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NCRA 52nd Annual North Carolina Reading Conference

North Carolina Reading Association
52nd Annual North Carolina Reading Conference
March 26-28, 2023
Benton Convention Center
Winston-Salem, NC
Your VOICE matters! Celebrating LITERACY!

Talia R. Cotton

Talia R. Cotton Service Group, LLC
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Durham, NC

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Talia R. Cotton, M.Ed.
EDUCATOR, TRAINER, CONSULTANT, MENTOR, & TUTOR

Career Summary
16 years of Educational Experience 13 years: Teaching Experience ● 11 years: Educational/ Technology Trainer Experience 12 years: Reading/ Academic Coach Experience ● 7 years: Educational Supervisory Experience 16 years: GED Experience (10 years teaching/ 3 years paraprofessional/ 3 years test administrator) 8 years: Virtual Instruction Experience ● 7 Years: Assessment Development Experience 5 years: Office Administration Experience ● 16 years: Tutoring Experience

Degrees
Masters, Bachelors, & Associates in Secondary Education & English

Professional Teaching Certification
Florida: English 6-12/ Reading Endorsement 2013- 2023
North Carolina: Language Arts 6-9/ English 9-12/ Reading K-12 2021- 2026

Current Positions

Digital Marketing Director
2022- Present North Carolina Reading Association Durham, North Carolina

Teaching & Learning Coach
2021- Present Durham Public Schools Durham, North Carolina

GED/ English Adjunct Professor (Virtual)
2015/ 2018- Present Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee, Fla.

TBA

Open Registration 11:00 am- 6:00 pm TBA

1:00pm EDT

Let Me See: Explicit Reading Instruction for Secondary Classrooms Salem Ballroom 2Talia R. Cotton

3:30pm EDT

AntiRacist Literacy Leadership Salem 3BDr. Kelvin Bullock • Dr. Ronda Taylor Bullock

5:45pm EDT

Exhibit Hall Grand Opening Winston Ballroom 2

7:00pm EDT

NCRA Awards Ceremony (Invitation Only) Piedmont 2

TBA

Visit Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall 7:30 am- 6:00 pm Winston Ballroom 2 Open Registration- 7:00am-5:00pm Winston-Salem Foyer

7:30am EDT

Coffee and morning snacks in Exhibit Hall Winston Ballroom 2

8:10am EDT

Opening Session: The Value of Questions: Curiosity and Wonder as Fuel for Learning Salem Ballroom 2Dasan Ahanu

9:25am EDT

Yes They Can: Linking the WIDA Can Do Descriptors and Technology-Based Activities to Support Multilingual Learners Winston 3ATalia R. Cotton • Kenya Lawrence

10:15am EDT

Visit Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall Winston Ballroom 2

11:00am EDT

NCRA SHOW YOUR SPIRIT DAY- PHOTO SPOTS AND PRIZES! Winston-Salem Foyer

11:40am EDT

Lunch with Exhibitors in Exhibit Hall Winston Ballroom 2

11:45am EDT

Author Panel Luncheon- prepaid event Piedmont Ballroom 1Dasan Ahanu • LeJuane Bowens • Annette Clapsaddle • Alan Gratz • Shannon Hitchcock

1:25pm EDT

General Session: Critical Comprehension: Lessons for Guiding Students to Deeper Meaning Salem Ballroom 2Lester Laminack • Katie Kelly • Katie Kelly • Lester Laminack

2:25pm EDT

Brain Science to Build a Literacy Focused School Salem 3CHeidi Perez Fostering Collaboration with the Spoken Word Winston 1ADasan Ahanu Tools for Instructional Leaders: Guiding Literacy Instruction Winston 3CCynthia Barber • Kelly Pratt

3:25pm EDT

Educators of Color Roundtable discussion Piedmont 2Alan R. Bailey • Talia R. Cotton

4:20pm EDT

"Paper Thin" Open Mic with Dasan Ahanu Winston 1ADasan Ahanu • LeJuane Bowens • Ayanna Albertson Gay • Charly Lowry • D.J. Rogers

8:20am EDT

General Session: What My Fifth Graders Taught Me About Falling in Love with Reading Salem Ballroom 2Colby Sharp • Colby Sharp

9:45am EDT

Writing Of, In, and For Place Salem 1CAnnette Clapsaddle

10:45am EDT

Digital Storytelling Resources Winston 3BHeather Moorefield-Lang

11:45am EDT

Literacy Celebration Luncheon- When Kids Lead Salem Ballroom 2Adam Dovico