acclaimed presenter, author and former Texas Teacher of the Year. She is recognized for her research in creating engaging, student-centered classrooms, that support deep language development. Joanne is the author of Making Words Real (Routledge 20... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Students with Learning Disabilities
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), ESL Teachers

10:50am EDT

Getting our Multilingual Hands Dirty with Letter Sounds

Limited Capacity seats available

Multilingual learners often have difficulty discriminating between English sounds. This session will provide strategies for using the natural world to build first sound fluency, phoneme segmentation skills, and letter-sound mapping. Bringing the outside world into your small group skill sessions builds vocabulary too, leading to increased oral language skills.

Presenters

Tori Mazur (she/her)

Reading Intervention, Creekside Elementary School

You may know me from teaching ESL in Asheboro or Siler City. We may have been in grad school together (Go Spartans and Go Wolfpack) or NCDLCN - East is Beast! Maybe we met when I was an Instructional Technology Facilitator at Ephesus Elementary School in Chapel Hill when we went... Read More →

ML Hands Dirty Wakelet as PDF pdf

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers

10:50am EDT

History Stories that Affirm All Kids

Limited Capacity seats available

Authors Judy Allen Dodson and Kelly Starling Lyons celebrate Black heroes in their books, The Ashe Brothers: How Arthur and Johnnie Changed Tennis Forever and Dream Builder: The Story of Architect Philip Freelon and She Persisted: Coretta Scott King. In this session, they share excerpts from their acclaimed work and give a window into their creative and research process. Judy and Kelly explore how to make nonfiction engaging, ways to use their books in the classroom and how Black history appeals to all kids.

Presenters

Judy Allen Dodson

Kelly Starling Lyons

Children's Book Author, Children's Book Author

Kelly Starling Lyons is an award-winning children's book author, teaching artist, and a founding member of The Brown Bookshelf (http://thebrownbookshelf.com). Her titles span early readers, chapter books and picture books, nonfiction and fiction. They include the Jada Jones series... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level K-8
Audience K-8

10:50am EDT

How we got to now: finding the story that’s underneath through the immediate and obvious

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters

D.J. Rogers

Durham Poet Laureate

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
Twin City Boardroom (20)

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives
Grade Level All
Audience All

10:50am EDT

I Write and Tell Because I See Me

Limited Capacity seats available

Our students need to see that our schools are a safe place and a place they belong. This sense of safety and belongingness leads to students to share about their home cultures, experiences, and family literacies. In this session, We’ll analyze ways we can turn our classrooms into spaces where our students see themselves and are encouraged to write and tell about who they are.

Presenters

Emily Francis

ESL Teacher, Independent

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level K-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers

10:50am EDT

LIS for Prek-5: Aligned ELA Instruction in Action

Limited Capacity seats available

While the NC Standard Course of Study (NCSCOS) sets student expectations, the LIS and their associated instructional practices set expectations for teaching literacy. The LIS can be used to ensure that all K-2 teachers across North Carolina have a comMonday, March 27 understanding and delivery of literacy instruction.

In this session, participants will take a deeper dive into the PreK-5 LIS and gain a better understanding of how the NCSCOS, SoR, and LIS all work in tandem with one another, within the elementary classroom.

Presenters

Jenni Wilkinson

NCDPI

Mary Phillips

NCDPI K-5 ELA Consultant

Sarah Morrison

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level PreK-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders, Instructional Coaches

10:50am EDT

Looking at Literacy to Uncover Student Thinking

Limited Capacity seats available

Teachers who look at student work for evidence of student thinking MORE than correctness can provide effective feedback to students & adjust literacy instruction accordingly. Participants will interpret student work, suggest feedback, and envision next instructional moves in literacy. Participants will learn how this looks at RJ Reynolds High School.

Presenters

Alice Oakley

Co-Founder, Education Resource Group

Alice Oakley is a co-founder and current CEO of Education Resource Group in Winston-Salem, NC. Prior to founding ERG, Alice received her Bachelor’s degree in Early and Middle Grades Education from Radford University. Alice has experience as a classroom teacher, school level curriculum... Read More →

Calvin Freeman

Sandra Webb

ERG - Educational Resource Group Consultant

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level 45089
Audience Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state)

10:50am EDT

Plugging in and Firing Up: Building Confidence in Struggling Readers to Participate in Literacy-Rich Activities

Limited Capacity seats available

Looking for ways to engage your struggling readers and your shy students who often hide in the background? Using video, green screen, and editing software, you can learn to engage your students in activities that are literacy-rich, draw out student agency, and build confidence in class participation.

Presenters

Michael Shane Fletcher

7th Grade Language Arts, Whiteville City Schools

PhD Literacy- NC State; MAEd UNC Pembroke - Reading

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Writing, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

10:50am EDT

Resources for finding Diverse Literature: Online resources for developing a diverse collection for your classroom or school library

Limited Capacity seats available

The need for students to see themselves in the books they choose to read is imperative. In this session we will take an interactive journey through multiple electronic resources to help classroom teachers or school librarians find diverse quality literature for their students.

Presenters

Tammy Gruer

Professor/School Library Program Coordinator, UNCG

Experienced Professor, Director of Media Services and School Library Media Coordinator with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry and universities. Skilled in K-12 Education, Elementary Education, Technology Integration, Educational Leadership, School... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level All
Audience Classroom Teachers or School Library Media Coordinators.

10:50am EDT

Teaching STEAM through Fiction and Exploring Diverse Perspectives

Limited Capacity seats available

Would you like to use fiction to help your learners master STEAM content while they learn from diverse perspectives? Handouts include activities to engage students’ natural curiosity to help spark interest in STEAM subjects and to help students make cross-curricular connections and extend their reading experience into their own environment.

Presenters

Jo Hackl

Author, Random House Children's Books; Founder, Outdoorosity.org, Random House Children's Books; Outdoorosity.org

I am the author of the bestselling novel, SMACK DAB IN THE MIDDLE OF MAYBE (Random House Children’s Books), which won the Southern Book Prize and is an Amazon Teacher's Pick. I'm thrilled that Smack Dab is on the NC Elementary Battle of the Books List. Smack Dab takes readers... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Audience Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, ESL Teachers

10:50am EDT

The Nuts and Bolts of Dyslexia

Limited Capacity seats available

This interactive and playful session will allow participants to learn more about specifics related to Dyslexia, the Science of Reading, and a whole lot of tricks and strategies that can be put to immediate use in the classroom and beyond.

Presenters

Tracy Westover

EC Director, Southern Wake Academy

MSed, Literacy Education; Initial and Advanced level Orton-Gillingham certifications; Certified Dyslexia Practitioner through the International Dyslexia Association; LETRS - Levels I and II; licensed Reading Specialist (NC, MA, NY); 20+ years experience as a Reading Specialist.Happy... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), EC Teachers

10:50am EDT

What’s the Deal with Decoding?

