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Thursday Institute and Session Index

 

Opening: 8:30-10:00 am

Keynote Address:  Frank Serafini -- Talking Comprehension:  Using Language to Expand Comprehension

 

 

Institute A

Session 1

Session 2

Institute B

Session 3

Session 4

10:20 – 12:20

10:20 – 11:20

11:40 – 12:40

1:40 – 3:40

1:40 – 2:40

3:00 – 4:00

A1 The Art of Wacky We-search:  Face the Facts With Fun

Presenter:  Barry Lane
http://www.discoverwriting.com/hooked-handout.pdf

http://www.discover-writing.com/Wacky-Handout.pdf

Level:  2-12

1-1 Adolescent Literacy-School Wide Planning

Presenter:  Joan Sedita

Level:  4-12

2-1 Creating and Comprehending Expository Text

Presenter:  Dr. Frank Serafini

Handout 1
Handout 2
Level:  4-12

B1 Expanding Comprehension Through Interactive Discussions

Presenter:  Dr. Frank Serafini

Level:  4-12

3-1 A Response to Intervention:  A Perspective

Power Point
Presenter:  Dr. David Monti

Level:  K-12

4-1 Supporting Professional Learning Communities

Presenters:  Joanne Ellsworth and Kristen Michalski

Level:  K-4

A2 The Complete Year:  Harnessing the Power of Reading and Writing Connections

Presenter:  Pam Allyn

Level:  K-5

1-2 Building Understanding:  Comprehension Strategies That Work With Informational Text

Presenter:  Dr. Kathy Pike

Level:  3-8

2-2 Vocabulary Instruction & Culturally Relevant Teaching Strategies

Presenters:  E. D’Amore, T. Boeck, J. Marciano, and M. Watson

Level:  3-6

B2 21st Century Literacy:  Using Technology to Provide Authentic Publishing Opportunities

Presenter:  Pam Allyn
litlifeinfo.com

Level:  K-8

3-2 Powerful Thinking: Using Big Ideas to Infer and Interpret Text

Presenters: Pam Dalton and Christine Pruss

Level:  K-5

4-2 Writing in Science

Presenters:  Barbara Mariconda and Dea Auray

Level:  3-8

A3 Great Beginnings:  New Directions in Early Childhood Education

Moderator:  Dr. William Farr

Level:  All

1-3 What Really Matters in SRBI

Presenters: Dr. Jane Logie and Michael Rafferty

Level:  K-2

2-3 Using Narrative Queries to Encourage Discourse and Develop Meaning

Presenter:  Kim Eiler

Level:  3-5

B3 Hooked on Meaning:  Best Tips for Succeeding at, Not Succumbing to Writing Tests

Presenter:  Barry Lane

Level:  2-12

3-3 Fluency-Beyond Speed Reading

Presenter:  Dr. Jessica Talada

Level:  K-8

4-3 Vocabulary in Context in Middle/High School Grades

Presenter:  Karen Pappas

Level:  6-12

A4 Launching RTI Tier 1 Comprehension Instruction:  Lessons for Shared Reading

Presenter:  Dr. Nancy Boyles

Level:  3-8

1-4 Successful Reading and Writing Strategies for ELL Learners

Presenters:  Dr. Mia Mercurio-Morre and Naomi Migliacci

Level:  K-12

2-4 Combining ELL and Reading Methodologies:  Tiered Instruction for ELL

Presenters:  Dr. Gladys Labas, and Diana and Betsy Sisson

Level:  K-12

B4 From Daunting to Do-able Differentiation

Presenter:  Dr. Michael Ford

Level:  K-5
Handout 1

3-4 Adolescent Literacy-School Wide Planning

Presenter:  Joan Sedita

Level:  4-12

4-4 Successful Reading and Writing Strategies for ELL Learners

Presenter:  Dr. Mia Mercurio-Morre and Naomi Migliacci

Level:  K-12

A5 Supporting Children’s Language Development:  Text, Talk and Tasks

Presenter:  Dr. Jeanne Paratore

Level:  K-3

1-5 Using Poetry Across the Curriculum
Document 1
Document 2

Document 3
Document 4

Presenter:  Janet Lawler

Level:  K-2

2-5 The Dictionary Game:  Applying Essential Story Elements to Writing

Presenter:  Stacey DeKeyser

Level:  6-12

B5 Redefining Assessment in the Writing Workshop:  Assessing the Process as Well as the Product

Presenters:  Dr. William Farr and Kim Richard

Level:  K-8

3-5 Historical Fiction for the Ages

Presenter:  Elizabeth Smith

Level:  6-8

4-5 The Dictionary Game:  Applying Story Elements to Writing

Presenter:  Stacey DeKeyser

Level:  6-12

 

1-6 Inquiry into professional books, instructional materials, and children’s literature.

2-6 Inquiry into professional books, instructional materials, and children’s literature.

 

3-6 Inquiry into professional books, instructional materials, and children’s literature.

4-6 Inquiry into professional books, instructional materials, and children’s literature.

