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Presented by Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, and Nancy Akhavan

What factors come to mind when you hear the term “Balanced Literacy?” It is a term that has been used (and misused) for so long that it has lost meaning. Time to restore and refine! To create the perfect balance of high-impact learning experiences that engage and excite learners, teachers must be intentional in the design of learning activities, purposeful in the selection of instructional materials, utilize evidence-based teaching methods, and be strategic in groupings of students based on assessment data. Join reading experts Nancy Akhavan, Doug Fisher, and Nancy Frey as they outline the essential evidence-based approaches that define the balance for your students, lighting the path for you to implement balanced literacy in your classroom.

Presented by Pam Koutrakos and Maria Walther

Join authors Pam Koutrakos and Maria Walther as they share their passion for using children’s literature to create joyful, student-centered literacy experiences. Learn how to use books as your teaching partners to mentor inquisitive learners and lead them on the path toward independence.

Presented by Vera Ahiyya

Children yearn to see themselves in our classrooms.  In this session, we'll discuss how our culture reveals itself in the classroom and make connections between diversity and our students using children's books.

Presented by Daniel Bauer

How to harness the power of your existing time, staff, and resources to transform your school. Top education leader coach Daniel Bauer has a framework to help you integrate more authenticity, belonging, and challenge into your leadership and school that will transform it’s culture and student growth.

Presented by Afrika Afeni Mills

Educators who are interested in continuing along an antiracist path must recognize that racialization has harmed White students and Students of Color. Traditional curriculum has provided inaccurate messages about their identities, history, and understanding of the damage the social construct of race inflicts on society. Building on the content of the book Open Windows, Open Minds: Developing Antiracist, Pro-Human Students, this webinar will offer an approach to teaching and learning that can equip White teachers and students as informed, empathetic, inclusive, racially and historically literate global citizens who genuinely value diversity and will actively engage in dismantling systemic inequities.

Stay up-to-date on how state legislation, budget, and K-12 priorities will impact your school or district

Hosted by Aaron Heintzman, Senior Professional Learning Advisor, Corwin

Presented by Katie Kelly, Lester Laminack, Vivian Vasquez

At a time when outside forces are calling for greater restrictions on access to information through book challenges, prohibitive legislation, and threats to educators who encourage students to read widely, there is an even greater need to teach students to read critically, to question the author, the text, the source of the material, and intentions. Katie Kelly, Lester Laminack, and Vivian Vasquez define the word ‘text’ broadly to include printed material as well as spoken text, songs, interactions, and events (both current and historical).

Presented by Tonya Ward Singer

Join Tonya Ward Singer, author of EL Excellence Every Day, to learn how every core teacher can effectively empower our ELs with academic literacy and language in the context of teaching to reach all students. Get inspired with specific actions you can take immediately to amplify your impact and ignite EL excellence in every classroom every day across every school.

Presented by Debbie Diller

Literacy work stations, when done well, can solve both of these problems—and more. Literacy stations provide partner practice using what teachers already have in their classrooms. During her presentation, Debbie will show teachers how to create and sustain meaningful, engaging literacy stations that grow and change as their students develop new skills, and as instructional time shifts. Plus, teachers will be reminded how to make confident decisions based on what they know about their kids and about good literacy instruction—so they can move away from quick-fix ideas like worksheets or pre-made centers found online.