Limited Capacity filling up

Decoding is the key skill for learning to read. It involves taking apart the sounds in words (segmenting) and putting sounds back together to read words (blending). Decoding is essential for reading and allows kids to figure out how to read most of the words they've heard but never seen in print. In this session, you'll learn the 5 key elements of decoding, which is the foundations upon which all all areas of reading are built.

Presenters

Jen Jones

Hello Literacy

Monday March 27, 2023 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading
Grade Level K-5
Audience Classroom Teachers

11:40am EDT

Lunch with Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall

Limited Capacity seats available

Lunch Break: Concessions available in Exhibit Hall

Monday March 27, 2023 11:40am - 1:15pm EDT
Winston Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Content/ Strand Conference Event
Grade Level All
Audience All

11:45am EDT

Author Panel Luncheon- prepaid event

Enjoy a delicious lunch and engage in a panel discussion with amazing North Carolina authors. The panel discussion will be facilitated by Alan Bailey. This luncheon is a paid event. Conference attendees paid for it at the time of registration. A limited number of seats may be available for purchase on Monday, March 27th at the NCRA registration booth. Attendees receive a book by one of the authors.

Presenters

Alan Gratz

Author

Alan Gratz is the New York Times bestselling author of eighteen novels for young readers, including Two Degrees, Refugee, Allies, Grenade, Prisoner B-3087, Projekt 1065, and Ban This Book. A Knoxville, Tennessee native, Alan is now a full-time writer living in Asheville, North Carolina... Read More →

Annette Clapsaddle

Bird Words, LLC

Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, resides in Qualla, NC. She holds degrees from Yale University and the College of William and Mary. Her debut novel, Even As We Breathe (UPK 2020), was a finalist for the Weatherford Award, named one of... Read More →

Dasan Ahanu

owner, Dasan Ahanu LLC

LeJuane Bowens

Shannon Hitchcock

Author

Shannon Hitchcock was born in North Carolina and grew up in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. She is the author of four middle grade novels, The Ballad of Jessie Pearl, Ruby Lee & Me, One True Way, and Flying Over Water. Her books have been featured on many state awards lists... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 11:45am - 1:15pm EDT
Piedmont Ballroom 1

Event, Paid Luncheon

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Audience All

1:25pm EDT

General Session: Critical Comprehension: Lessons for Guiding Students to Deeper Meaning

Limited Capacity seats available

Using children’s books and sample lessons we'll explore ways to help readers move beyond passive acceptance of information to critical comprehension of text and the world. By reading with and against the text, students learn to question texts to explore multiple perspectives, disrupt the commonplace, excavate hidden truths, and advocate for a more equitable and just world.

Speakers

Lester Laminack

Author/Consultant, Lester Laminack

Lester Laminack, Professor Emeritus, Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina is now a full-time writer and consultant working with schools throughout the United States and abroad. He is the author of over 25 books for teachers and children. His academic publications... Read More →

Katie Kelly

Associate Professor, Furman University

Dr. Katie Kelly is an Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Literacy Graduate Program at Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina. As a former teacher and literacy coach, Katie’s teaching and research interests include reading and writing instruction with an emphasis... Read More →

Presenters

Lester Laminack

Author/Consultant, Lester Laminack

Katie Kelly

Associate Professor, Furman University

Monday March 27, 2023 1:25pm - 2:15pm EDT
Salem Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

General Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), EC Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Black and White and Read All Over

Limited Capacity seats available

Bestselling middle grade author Alan Gratz discusses the inspiration behind some of his recent "Black, White, and Red" books, like Two Degrees, Ground Zero, Allies, Grenade, Refugee, and Captain America: The Ghost Army, and discusses why books like his have proven so popular with young readers

Presenters

Alan Gratz

Author

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing
Grade Level Grades 5 - 9
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), EC Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Brain Science to Build a Literacy Focused School

Limited Capacity seats available

Join this session to explore how to hardwire your secondary students' brains for reading success. Participants will engage in multisensory reading activities that all secondary teachers, leaders, and coaches can use to build a culture of reading excellence in their school.

Presenters

Heidi Perez

Literacy Specialist, Durham Public Schools

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Leaders (school, district, state)

2:25pm EDT

Bring ELA to life with Augmented Reality and Greenscreens

Limited Capacity seats available

Tired of forcing students to write? Using innovative technology, students create presentations using large and small greenscreens to enhance themselves or puppets to tell their stories. Intensify their presentations with Augmented Reality to create a magical ‘Harry Potter’ experience to bring their projects to life.

Presenters

Lisa Hill

Steele Creek Elementary/Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Peter Panico

Teacher, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools

Peter Panico, is a masterful and enthusiastic lead teacher from Charlotte, NC. He specializes in making experiences meaningful for every student. He is a Discovery Star Educator and Leadership Council member. Peter is an expert in the art of technology, maker spaces, and breakout... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Writing
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Closing the Covid-19 Achievement Gap; How Teachers Can Get Student Achievement Back on Track

Limited Capacity seats available

Discusses three categories of decisions that teachers can make to enhance the effectiveness of their instruction -- student and teacher time management, productive independent follow-up activities (both in school and at home), and effective mastery teaching/mastery learning practices.

Presenters

Richard Culyer

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Audience Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), ESL Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Connecting Students with Fictional Characters’ Natural Worlds

Limited Capacity seats available

Studies have shown that exploring the natural world can reduce stress, boost performance, and improve well-being, but how do you inspire readers to make connections between their own natural world and that of fictional characters? This session will present data-backed and nature-based activities that help learners make text-to-real world connections.

Presenters

Jo Hackl

Author, Random House Children's Books; Founder, Outdoorosity.org, Random House Children's Books; Outdoorosity.org

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Writing, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
Audience Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, ESL Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Diction, Rhythm, and Rhyme

Limited Capacity seats available

Join this session to explore strategies to focus on diction, rhythm, and rhyme in spoken word and poetry on the page. Participants may use this time to workshop their original pieces to share in the Paper Thin Open Mic on Monday, March 27th!

Presenters

Ayanna Albertson Gay

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives
Grade Level All
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), EC Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Dive Deep into Critical Comprehension using Chatting, Charting, Conventions Sorting and Chucking

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will create opportunities to engage into chatting, charting, conventions sorting, and chunking to develop their comprehension skills.

Presenters

Dr. Gretchen Torbert

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Media Specialists/Coordinators

2:25pm EDT

Fostering Collaboration with the Spoken Word

Limited Capacity seats available

Spoken Word combines creative writing with the skill of oration and the subtle nuance of theatre and improvisation. It can be emotional, inspirational, educational, and as creative and expressive as your imagination. This session explores the how the art form can enhance the understanding of differences, affirm and empower voices, and increase the awareness of shared experiences through collaboration. It will provide participants with examples of poetic collaboration, ways of building collaboration, and an understanding of how these collaborations can be transformational and impactful for the students involved.