 

 

 

 

Friday Institute and Session Index

Opening: 8:30-10:00am

Keynote Address: Ralph Fletcher -- Engaging Boy Writers
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3

Institute C

Session 5

Session 6

Institute D

Session 7

Session 8

10:20 – 12:20

10:20 – 11:20

11:40 – 12:40

1:40 – 3:40

1:40 – 2:40

3:00 – 4:00

C1 Improving Comprehension & Response:  Unlocking Language of Nonfiction/Informational Text

Presenter:  Nen Nanfeldt

Level:  6-12

5-1 Motivating Students to Improve Reading Fluency and Comprehension

Presenter:  Debby Mossburg

Level:  1-8, Remedial, Special Education, Reading Specialists, and Administrators

6-1 The Importance of Words in Fiction & Nonfiction Reading & Writing

Presenter:  Dr. Elaine Bukowiecki

Level:  1-8

D1 A Collaborative Model for Reading Intervention

Presenters:  Dr. William Farr and Barbara Zirazadeh

Level:  K-5

7-1 Engage Students to Read, Write, and Think in WEB 2.0

Presenters:  Luke Forshaw and Keith Margolus

Level:  K-12

8-1 The Author Backpack:  Using What You Know to Write About What You Don’t

Presenter:  Dana Meachen

Rau

Level:  K-5

C2 School Reform

Presenter:  Dr. Taffy Raphael

Level:  All
Handout 1

5-2 Critical Literacy in Action During Reading and Writing Workshop

Presenter:  Ryan Colwell

Level:  K-5

6-2 Language Play That Boosts Writing

Presenter:  Ralph Fletcher

Handout 1

Level:  3 and up

D2 Helping Students Create Memorable Memoirs

Presenter:  Ralph Fletcher
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3
Handout 4

Level:  3 and up

7-2 Effective Teaching Strategies:  A Differentiated Approach

Presenters:  M. Daigle, C. Messenger, C. King, and A. Sorge

Level:  Middle/High School

8-2 Increasing Parental Involvement to Enhance Student Literacy Achievement

Presenters:  Angela Buccheri and Kristina Kelly

Level:  K-2

C3 Small Group Instruction for RTI:  Meeting the Needs for All Learners

Presenter:  Dr. Adria Klein

Level:  K-5

5-3 Effective Teaching Strategies:  A Differentiated Approach

Presenters:  M. Daigle, C. Messenger, C. King, and A. Sorge

Level:  Middle/High School

6-3 Developing Comprehension Through the Read-Aloud

Presenters:  Dana McCormick and Christine Woods

Level:  3-5

D3 Small Group Instruction for RTI:  Meeting the Needs of All Learners

Presenter:  Dr. Adria Klein

Level:  K-5

7-3 Integrated Curriculum:  Designing Instruction by Examining Language We Use
Document 1

Presenter:  Lauren Benjamin

Level:  K-5

8-3 The Importance of Words in Fiction & Nonfiction Reading & Writing

Presenter:  Dr. Elaine Bukowiecki

Level:  1-8

C4 It’s All About Words:  Using Foldables for Word Study

Presenters:  Rebecca Pilver and Donna Drasch

Level:  K-5

5-4 Amelia Bedelia Takes the CMT

Presenters:  Kathleen England, Darcy Fiano, and Jennifer Tyler

Level:  3-5

6-4 The Neglected Reader:  Instructing High Ability Readers for Growth

Presenters:  Dr. Sheelah Sweeney and Cheri Burke

Level:  K-12

D4 How to Teach Students Who Do Not Look Like You

Presenter:  Dr. William Howe

Level:  PreK-12

7-4 Literacy Through Collaborative Eyes

Presenter:  Jessica Buckle

Level:  K-12

8-4 Literacy Instruction with Beginning ESL Students

Presenter:  Jennifer Green

Level:  K-2

C5 Defining the “I” in SRBI

Presenters:  E. Marie Mas, S. Broas, S. Francia, and C. W. Huber

Level:  2-8

5-5 Who Is Doing the Talking in the Classroom?

Presenter:  Dr. Margaret Queenan

Level:  3-5

6-5 Engage Students to Read, Write, and Think in WEB 2.0

Presenters:  Luke Forshaw and Keith Margolus

Level:  K-12

D5 Pairing Fiction & Nonfiction to Increase Comp. and Vocabulary

Presenter:  Mya Chen Whitney

Level:  K-8

7-5 Developing Comprehension Through the Read-Aloud

Presenters:  Dana McCormick and Christine Woods

Level:  3-5

8-5 BBK (Building Background Knowledge)

Presenters:  Candace Parent and Tobie Rosenberg

Level:  5-10

 

5-6 Inquiry into professional books, instructional materials, and children’s literature.

6-6 Inquiry into professional books, instructional materials, and children’s literature.

 

7-6 Inquiry into professional books, instructional materials, and children’s literature.

8-6 Inquiry into professional books, instructional materials, and children’s literature.