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Indiana State Literacy Association 2020 Conference

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6:00pm EDT

Virtual Conference Orientation Live SessionKristin Patrick

7:00pm EDT

Every Child Deserves #TheRightTools: Equitable Practices that Meet All Students’ Needs Live SessionDr. Towanda Harris • Heinemann

8:00pm EDT

Drawing as a Thinking Process Live SessionManuel Herrera

7:00pm EDT

Welcome to the Indiana State Literacy Association 2020 Virtual Conference! Live SessionRachel Armstrong

7:10pm EDT

What Literacy Learners Need sponsored by Benchmark Education Live SessionPatty McGee • Benchmark Education

9:00am EDT

Coaching with an Equity Lens Live SessionJen Townsend • Stephanie Affinito • Kara Taylor Digital Distractions: Keeping Readers Engaged in Digital Text Live SessionTara Kingsley • Lyndsi Literacy is NOT a Spectator Sport: Hands-On, Minds-On Reading! Live SessionDr. Kathy Perez • Matthew Barenie Magic Is for Everyone: Writing Fantasy Fiction Live SessionZetta Elliott • Edith Campbell Using Think-Alouds to Apprentice our Students to Become Active, Critical Readers Live SessionDr. Sharon Pratt

10:00am EDT

A New Vision of Workshop: Creating An Integrated Reading and Writing Workshop Live SessionDr. Maria Walther • Karen Biggs-Tucker • Ben Boche Distance Learning Strategies for Students with Dyslexia sponsored by Learning Ally Live SessionTerrie Noland, CALP • Learning Ally Facilitating Conversations About Race in the Secondary ELA Classroom Live SessionKelly Waller • Julie McCoy From Detritus to Design: A Teacher and Student Collaboration in the Midst of COVID-19 Live SessionPaul Hankins • Christina Romero-Ivanova The Role of Empathy in the Classroom: Reflecting, Questioning, and Repositioning Live SessionAmy Walker Writing From Beginning to End! Live SessionShannon Anderson • Juanita Oberley

11:00am EDT

Differentiated Instructional Content in a Remote/Hybrid Environment sponsored by Newsela Live SessionCarter Figg • Stephawn Newsom • Newela Make It Real: Bringing Literacy to Life with Project-Based Learning Live SessionTerra Tarango • Stephanie Lueckenhoff Making Room for Whole-Class Novels Live SessionLeigh Anne Eck • Matthew Barenie Poems to Heal the Heart: Writing Protest Poetry Live SessionZetta Elliott • Edith Campbell Teaching that Elusive but Critical Reading Competency – Fluency! sponsored by Amplify Live SessionTim Rasinski • Tara Kingsley Understanding, sharing, and thinking: Engaging learners with ASD and related disabilities Live SessionDr. Tiffany Neal • Heidi Grimshaw

1:00pm EDT

Be a Literacy Leader with Formative Assessments! Live SessionTyler Schumacher • Kathy Ogden • Caroline Rooney • Dr. Diane Maletta • Ben Boche Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Promising Practices for African American Male Students Live SessionDennisha Murff, Ph.D. • Kara Taylor Google Drawing + A Process = Creativity Live SessionManuel Herrera • Melissa Capin Not Your Granny's Grammar: Innovative Practices to Enliven Grammar Learning Live SessionPatty McGee • Rachel Armstrong • Benchmark Education Ready, Set, Grow! Live SessionShannon Anderson • Juanita Oberley Supporting Family Partnerships and Planning in Early Learning Settings sponsored by Teaching Strategies Live SessionMatt Birdsall • Teaching Strategies Turning Leaders in your Community into Literacy Champions at your School sponsored by Kids Read Now Live SessionCasey Wente and Rachel Benedict • Kids Read Now

2:00pm EDT

Educational Partnerships as Student Advocacy: Supporting Struggling Students in Rural Communities Live SessionJake Singleton • Amy Walker I Remember: Using Creative & Memoir Writing in the Classroom Live SessionEileen Porzuczek • Stephanie Lueckenhoff Show Them History! (Sponsored by Portable Press) Live SessionMark Shulman • Matthew Barenie • Portable Press The Essential Role of Feedback in Distance/Blended Teaching and Learning Live SessionMatthew Johnson • Dr. Sharon Pratt Think Forward, Not Straight: Understanding the LGBTQIA+ Spectrum Live SessionMahasin Martinson • Jayne Walters • Edith Campbell Vocabulary Instruction can be Engaging and Effective: Here’s How sponsored by Amplify Live SessionTim Rasinski • Tara Kingsley

3:00pm EDT

A Process A Hack and A Tool Walk Into A Classroom Live SessionManuel Herrera • Melissa Capin Explicit and Systematic Instruction Live SessionJoe Risch • Julie McCoy Feedback that Moves Writers Forward: Primary Edition Live SessionPatty McGee • Rachel Armstrong • Benchmark Education Innovative Implementation of Multicultural Literature in the Classroom Live SessionApril Thomas • Kara Taylor Taking the Guesswork out of Literacy Instruction Live SessionCarrie Rosebrock • Ben Boche TeachingBooks Resources for Virtual and Blended Learning Live SessionAlyssa Yokota-Byron Wordless Picture Books & Graphic Novels are for Everyone! sponsored by Renaissance Learning Live SessionEmily Cespedes • Stephanie Dale • Renaissance

7:00pm EDT

Conference Closing followed by Your Story is Your Superpower Live SessionMatthew Carter • Dr. Laurie A. Sharp