Presenters

Dasan Ahanu

owner, Dasan Ahanu LLC

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives
Grade Level All
Audience All

2:25pm EDT

Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global: Centering Student Voices in Inquiry-to-Action

Limited Capacity seats available

In "Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global: Centering Student Voices in Inquiry-to-Action," participants will explore how to empower students as readers, writers, and changemakers in service of deeper inquiry learning. The session will begin by affirming water and sanitation as human rights and then provide a brief overview of PBI Global, including how this specific inquiry-to-action initiative centers student voices. We will then focus on three instructional approaches for centering student voices while building background knowledge for inquiry: (1) collaborative discussion, (2) informational text, and (3) personal narrative. At the end of the session, we will invite participants to reflect on how they can center student voices through inquiry-to-action in their instructional contexts.

Presenters

Dr. Sarah Bausell

Researcher, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

Marie Himes

Director of the New Literacies Collaborative and Research Scholar, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 45089
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Raising Reading Levels K-5: Post-Pandemic: Success in a University Reading Clinic

Limited Capacity seats available

The presentation will explore how the FSU Reading Clinic enhances reading achievement for elementary-aged students. As the pandemic has exacerbated the reading deficits of children, faculty in the College of Education have received multiple grants and formed partnerships that allow students, alumni, and volunteers to provide a research-based program to non-proficient readers.

Presenters

Dr. Ashley Johnson

University of Mount Olive

Dr. Bradley Mills

Dr. Catherine Elise Barrett

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), EC Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Reading Comprehension Strategies for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Look Inside Inclusive NC Classrooms

Limited Capacity seats available

Instructional strategies used to successfully teach reading comprehension to students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) during a 9-week study will be shared and modeled by the study's principal investigator and North Carolina general education teachers of typically developing students and students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Additional evidence-based reading comprehension strategies will be described by presenters and practiced by session participants.

Presenters

Bronwyn Harris

Doctoral Candidate, Appalachian State University

Cathy Ryan

5th Grade Teacher, Appstate Academy at Middle Fork

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), EC Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Scribbling Your Social Emotions!

Limited Capacity seats available

Art is good for the soul! Soul Scribbles was implemented in a primary elementary classroom for students to explore their emotions through literature and art. Students expressed the inexpressible through their own masterpieces. Come scribble with us in this session to create something beautiful in this messy world!

Presenters

Angela Kern

Professor of Education, Pfeiffer University

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level K-2
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Students as Storytellers

Limited Capacity seats available

There are many ways to share stories--orally, through ballads, quilting, and beyond. Join author Shannon Hitchcock for an exploration of Appalachian storytelling and how it can enhance your classroom.

Presenters

Shannon Hitchcock

Author

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing
Grade Level Grades 1 - 5

2:25pm EDT

Supporting Early and Developing Readers: Implementing the Stages of Literacy for Rapid Growth

Limited Capacity seats available

Ehri’s Stages of Reading Development align with the Science of Reading and provide the foundation for emergent readers. This session will focus on strategies teachers can implement to promote fluent word reading and spelling. Teachers will leave with a toolbox of strategies to accelerate student growth towards becoming readers.

Presenters

Addy Warfield

Dynasty Minor

Jasmin Harrison

Kellee Watkins

Kendall O'Neal

Shamira Wright

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Writing, Students with Learning Disabilities
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers

2:25pm EDT

Tools for Instructional Leaders: Guiding Literacy Instruction

Limited Capacity seats available

District and school leaders have varied backgrounds in literacy instruction which can make it challenging to evaluate the effectiveness of reading instruction occuring on a daily basis. In this session, participants will have the opportunity to examine and practice using Literacy Self-Reflection Tools. These tools are designed to provide a picture of what evidence-based literacy instruction looks like in practice. Participants will engage in the content through large and small group discussions, reflect on classroom exemplars, and leave with digital access to tools and examples to deepen understanding and build capacity for the use of evidence-based practices.

Presenters

Cynthia Barber

Northwest Early Education Consultant, NC DPI Office of Early Learning

Cynthia Barber serves as an Early Education Consultant for the Northwest Region. Prior to joining the Department of Public Instruction in September 2022, Cynthia served 22 years as a teacher, assistant principal, and instructional leader in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Cynthia... Read More →

Kelly Pratt

Early Education Consultant - Western Region, NCDPI

Kelly Pratt is the Western Region Early Education Consultant for the Office of Early Learning. Prior to working with NC DPI, she was a middle school exceptional children's teacher, reading teacher, reading coach, middle school assistant principal, and elementary principal.

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading
Grade Level K-5
Audience All District & School literacy leaders

2:25pm EDT

What Matters to Me?

Limited Capacity seats available

Learn how an IB school supported learner agency through choice, voice, and ownership in an open-ended mini-inquiry of the Sustainable Development Goals. Fifth grade students designed their own Non-Government Organizations and used multi-media to share with the school community. Students developed plans for taking action to address global issues.

Presenters

Mary Hooks

IB PYP Coordinator, Weddington Hills Elementary IB World School

I have been an IB PYP Coordinator for 17 years with 25 years in education teaching upper elementary, Academically/Intellectually Gifted learners and the IB Primary Years Programme. As a member of the IB Educator Network, I conduct workshops and site visits and consult on behalf of... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 44990
Audience Classroom Teachers, AIG Teachers

2:25pm EDT

What's Next for This Beginning Writer?

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will help teachers learn how to observe a child’s writing and engage with them to provide that extra “nudge” to take their writing to the next level. We will examine the developmental stages of young writers and prepare primary teachers to know their students as writers. We will also look into the relationship between reading and writing and the importance of oral language in building strong young writers.

Presenters

Gin Hodge

Early Grades Literacy Specialist, NCCAT

Gin Hodge is NCCAT’s Senior Early Grades Literacy Specialist. She came to NCCAT from Buncombe County Schools two years ago where she was an elementary instructional coach for 10 years. Prior to becoming an instructional coach, Gin taught multiple grades in Jackson, Rutherford, and... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing
Grade Level K-2
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers

2:25pm EDT

With Literacy and Justice for All: Delivering on the Promise for ALL Children

Limited Capacity seats available

With Literacy and Justice for All slide handout Stewart print landscape pdf

Leadership matters. This session will examine the evidence base in reading that all instructional leaders need to know, along with a case study of the principles of transformative change. Educational leaders can bring evidence to practice in their schools, and can advance the literacy trajectory for ALL students.

Presenters

Laura Stewart

Chief Academic Officer, 95 Percent Group

I am an educator and organizational leader. I have proudly served as a classroom teacher, building and district administrator, adjunct professor, and director of numerous professional development initiatives around the country. Before joining 95% Group, I was the Chief Innovation... Read More →

Links to Resources on the Science of Reading Stewart pdf

Monday March 27, 2023 2:25pm - 3:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2
Audience Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals

3:25pm EDT

Applying the Science of Reading with Intensive Phonics Instruction

Limited Capacity seats available

This workshop will provide a basic overview of the science of reading and structured literacy from a practical perspective. Participants will leave with an understanding of the following concepts:
- research-based frameworks for understanding the processes involved in reading,
- the essential elements and teaching principles of structured literacy, and
- strategies to more effectively teach foundational literacy skills across grade levels.
A large portion of the workshop will feature hands-on and dynamic training dedicated to teaching phonological awareness and explicit phonics.

