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Monday, April 9, 2018 Schedule of Events

**Conference Registration Check-in 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM **

Poster Session ~ 7:30 AM Elaine Bukowiecki, Professor of Literacy Education, Bridgewater State University

Arielle Trott, Sara Pawlowski, Bridgewater State University Graduate Students ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Coffee, Tea, and Pastries in the MRA Café ~ Compliments of MRA 7:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Welcome and Opening Keynote 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM

One Hour Sessions 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Renee Houser, Literacy Consultant Creating Classrooms Full of Truly Independent Readers and Thinkers Learn how to support true reading independence with just four teacher moves- be a Miner, Mirror, Model, and Mentor. Ideas, videos, and strategies will be shared for how all students can become deep thinkers with full ownership of their reading lives. (K-12) Co-sponsored by Corwin

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Penny Kittle, English Teacher, Kennett High School, NH Creating a Live Circuit Between Students, Books, and the World We must build skill, agency, and literary appreciation in young readers. Teachers can create a live circuit between reading and students with a foundation of independent reading, mentor text studies, and book clubs connected to the challenges in our world. (K-12)

Booklovefoundation.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tracey Martineau, Lauren McBride, Literacy Specialists, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; Jennifer Begnoche, Third Grade Teacher, Pam Ellis, Second Grade Teacher, Silvia Moroney, Kindergarten Teacher, Quarry Hills Elementary, Munson; Christine Hoegen, Second Grade Teacher, Royalston Community School, Royalston, Jenna Potter, Kindergarten Teacher, Athol Community Elementary School, Athol Integration Across Context in the Early Grades Interested in the role integration plays in the ELA/Literacy Frameworks for Kindergarten to Third Grade? This interactive session will feature a district participating in ESE's Early Grades Literacy Grant that is working to increase the integration and engagement of students using the 2017 Revised ELA/Literacy Frameworks. (K-3)

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Kathy Collins Literacy Consultant

The Pleasure Principle:

Why Joy Matters in the Teaching and Learning of Literacy

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One Hour Sessions 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Continued

Christine Beggan, Grade 6 Learning Specialist, Boston Public Schools; Peggy Coyne, Education Implementation Specialist, Lexia Learning Systems; Deborah O'Shea, Upper School Director & ESL Teacher, Boston Public Schools; Roger Taylor, Researcher, Lexia Learning Systems Avoiding Chocolate-Covered Broccoli: Motivation, Literacy, Technology and Middle/High Schoolers Educators and administrators who work with middle and high school struggling and non-proficient readers, will learn to identify the features embedded in digital learning environments, that support intrinsic motivation in these students and promote academic success. (6-12)

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Jan Burkins, Literacy Consultant Jumpstarting Readers When They Plateau Classroom teachers encounter students whose reading development plateaus when they reach certain text levels. These pauses on the learning continuum can be confounding, leaving teachers wondering what to do to jumpstart growth and development. Participants will leave with practical ideas for planning instruction that engages students and accelerates their growth. (K-12)

Co-sponsored by Stenhouse ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Karen Herbaugh, Reading Interventionist, Ditson Elementary, Billerica Opening the Vaults: Pairing Books and Museums’ Resources Looking for a way to deepen the conversation about a subject matter? Join Karen Herbaugh as she introduces teachers to primary source material found on-line at museums and libraries. You will also learn how to pair those findings with books that enhance content and support the Common Core State Standards. (1-6)

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Jamee Callahan, K-8 Literacy Coordinator, Medfield Public Schools The Story Behind the Numbers: A Narrative for Data Collection When you think of data, you think of numbers, statistics, percentages . . . but what about the story behind that data? Come hear about one district’s journey to streamline the data collection process ~ allowing for more intentional time with students and an efficient way to capture the full history of an elementary student’s six years of literacy growth. (K-5)

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Jason Lewis, Fifth Grade ELA Teacher, Tyngsboro, MA; Melanie Roy, Fourth/Fifth Grade Library Teacher, Barrington, RI Empowering Readers and Providing Student Voice Learn how a school librarian and classroom teacher empower students to spread their love of reading throughout each of their school communities. Presentation topics will include program set up, student responsibilities, monthly meetings, routines, and ideas to keep your program running smoothly year-round. (3-8)

