Below please find the presentations for he breakout sessions from the Iowa Literacy Leadership Conference (scroll down to see more); please note that we will be adding more as they come in—make sure to check back over the next few days. Thanks to everyone who came and helped make this conference such a success! Please let us know if you have any questions!
Tuesday Morning Breakout Sessions
Ed Walker
Google: The Future of Student Collaboration and Formative Assessment?
Russ Goerend
Our Students Don’t Research Like We Did
Shelley Fairbairn and Stephaney Jones-Vo
Cultural Competence: The Foundation of Effective Literacy Instruction for All Students
Sarah Brown Wessling
Re-Viewing the World: An Introduction to Critical Viewing
Susan Young
Putting Individualized Daily Reading (IDR) at the Heart of Reading Instruction
Ginger Cook
Developing Vocabulary Through Thinking and Talking About Words
Linda Rourke
Motivating Adolescent Readers Through Conversation, Collaboration, and Independent Reading
DeDe Small
Children’s Literature: Trends and Titles for Our Diverse Classrooms
Sally Beisser
Creativity in Teaching and Learning
Tuesday Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Shelley Fairbairn and Stephaney Jones-Vo
Differentiating Reading Instruction and Assessment for English Language Learners
Geri Jacobs and Sue Hayes
I’ve Taken a Running Record…Now What?
Dawn Canova
Daily 5 by “The Sisters”
Sarah Brown Wessling
Teachers Using Integration for Student Innovation: Restructuring a Departmental Approach to Literacy Instruction
Susan Young
Supporting Comprehension Instruction in K–6 Classrooms
Kelly Stuart
Creating Writing Communities in Every Classroom (K–6)
Ginger Cook
The Missing Link: How Building Community Can Increase Academic Achievement
Linda Rourke
Lesson Study: Crafting Learning Together (K–12)
Ann Wiley
Using Audio in Promoting Reading and Speaking Skills
Wednesday Morning Breakout Sessions
Doug Fisher
Productive Group Work: The Power of Collaborative Learning
Ann Marie Corgill
Six Things I Know for Sure: Now What Do I Do with What I Know? (K–8)
Denise Wood
Critical Literacy
Callé Friesen
21st Century Literature for 21st Century Readers
Linda Rourke
Motivating Adolescent Readers Through Conversation, Collaboration, and Independent Reading
Ginger Cook
Developing Vocabulary Through Thinking and Talking About Words
Susan Young
Putting Individualized Daily Reading (IDR) at the Heart of Reading Instruction
Kelly Stuart
Creating Writing Communities in Every Classroom (K–6)
Linda Hansen
Painless Drilling Down in Data
Wednesday Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Doug Fisher
Productive Group Work: The Power of Collaborative Learning
Ann Marie Corgill
Six Things I Know for Sure: Now What Do I Do with What I Know? (K–8)
Robert G. Davis
The Use of Research in Supporting Educational Practices in Reading
Jenni Freeman
Yes They Can! Teaching Comprehension in Lower Elementary Classrooms
Jill Caton Johnson and Lindsay Law
Using Graphic Novels and Graphic Poetry to Engage Student Thinking
Ginger Cook
The Missing Link: How Building Community Can Increase Academic Achievement
Susan Young
Supporting Comprehension Instruction in K–6 Classrooms
Kelly Stuart
Creating Writing Communities in Every Classroom (K–6)
Ali Locker and Beth Brewer
Assessment for Learning: Clear Targets, High Motivation