Presenters

Sean Lindsey

Literacy Consultant, Reading Horizons

Reading Horizons supports educators with powerful tech-enabled foundational reading instruction that helps all students reach reading proficiency by the end of third grade. For nearly 40 years, the Reading Horizons method has aligned to the evolution of the science of reading, empowering... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level Grades K-12
Audience All

3:25pm EDT

Beyond Ever After - Connecting Multicultural Picture Books and STEAM

Limited Capacity seats available

Looking to move beyond ever after? In this workshop you’ll learn strategies for connecting multicultural fairy tales to STEAM challenges for engaged learning and integrating reading, writing, and science across the curriculum.

Presenters

Dr Diane Jackson Schnoor

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level PreK - 5
Audience Pre-service/Classroom teachers, Media specialists, specialists

3:25pm EDT

Bringing the joy of reading and writing back into the content areas with children’s literature and technology

Limited Capacity seats available

To succeed in the content areas, students must develop communication skills. In this session, I propose to engage participants in the use of children’s literature and technology as a springboard to content area texts. Participants will be introduced to attractive illustrative children’s books as well as technological devices and ask to engage in various activities that enhance literacy skills in the content areas.

Presenters

Asa Moore

Chimere Condrey

Ioney James

Kayla Morrison

Samyia Copelin

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers

3:25pm EDT

Building a Classroom Community through Literacy

Limited Capacity seats available

Trying to find ways to build your classroom community while maintaining time in the day for your literacy instruction? Come listen to a former public school teacher, now an instructor at East Carolina University and how she has found multiple methods of community building through the love of literacy.

Presenters

Erin Kessel

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level Early Literacy - 12
Audience Pre-service teachers, classroom teachers, media specialists, adult & higher ed professionals

3:25pm EDT

Celebrating Musical Voices: Integrating Picture Book Biographies with Musical Connections

Limited Capacity seats available

Diverse musical voices will find their way into your classroom instruction. This session will explore multiple, recent, diverse picture book biographies and how to integrate them into your instruction to create kind, compassionate, musical readers. Attendees will leave with lots of free resources at your fingertips!

Presenters

Tonnye Williams Fletcher

Music Teacher (k-2), Whiteville Primary School

I am a k-2 music teacher by day, but I write picture books, lead a local council of NCRA, and host a multimedia blog spotlighting picture books with musical connections outside of school. I am passionate about literacy, music, and nature. I am National Board certified, with an M.Ed... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

3:25pm EDT

Defending Students’ Right to Read in Challenging Times

Limited Capacity seats available

Across the state, we have had a spate of challenges stemming from public statements made by political officials and coverage of these statements in the media. Additionally, conversative activist groups have received information about what to do to assert their “parental rights.” Some of these instructions are reaching into mainstream conservative media. What can we do about it? Be prepared! Come learn how to partner with your school library media coordinator in defending student choice and access.

Presenters

April Dawkins

Assistant Professor, The University of North Carolina Greensboro

April M. Dawkins is an assistant professor in library and information science at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She earned her doctorate in library and information science from the University of South Carolina in May 2017, and earned her MLS from NC Central University... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level ALL
Audience All pre-service & classroom teachers, specialists, & media coordinators

3:25pm EDT

Fast-track Teaching of upper-elementary ESE and ESOL non-readers

Limited Capacity seats available

How can you address the achievement gap with students reading far below grade level? Describes the steps that were used with multiple students (but two specific ones) in several schools that brought them into the mainstream.

Presenters

Richard Culyer

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 44990
Audience Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), ESL Teachers

3:25pm EDT

Foundational Skills: Phonemic Awareness and Phonics DO Lead to Fluency - Let's Show You How!

Limited Capacity seats available

Let's consider how we can implement small groups with targeted skills-based work to develop phonemic awareness and phonics instruction that equates to fluency.

Presenters

Jackie Harvey

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading
Grade Level K-2
Audience Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state)

3:25pm EDT

Honoring Authenticity to Shift Statics to Stories

Limited Capacity seats available

As educators, we hold a special task - to develop humanity and identity. Our students, especially our minority students, need identity affirming environments where they feel honored and validated. Our classrooms are spaces of healing and spaces where students should be encouraged to develop their identity and humanity. Emily’s experience as an English language learner affords her a deep understanding of the challenges students must overcome to find success. So, in this session, we’ll analyze an array of lessons where students’ authenticity is honored and encouraged to share their own stories. These lessons served as a tool that lead to learning all the stories shared in Emily’s new book If You Only Knew: Letters from an Immigrant Teacher

Presenters

Emily Francis

ESL Teacher, Independent

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing
Grade Level MS, HS
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers

3:25pm EDT

NC Reads: Resources and Support for the LETRS Journey

Limited Capacity seats available

In this session participants will explore the LETRS PLC documents created by the Office of Early Learning as a support and resource for teachers walking the LETRS journey. Participants will get an overview of the PLC document and dive into the tools and resources that are particularly useful for teachers as they put the knowledge gained from LETRS PD into practice. In addition, attendees will participate in a group coaching session and leave with multiple resources to enhance their literacy knowledge and practice.

Presenters

Cameron Ammann

Piedmont-Triad Early Education Consultant, NC DPI, Office of Early Learning

Cameron Ammann serves in the NC DPI Office of Early Learning as an Early Education Consultant for the Piedmont Triad Region. Cameron has 16 years of educational experience. These years include being a classroom teacher in grades Pre-k, kindergarten, first, and third. After leaving... Read More →

Mary Derfel

Early Education Consultant; Piedmont-Triad, NCDPI

Mary Stanley Derfel serves in the NC DPI Office of Early Learning as an Early Education Consultant for the Piedmont Triad Region. Mary’s 18 years of educational experience include serving as a classroom teacher, a curriculum facilitator, and instructional coach. She received her... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading
Grade Level PreK-5
Audience PreK-5 Teachers

3:25pm EDT

Rolling into Small Group Structured Literacy As a Whole School--How to make Small Shifts with Peer Coaching/Observing

Limited Capacity seats available

Come join us to learn how to make intentional shifts in your small group literacy lessons to encompass new learnings from SOR. Admins, Literacy Coach, and a classroom teacher will share how a school wide commitment to embracing the research will yield big benefits for readers.

Presenters

Brittany Campbell

Molly Miller

Sarah Oatsvall

Stacy Bigham

Literacy Coach, Salem Elementary School

I am so excited to be presenting again at NCRA! I am a literacy coach and Intervention Coordinator at Salem Elementary School in Apex, NC. I attended Meredith College and graduated with a BA in Psychology with K-6 certification. I earned my Masters in Reading Education from East Carolina... Read More →

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state)

3:25pm EDT

Setting: It’s more than “where it happened”

Limited Capacity seats available

Author Dorothy Allison has noted that the development of place is much more than "just where it happens." We’ll take a close look a collection of picture books noting how place/setting establishes tone and mood, creates a rich contextual frame for the events to unfold, and has an impact on the development of the characters. We will examine through the lens of a reader and explore how these insights can become important lessons in our writing instruction.