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Joy Erickson, Ph.D. Candidate, University of New Hampshire Supporting Early Literacy Motivation Alongside Skill Development: Lessons from SDT This presentation aims to support early childhood educators in their efforts to adequately nurture both reading motivation and skill development. A brief overview of students' basic psychological needs will first be provided followed by three sample lessons/routines that address these needs and simultaneously target key early literacy skills. (PreK-2)

One Hour Sessions 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Ralph Fletcher, Teacher, Writer and Educational Consultant Encouraging More Play in the Writing Classroom Writers play every time they sit down at the desk. It’s an intrinsic part of what they do. In recent years play has largely disappeared from the writing classroom. I’m on a mission to bring it back. (All) Sponsored by Scholastic Education

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Susan Annear, Secretary; Samantha Baker, Reading Specialist; Mary Boehmer, Librarian; Michelle Gajda, Reading Specialist, Hawlemont Regional Elementary School, Charlemont, MA Sparking a Love of Literacy Schoolwide This session is meant to provide participants with different ways to help their students develop a life-long love of reading! Through innovative financing and creative energy, audience members will learn how they can plan exciting events and activities based on literacy for elementary students and families. (PreK-6)

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One Hour Sessions 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Continued

Jessica Kensky, Patrick Downes Authors; Scott Magoon, Illustrator Creating Rescue and Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship Six months after Jessica's first amputation, she was paired with Rescue, a four-year-old black Labrador Assistance Dog. With illustrator Scott Magoon they will talk about the process of creating a book that shares the value of perseverance, trying and failing and trying again, and the important work of service dogs. (3-8) Sponsored by Candlewick

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Patty McGee, Literacy Consultant Appreciative Response for Writers: Words and Ways to Move Writers Forward Corrective feedback, the most common response to student writing, has little impact on student writing and can wallop the writer within. The good news: an alternative to corrective feedback is appreciative feedback. Appreciative feedback transforms writers and their writing. (All)

Co-sponsored by Corwin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2016 and 2017 Sylvia D. Brown Scholarship Winners Joshua Jenkins, Reading Specialist, Doctoral Student, New York City Public Schools and Columbia University; Kate O’Leary, Third Grade Teacher, Newton Public Schools ~ Igniting Motivation with Book Clubs and Self-Reflection (3-5) Marlene Custodio, Pine Hill Elementary School, Sherborn, MA ~ A Blank Picture is the Essence of Confusion (K-2)

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Christy Callahan, Readng Specialist; Julie Lowerre, Fifth Grade Teacher, Medfield Public Schools Infographics: The New Way to Share Research Looking for fun, creative ways for your students to practice close reading and research skills? Joins us as we journey through the world of infographics. Discover what makes an infographic an infographic, learn a process to help guide your students to create infographics and walk away with resources, ideas, and sites. Empower your students and reinvigorate your research projects with infographics! (4-12)

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Anne Irza-Leggat, Director of Marketing, Candlewick; Donna Spurlock, Director of Marketing, Charlesbridge; Lisa DiSarro, Director of Marketing, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Local Publishers Share New Books They Love for Our Classrooms Representatives from three local Boston publishers will present their hottest new books for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Connect with these local resources to learn more about upcoming books and the "story behind the story.” They will also share ways to foster curious learners and excite lifelong readers. Free Book Give-Away! (K-12)

Sylvia D. Brown Luncheon ~ 12:45 PM - 2:30 PM $30

Ninety Minute Sessions 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

William Atwood, Consultant, Collins Education Associates Five Fantastic Reading and Writing Strategies to Use in Math This workshop will focus on the interplay between reading and writing to deepen students’ understanding and love of math. Teachers will learn practical, fun, fast-paced strategies to help students unlock both difficult word problems and open-ended math challenges. (K-8)

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Pam Allyn Literacy Consultant and

Motivational Speaker

Igniting Super Readers

Sponsored by Pearson

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Peter H. Reynolds

The Courage to Create and Make One’s Mark MRA 2018 Children’s Literature Award Recipient