Presenters

Lester Laminack

Author/Consultant, Lester Laminack

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers

3:25pm EDT

Teaching Reading: Have You Lost That Loving Feeling?

Limited Capacity seats available

Feeling bogged down by data analytics, testing, growth scores, limited resources, and more? Reinvigorate your passion for teaching reading by coming together for a rich discussion of ways to manage the barriers that can stifle your love of teaching reading.

Presenters

Amy Van Buren

UNCP School of Education

Dr. Laura Staal

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

3:25pm EDT

Ten Success Factors for Getting the Best Results From MTSS

Limited Capacity seats available

Success Factors handout Stewart print landscape orientation pdf

The Multi-Tiered Systems of Support model has tremendous potential for student acceleration. Is your school getting great results with its literacy MTSS? If not, have you left out one or more critical components? Come hear about the 10 most important factors present in schools that are getting results from their literacy MTSS.

Presenters

Laura Stewart

Chief Academic Officer, 95 Percent Group

Success Factors handout with notes Stewart print portrait pdf

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), ESL Teachers, AIG Teachers

3:25pm EDT

The Essential Science for Early Literacy

Limited Capacity seats available

This session distills recent neuroscience and reading research into the key best practices you can follow to jumpstart reading scores.

Presenters

Bryan McCorkle

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt- Bryan McCorkle

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Students with Learning Disabilities
Grade Level K-5
Audience Pre-service & classroom teachers, Leaders

3:25pm EDT

The Living Story: Infusing physical sensation into our writing through practice, observation, and structure

Limited Capacity seats available

Reading is an intellectual and emotional activity, one that necessitates a physical experience. Our bodies both trigger and are triggered by sensory memory. We may not remember a conversation with a loved one, but we remember the coldness of their touch, how heavy the words felt in our ears, or the smell of their skin. By employing our own bodies in the craft of writing to create new worlds, new experiences, and new energy, we empower our stories to invoke a corporeal experience. Explore methods for infusing physical sensation into your writing through practice, observation, and structure. All levels welcome. This workshop will make time for generative work based on instructor-led prompts

Presenters

Annette Clapsaddle

Bird Words, LLC

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives
Grade Level All
Audience All

3:25pm EDT

Educators of Color Roundtable discussion

Limited Capacity seats available

This is a space and time dedicated to providing educators, authors, and artists who identify as part of the BIPOC community a place to meet, network, and discuss their experiences as professionals.

Presenters

Alan R. Bailey

Professor Emeritus & Teaching Professor, East Carolina University

Talia R. Cotton

Trainer, Talia R. Cotton Service Group, LLC

Monday March 27, 2023 3:25pm - 4:15pm EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Roundtable

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Cultural Responsive Literacy, North Carolina Storied Lives
Grade Level All
Audience Educators of color

4:15pm EDT

Exhibitor Sessions in Exhibit Hall

Limited Capacity seats available

Monday March 27, 2023 4:15pm - 5:45pm EDT
Winston Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Grade Level All
Audience All

4:20pm EDT

"Paper Thin" Open Mic with Dasan Ahanu

A paper-thin open mic requires that participants read a work in progress from paper. No phones. No devices.
This allows artists and authors to share pieces that may be in a first draft or nearing completion. Conference participants are encouraged to sign up to share during this time. Folks can also attend writing workshop sessions that are scheduled throughout Monday with DJ Rogers, Ayanna Albertson, and Annette Saunook Clapsaddle to generate, revise, and polish possible works for the open mic.

Special Guests: Charly Lowry, DJ Rogers, Ayanna Albertson, El'Ja Bowens

Moderators

Dasan Ahanu

owner, Dasan Ahanu LLC

Presenters

Ayanna Albertson Gay

Charly Lowry

CEO, CHARLY, LLC

Charly Lowry, a musical powerhouse from Pembroke, NC, is proud to be an Indigenous woman belonging to the Lumbee/Tuscarora Tribes. She is passionate about telling stories and raising awareness around issues that plague underdeveloped and under-served communities. Since her teenage... Read More →

D.J. Rogers

Durham Poet Laureate

LeJuane Bowens

Monday March 27, 2023 4:20pm - 5:45pm EDT
Winston-Salem Foyer Benton Convention Center

Content/ Strand Conference Event
Grade Level All
Audience All

TBA

Open Registration 7:00am-5:00pm

Limited Capacity seats available

NCRA Reading Conference participants can register and pick up their conference materials.

Tuesday March 28, 2023 TBA
Winston Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Open Registration

Content/ Strand Registration
Grade Level All
Audience All

7:30am EDT

Coffee and Morning snacks in Exhibit Hall

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants start your day off with a cup of coffee and a variety of snacks while you mingle with other participants, vendors, and exhibitors.

Tuesday March 28, 2023 7:30am - 8:15am EDT
Winston Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Content/ Strand Conference Event
Grade Level All
Audience All

8:20am EDT

General Session: What My Fifth Graders Taught Me About Falling in Love with Reading

Limited Capacity seats available

In this session Colby will share stories about his students falling in love through the lenses of book talks, classroom libraries, reading communities and more!

Speakers

Colby Sharp

Teacher, Parma

I am a fifth grade teacher in Parma, Michigan. My wife and I have five children (Breslin, Dharia, Adelai, Hobbes, and Harvey). Helping kids find the books that help them fall in love with reading brings me tremendous joy. I have a classroom teacher since 2006. In 2011, I started the... Read More →

Presenters

Colby Sharp

Teacher, Parma

Tuesday March 28, 2023 8:20am - 9:10am EDT
Salem Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

General Session

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level All
Audience All

9:10am EDT

Visit Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall

Limited Capacity seats available

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:10am - 9:40am EDT
Winston Ballroom 2 Benton Convention Center

Content/ Strand All
Grade Level All
Audience All

9:45am EDT

An Analysis of Early Literacy & Reading Trends in University Literacy Centers

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will showcase findings specific to early literacy and reading skills based on content analysis of literacy center websites from universities across the nation. Presenters request audience feedback as they begin to interpret research findings and consider their collective impact on students, schools, and communities.

Presenters

Alan Brown

Holly Thompson

Katie Wooten

Rachel Thomas

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading
Grade Level Early Lit, Pre-K, K-2, 3-5
Audience Classroom teachers, Leaders, adult & higher ed professionals, community members

9:45am EDT

Building Engaging Classroom Libraries the Students LOVE

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will engage in discussions around the development of classroom libraries as it relates to the science of reading. Through a group simulation, teachers will create classroom libraries around a collection of texts and learn to describe their thinking about text use to others. Participants will collaborate with one another to build strong libraries for students.

Presenters

Amber Phillips

Amie Snow

Emily Fee

Teacher, Appalachian State University

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators

9:45am EDT

Culturally Relevant Pedagogy & The Science of Reading

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will explore how to blend culturally responsive pedagogy with the science of reading. The presentation will address current literacy trends relevant in North Carolina and pedagogical practices that support diverse learners.

Presenters

Kathleen Castillo-Clark

Campbell University

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Adult & Higher Education Professionals

9:45am EDT

For the LOVE of LITERACY!

Limited Capacity seats available

Come join us to refuel our love for literacy! How do we bring the excitement of reading to ALL of our students? Why is reading aloud so important? Together we can ignite the literacy flame to shine bright in all of our classrooms. Come ready to share your stories and expertise in reading aloud to students and leave inspired with why teaching is the greatest profession ever!

Presenters

Michelle Pancorvo

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:45am EDT

Giving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) a Voice through Trade Books

Limited Capacity seats available

Grounded in research conducted at two N.C. Global Ready Schools, this session will provide educators with tips for incorporating global themes into literacy instruction. Educators will leave this session with an understanding of the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new approach to planning, and book recommendations.

Presenters

Adriana L. Medina

Kaitlyn Holshouser

Assistant Professor of Education, Curriculum and Instruction; Director of Clinical Experiences, Gardner-Webb University

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, AIG Teachers

9:45am EDT

How we got to now: finding the story that’s underneath through the immediate and obvious

Limited Capacity seats available

Presenters

D.J. Rogers

Durham Poet Laureate

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
Twin City Boardroom (20)

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives
Grade Level All
Audience All

9:45am EDT

Indigenous Art, Activism, & Music with Charly Lowry

Limited Capacity seats available

Share in the space created for Charly Lowry, an Indigenous powerhouse from the Lumbee and Tuscarora communities of Robeson County, NC. Charly is an award-winning musician, artivist, and entrepreneur invested in and advocating for Indigenous visibility on a global scale. Lowry notes, “Indigenous artists are not monolithic, we are prolific. It’s past time for us to let go of antiquated programming that showcases the lived experiences and work of Indigenous artists through the colonial lens.”

Presenters

Charly Lowry

CEO, CHARLY, LLC

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level All
Audience All

9:45am EDT

Project-Based Learning for Multilingual and Speech/Language Impaired Students in K-1st Grade

Limited Capacity seats available

In a Title I school with a large number of multilingual and speech/language impaired students, it makes sense for the teacher of multilingual students and the speech pathologist to collaborate when working with our kindergarten students. Learn how the ESL teacher and speech pathologist collaborated to address vocabulary instruction and speech/language goals during project-based learning activities. In a Title I school with a large number of multilingual and speech/language impaired students, it makes sense for the teacher of multilingual students and the speech pathologist to collaborate when working with our kindergarten students. Learn how the ESL teacher and speech pathologist collaborated to address vocabulary instruction and speech/language goals during project-based learning activities. Participants will be provided with examples of the project-based learning activities that provide authentic experiences for kindergarten students. During this session, participants will plan their own project-based learning activities.

Presenters

Chantae Reynolds

ASU Academy at Middle Fork

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers

9:45am EDT

Ready to Write, Developing our Youngest Writers in the PreK-2nd Grade Classroom

Limited Capacity seats available

Come learn how to develop and grow your early writers by building on their strengths and determining the best moves to grow and enhance their writing. This session will include structures for the Writing Block with an emphasis on small group instruction to meet the needs of your writers.

Presenters

Fernando Winnegan- Hand2Mind

hand2mind

Jennifer Burchfiel, M.Ed.

Literacy Specialist, Hand2Mind

Jennifer Burchfiel has spent 35 years in education as a teacher, campus coach, both a Math and a Language Arts District Coordinator, and finally an Instructional Strategy Director. Jennifer was the recipient of the 2021 Texas Association for Literacy Educators (TALE) Texas Education... Read More →

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Writing, Students with Learning Disabilities
Grade Level Early Literacy & Pre-K, K-2
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers

9:45am EDT

Science of reading in the classroom: How do we use books to teach academic vocabulary?

Limited Capacity seats available

Teaching new academic vocabulary can be challenging, but it is one of the most important, impactful, and empowering activities that teachers can do to improve the literacy skills of their students. In this presentation I’ll review key research findings on vocabulary instruction, and I’ll provide the audience with 10 evidence-based strategies to increase the depth and breadth of academic vocabulary.

Presenters

Dacian Dolean

Research Scientist (Principal Investigator), Babes-Bolyai University

I am a research scientist in the field of educational psychology, affiliated with Babes-Bolyai University, and a literacy consultant. My area of expertise is the science of reading. I'm currently running two research projects as Principal Investigator. Both projects aim to improve... Read More →

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 3-5, 6-8
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state), Community members (parents, volunteers, literacy advocates), ESL Teachers

9:45am EDT

Sealing the Deal with Sound Symbol Mapping

Limited Capacity seats available

One of the biggest shifts with the Science of Reading is the shift from sight to sound, from levels to skills. Sound Sound Mapping is the hands-on, multisensory method of orthographically mapping words into our brain's long term word retrieval storage bank, and it is not done by memorizing words. In this session, you'll learn how to teach Sound Symbol Mapping, and the skills required for Sound Symbol Mapping to stick.

Presenters

Jen Jones

Hello Literacy

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Students with Learning Disabilities
Grade Level K-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers

9:45am EDT

The Essential Science for Early Literacy

Limited Capacity seats available

This session distills recent neuroscience and reading research into the key best practices you can follow to jumpstart reading scores.

Presenters

Bryan McCorkle

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt- Bryan McCorkle

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-5
Audience Classroom teachers

9:45am EDT

The Forgotten “R”: Accelerating Writing Growth in Elementary Classrooms

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will introduce cognitive and classroom research on elementary writing instruction - the what and why of teaching writing to all learners including students who have difficulty in writing. We will bring the research to life by engaging in writing activities to see how they work in the classroom!

Presenters

Bethany Lewis

Dr. Jill Grifenhagen

Assistant Professor, NC State University

Jill Jones

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Writing
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers

9:45am EDT

The Importance of Handwriting and Spelling in Literacy Success

Limited Capacity seats available

In our digital world many people rely on typing and spell check, including autocorrect, to do their thinking while composing. In literacy classrooms handwriting and spelling instruction are necessary pieces that must be included in literacy development. Come see how you can make a difference in your classroom by bringing back these two literacy essentials.

Presenters

Marcia Baxter

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Writing
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state)

9:45am EDT

The Science of Reading: Practical Application for Your Classroom and School

Limited Capacity seats available

The science of reading is a vast, interdisciplinary body of scientifically-based research about reading and issues related to reading and writing. This research has been conducted over the last five decades across the world, and it is derived from thousands of studies conducted in multiple languages. The science of reading has culminated in a preponderance of evidence to inform how proficient reading and writing develop; why some have difficulty; and how we can most effectively assess and teach and, therefore, improve student outcomes through prevention of and intervention for reading difficulties.This session will focus on things you can do and look for in your school and classrooms to better align your instruction with the research on reading. We will spend our time in this session focusing more on the application of best practices rather than the research itself.