Author and/or Illustrator: The Dot, Ish, Sky Color, Playing from the Heart, Judy Moody, Stink: Hamlet and Cheese, Happy Dreamer, The Water Princess,

I Am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness, Sydney & Simon: To the Moon!, I’m Here, The Word Collector, I am Yoga, and The North Star

Sponsored by Candlewick

Ninety Minute Sessions 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Continued

Katherine Frankel, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education, Boston University; Caitlin Murphy, Lead Teacher, The English High School, Boston A Collaborative Mentorship Approach to Literacy Engagement in Secondary School Please join us for an interactive presentation to explore how one student/teacher/researcher partnership has evolved to create a classroom literacy community centered around student-driven reading, writing, and talking about self-selected texts. (9-12)

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Engagement, Motivation, and Excitement (All)

Lynda Mullaly Hunt Lita Judge Susan Lynn Meyer Reaching the Hard-to-Reach Child How to Excite Creative Thinking Child-Size Moments, Big Implications: and Writing Through Revision Engaging Young Readers with History

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Connie Jacquays, Director of Innovations in Professional Learning and Coaching, Teaching and Learning Alliance, Inc.; Julianne Andrade, Coordinator, Elementary Literacy and Social Studies PreK-5; Lisa O’Neill, Instructional Leadership Coach-Literacy, Brockton Public Schools The Changing Role of the Reading Specialist: Teaching Adults and Children at the Same Time How can reading specialists position themselves to be teachers of adults while they provide direct service to students? Participants will learn tools for conducting efficient and effective conferences and small group lessons; facilitating collaborative and impactful data conversations; and restructuring time to maximize adult learning. (K-5)

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Evelyn Ford-Connors, Senior Lecturer, Literacy and Language Program, Associate Director of the Donald D. Durrell Reading and Writing Clinic, Boston University; Kelly Reinhart, Assistant Professor of Literacy Education at Worcester State University Differentiated Coaching: Considering Individual Teacher Needs to Bolster Coaching Results This workshop will offer practical strategies and engaging assignments that promote a love of literature and build the skills needed for evidence-based opinions and arguments, summaries, and short presentations. This workshop is fun, fast-paced, and interactive; plus you will walk out with ideas you can use right away. (K-8)

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Andrea Frasier, Kim Gilbert, Education Consultants, Center for the Collaborative Classroom Facilitating Student Talk, Thinking and Interaction to Enliven Literacy Instruction If you’re looking for ways to make students more active in classroom conversations, join us in this interactive exploration of facilitation techniques that will support your shift to more student-centered discussions! (K-6)

Afternoon Keynote 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM

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Conference Fees

One Day Only:

Monday or Tuesday

Both Days: Monday and

Tuesday

Sunday Pre-Conference

Institute

Regular Member

Includes Annual MRA Standard Membership

$175

Early Bird/$155

Before 3/1/18

$275

Early Bird/$250

Before 3/1/18

$75

Includes voucher for dinner at the Marriott Hotel.

May only register if also attending the Conference.

Student/ Retiree

Includes Annual MRA Student/

Retiree Membership

$70 $115

Complimentary Registration for Principals who register three or more teachers from their school.

Use code: PRIN3-18

MRA Local Councils Meet and Greet ~ 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Members of local councils from throughout the state are looking forward to meeting you and having you join them as colleagues and leaders in your area. Special-interest committees serve all of our members, and we’d love to have you join our efforts. Stop in to say hello, ask questions, and share your interests! All are Welcome!!

Adolescent Literacy Show-and-Share ~ 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM Please join us for an informal gathering to network and share ideas and practices related to teaching adolescent readers and writers across the disciplines. We ask that you please come prepared to share an innovative idea or promising practice in which other teachers or teacher educators might be interested. We hope to see you there! All are Welcome!! Peggy Coyne, Committee Chair.

*Communication regarding a registration cancellation must be received by March 30, 2018 at info@massreading.org *A $60 cancellation fee will be assessed for cancellations between March 15 and March 30, 2018. *NO REFUNDS will be granted for cancellations between March 30 and April 10, 2018. *If necessary to transfer a registration from one attendee to another, the transfer MUST be done through communication with MRA Administrative Assistant Nancy Meagher via email: info@massreading.org

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