Presenters

Elaina Neal

Amplify

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Writing, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

9:45am EDT

Thoughtful Integration of Science Investigations and Literacy Activities to Build Scientifically Literacy

Limited Capacity seats available

Scientific Literacy includes students doing, talking, reading, and writing about the science. Join us as we experience designing thoughtful investigations that include literacy activities where and when they make the most instructional sense. We’ll be engaged in the science as we work through activities that build solid conceptual understanding.

Presenters

Pam Caffery

National Solutions Sales Consultant, hand2mind

Pam Caffery is a professional educator with 15+ years experiencein public education and the publishing arena. Pam’s experiences in public education range from science classroom teacher, district resource teacher at the district leveland science content supervisor. An experienced... Read More →

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Writing, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Audience Classroom Teachers

9:45am EDT

Writing Of, In, and For Place

Limited Capacity seats available

Explore methods for infusing physical sensation and environmental awareness into your writing through practice, observation, and structure. We will focus on what it is like to experience a specific landscape and communities and the responsibilities we have when sharing it with others through our writing. This workshop is applicable to fiction and creative nonfiction writers. All levels welcome. This workshop will provide an overview of concepts and take-away prompts, but does not allow for generative work time.

Presenters

Annette Clapsaddle

Bird Words, LLC

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:35am EDT
Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-5
Audience All

9:45am EDT

From MSV to SOR: One School’s Journey

Limited Capacity seats available

Is your school making the shift from Guided Reading to the Science of Reading? Hear how a rural, high-poverty school improved reading scores by letting go of long-standing MSV practices. Follow one teacher’s journey in implementing the Science of Reading using research-based practices and Letterland’s child-friendly and multi-sensory approach to achieve big results!

Presenters

Caitlin Padget

Independent Regional Consultant, Letterland

Caitlin Padget began her teaching career as a preschool teacher in Mississippi, before moving to North Carolina and later South Carolina where she spent several years teaching and coaching in grades prek-2. During her time as a classroom teacher in SC, Caitlin taught primarily students... Read More →

Tuesday March 28, 2023 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Grade Level Pre-K, Early Literacy & Pre-K, Early Lit, PreK-3
Audience All

10:45am EDT

Bluford Series: Incorporating Diversity Through the Use of Novel Studies

Limited Capacity seats available

This session would focus on the Bluford Series books, providing teachers with the materials needed to focus on instruction that is all inclusive. The Bluford Series books incorporate many different cultural themes, allowing students to see themselves represented Teachers will be able to dig deeper into the Series as they learn what materials to use during a novel study and how to carry out instruction in the classroom.

Presenters

Sha'Tori Brown Hardison

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy
Grade Level Grades 6-8
Audience Classroom Teachers

10:45am EDT

Building Reading Comprehension through Knowledge, Language, and Inquiry (K.L.I.)

Limited Capacity seats available

Drawing on insights from a multi-year, federally funded study, we will explain and model instructional practices designed to support reading comprehension for upper-elementary students. These practices are part of a new small-group intervention, called K.L.I., that engages students in repeated, systematic opportunities to develop key underlying skills essential for text comprehension, including language structure, fluent reading, knowledge activation and construction, and metacognitive processes. While designed specifically for multilingual learners who are developing their English literacy in school, the intervention practices can be informative for teachers working with any student who needs supplemental instruction in reading comprehension.

Presenters

Corrie Dobis

Courtney Samuelson

Dennis Davis

Jackie Relyea

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Students with Learning Disabilities
Grade Level 44990
Audience Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers

10:45am EDT

Difficult Conversations: How to Intentionally Curate Text Sets that Teach Complex Topics

Limited Capacity seats available

Children’s literature offers ways to help students grapple with complex topics in a deep yet developmentally appropriate manner. Creating text sets to address tough issues can be daunting. In this session, participants will explore a framework that guides teachers in the text selection process using four key considerations.

Presenters

Dr. Damiana Pyles

Appalachian State University

Dr. Morgan Blanton

Clinical Associate Professor, Appalachian State University

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Adult & Higher Education Professionals, ESL Teachers, AIG Teachers

10:45am EDT

Digital Storytelling Resources

Limited Capacity seats available

Interested in taking stories and storytelling to an online setting? In this session learn about digital resources that focus on writing, reading, storytelling, and more. Bring your favorite technology with you to follow along. Be ready to engage, try out new online tools, and share.

Presenters

Heather Moorefield-Lang

Associate Professor, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-5
Audience Classroom & preservice teacers, technology & media specialists

10:45am EDT

For the Faint of Heart: How to Integrate Literacy in My Content Area

Limited Capacity seats available

So, you have a degree in history, science, or math? Now, you’re being told you must integrate literacy within your instruction? But, you don’t know how to teach literacy! How do you do that? Join me to find out!

Presenters

Dr. Teresa Santis

Lees-McRae College

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 45085
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers

10:45am EDT

How to Use Aesop's Fables to Prepare 10th Grade Students for the English II EOC

Limited Capacity seats available

Many students struggle with the concept of theme. I discovered that perhaps the complex nature of some stories we were reading in my Regular English II class is what was confusing some of my students. So I thought, maybe I should give my students a few less complex literary texts, like Aesop's Fables (which have very easily interpreted themes), and use those to formulate Constructed Response questions and multiple choice questions that evaluate how well my students interact with the English II
Standards. What I realized was that not only were Aesop's Fables rife with easily understood themes, but some fables have
detailed character development and dialogue that can be very useful for English II EOC sample questions.

Presenters

Guy Hill

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Grade Level 45181
Audience Teachers, pre-service teachers, reading specialists

10:45am EDT

It's in the Details

Limited Capacity seats available

I've been taken by the way children are using details. It seems that in many of the classrooms I have visited children are thinking of detail as a way to make their writing longer. It's as if they are thinking that a string of adjectives and physical descriptions scattered throughout the text makes it stronger. That has prompted me to return to my stash of picture books with attention to how writers use details. Let’s revisit a few familiar texts with attention to where the details matter and consider how that can inform our writing instruction.

Presenters

Lester Laminack

Author/Consultant, Lester Laminack

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Writing
Grade Level K-5
Audience All

10:45am EDT

Keep the Book Closed…for a Moment: Strategies to Advance Understanding Without the Text

Limited Capacity seats available

This interactive session will introduce K-12 educators to research-based print and media strategies to activate students’ prior knowledge and pique curiosity before reading a text. Strategies will be introduced and modeled to promote in-depth understanding and internalization. Connections will be made to content, grade-level, and diverse populations.

Presenters

Brian Williams

Gerrelyn Patterson

Kristen Wawer

Nichole Smith

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading, Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, North Carolina Storied Lives, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 3-5, 6-12
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

10:45am EDT

Knowing Better Doesn’t Always Translate to Doing Better: Helping Ensure Reading Research Shifts Into Practice

Limited Capacity seats available

We are amidst an awakening in our approaches to reading instruction, and teachers are learning about the settled reading research. But are practices changing? During this session, participants will be equipped with tools to ensure that instruction actually shifts to align to research.

Presenters

Linda Rhyne Consulting, LLC

Owner, Linda Rhyne Consulting

Linda Rhyne is the owner of Linda Rhyne Consulting, a company focused on helping teachers and leaders connect research to practice in a safe & supportive environment. Linda is an award-winning National Board Certified, LETRS and Orton-Gillingham trained educator with 16 years of experience... Read More →

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Science of Reading
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state)

10:45am EDT

NCRA Future Leaders Information Session

Limited Capacity seats available

Are you interested in literacy advocacy? How about literacy and reading professional learning programming for teachers and principals? Where are the tech wizards and Canva geniuses and social media butterflies? Join this session to discover how your passions and talents can be developed into leadership skills to impact literacy and reading for ALL North Carolina students and teachers. NCRA wants to support your professional growth and your passion for literacy as leadership team members. You will thrive in our highly collaborative and creative team with partner and team projects that let your unique voice and talents shine.

Presenters

Heidi Perez

Literacy Specialist, Durham Public Schools

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT

Content/ Strand Leadership
Grade Level All
Audience All

10:45am EDT

Preparedness to Implement the Science of Reading

Limited Capacity seats available

Are teachers prepared to implement the Science of Reading (SoR)? Can Educator Preparation Programs (EPP) better prepare teachers? Hear how one EPP used self-reflection and feedback from teachers to do so. Participants will gain ideas for a self-reflective view of SoR and discuss the sustainability of the implementation of SoR.

Presenters

Dr. Christina Azmy

Dr. Jennifer Klebaur

Dr. Melissa Tapp

Assistant Professor

Dr. Melissa Tapp is an assistant professor of special education in the teacher education department and joined Catawba in 2022. Dr. Tapp completed her Ph.D. (2022) and M.Ed. (2010) in special education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Previously, she has worked in... Read More →

Kim Creamer

Meredith Williams

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership, Science of Reading
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals, EC Teachers

10:45am EDT

Steering the PIrateSHIP to Literacy LeaderSHIP

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will provide information about the power of literacy coaches in the K-12 schools. Hear from an experienced literacy coach and university professors on how they are designing courses to promote literacy leaders in the schools and how leaders are being developed out of already established staff in school buildings.

Presenters

Erin Kessel

Lanette Moret

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Leadership
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, 6-12
Audience Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), Adult & Higher Education Professionals

10:45am EDT

Stories Matter: Amplifying Student Voice and Transforming Classroom Instruction through Family Stories

Limited Capacity seats available

Participants will gain specific strategies that will empower them to amplify student voice and transform their classroom instruction through culturally responsive curriculum design and text selection. The group will collaborate to complete a ‘Family Stories Simulation.’ Then, they will work in groups to discuss how to pair the stories shared by families with culturally responsive text selections and as anchors for culturally responsive curriculum design. Participants will review example projects from the presenter’s past classes and collaborate to plan their own Family Stories Project. Participants will leave with tangible tools for implementation in their own classrooms.

Presenters

Ashtyn Berry (she/her)

Classroom Teacher, 2022 Burroughs-Wellcome Fund NC Southwest Region Teacher of the Year

Ashtyn Berry is the 2022 Burroughs Wellcome Fund NC Southwest Region Teacher of the Year. She also served as the 2021 Cabarrus County Schools Teacher of the Year. Ashtyn has been an elementary school teacher in Cabarrus County at W.R. Odell Elementary since 2017. She began her teaching... Read More →

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-12
Audience Classroom teachers Media specialists School leaders District leaders

10:45am EDT

Super Nanny! Not in My Classroom!

Limited Capacity seats available

Reduce misbehavior without using gimmicks or bribing students. Win back more time to do what you love – teach – while empowering your students to make better choices and achieve success.

Presenters

LaToya Hopkins

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Grade Level K-2, 3-5, 6-8
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

10:45am EDT

The Keys to Catch-up Growth: Formative Assessments & Small-group Instruction

Limited Capacity seats available

Even after a “normal” school year, students are still behind in comparison to previous years. The educational fallout of the pandemic continues to be present in classrooms across the US. In this session, we will look at a variety of formative assessments, how to use that data to create small groups, and then discuss structures that can be used in middle school classrooms that will support small group instruction.

Presenters

Dr. Bobbie Mills

Director of Middle School Instruction, Gaston County Schools

Michelle Cowan

Middle Grades ELA Facilitator, Gaston County Schools

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level 45085
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

10:45am EDT

The Magic of Middle School Read-Alouds

Limited Capacity seats available

Expose readers to the joy of diverse literature and build back ground knowledge through the use of read-alouds in middle school. This session focuses on planning and implementing read-alouds with pictures books, chapter books, and wordless books. Participants will learn strategies that they can use when doing read-alouds in their own classrooms. The session will end with a BOOK RAFFLE!

Presenters

Dr. Nicole Fensel

Classroom Teacher

Melissa Graham

Reading Specialist, Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools

Stephanie Steele

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Cultural Responsive Literacy, Writing
Grade Level 45085
Audience Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators

10:45am EDT

Understanding Indigenous Stories

Limited Capacity seats available

During the session, we will engage with Native storytelling and other forms of indigenous arts to foster a better understanding of native peoples in North Carolina.We will learn how to become allies for native communities. Together we will dispel harmful stereotypes and microaggressions and explore resources educators can use in the classroom to testify about native peoples.

Presenters

Ryan Dial

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Cultural Responsive Literacy, North Carolina Storied Lives
Grade Level All
Audience Pre-service Teachers, Classroom Teachers, Leaders (school, district, state), ESL Teachers, EC Teachers, AIG Teachers

10:45am EDT

Using Read Aloud to Inspire Creativity in a Makerspace

Limited Capacity seats available

Let's get CREATIVE with our read alouds! Read alouds should always have a purpose and they should always inspire creativity. Our students need to see how a text can create ideas that we can explore beyond its pages. Come see how we used read alouds to inspire creativity in a Makerspace. A reader's voice always matters and creativity in a Makerspace can be an expression of that voice.

Presenters

Allison Phelps

Amie Snow

Carla Clayton

Tuesday March 28, 2023 10:45am - 11:35am EDT
TBA Benton Convention Center

Host Organization NCRA
Content/ Strand Multi-Lingual Learners, Students with Learning Disabilities, Literacy Across Content Areas
Grade Level K-2, 3-5
Audience Classroom Teachers, Media Specialists/Coordinators, Leaders (school, district, state)

11:45am EDT

Literacy Celebration Luncheon- When Kids Lead