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8:00am EDT

Registration and Check-in at DeVos Place DeVos Place Exhibit Hall Hours 8:00am - 12:00pm DeVos Place

8:30am EDT

Gather in Community: Welcome & Keynote Session with Kelly J. Baptist DeVos Ballroom A/BKelly J. Baptist

10:00am EDT

Exhibit Hall Exploration 10:00am DeVos Place

10:30am EDT

Classroom Ebb and Flow DeVos Ballroom CKelly J. Baptist Science of Reading + Birth to Age 5 Educator, Family, and Community Engagement = Building a Reading Brain Gallery Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Robin Pizzo • Annie Spear • Laura Tortorelli Decolonizing the Bookshelf: STEM Books That Celebrate Black and Brown Brilliance Grand Gallery B (DeVos Place)Dr. Leah van Belle Advancing Thinking through Writing Across Content Areas: Read It In, Write It Out! Grand Gallery C (DeVos Place)Jill Erfourth • Rae Cloyd Writing Inside the Room: Using the Reading Rope, Content Knowledge, and Shared Experiences to Build Strong Foundational Writing Skills in K-1 Grand Gallery A (DeVos Place)Nicole Cobb Data Data Everywhere: Understanding Reading Assessments to Plan Small-Group Instruction in the Upper Grades Grand Gallery D (DeVos Place)Jessica Crawford • Kristie Marks Leading Change that Increases Literacy Achievement Gallery Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level) Professional Book Clubs for Teachers Writers Grand Gallery E (DeVos Place)Becky Schwartz • Megan Kowalski Building Reading Identity through Reading Community in the Middle Grades River Overlook B (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Jenny Sanford Making Mischievous Writers River Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Jonah Lane-Moore Empathy & Digital Literacy: A Sample Unit Plan for Adolescent Developing Readers River Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Julee Boland Empowering Literacy with Scaffolded Writing and AI Tools Across Disciplines Gallery Overlook D (Devos Place - Upper Level)Jenelle Williams

11:30am EDT

Exhibit Hall Exploration 11:30am DeVos Place Early Career Educators' Brunch Ambassador West (Amway) Ticketed Event: Kaleidoscope Luncheon Ambassador East (Amway)Emmy Kastner

12:30pm EDT

Empowering Student Voices: Composing and Communicating in a Digital Age Grand Gallery D (DeVos Place)Elaina Heard Going Deeper with GELN’s Essential Practices in Early Literacy Grand Gallery A (DeVos Place)Heather Phelps Moving Past Book Trauma for Neurodivergent Readers! Learn How to Reduce the Struggle so Students Can Strive in Reading and Writing. Gallery Overlook D (Devos Place - Upper Level)Nancy Roop • Megan Cavanaugh Enhancing English Literacy through Content-Based Instruction and L1 Support: Strategies for Engaging Multilingual Learners Grand Gallery B (DeVos Place)Austyn Sabin Enhancing Student Outcomes Through Student-Centered Coaching Grand Gallery C (DeVos Place)Jill Erfourth • Kristie Marks Teacher Book Studies: Fostering Collaborative Professional Learning Grand Gallery E (DeVos Place)Kate Rossetter • Melissa Brooks-Yip Unbound: Books Not Boundaries River Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Patti Skinner • Ingrid Fournier Come to Camp! Creating an Inclusive, Positive Literacy Summer Camp Experience for Middle School Students River Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Liz Lietz, MRA President • Sara Belvedere Just Read It: Unlocking the Magic of Independent Reading DeVos Ballroom CDr. Jarred Amato Read STOP Write: Teaching Foundational Skills in a Middle Grades Multicomponent Reading Intervention Gallery Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Amy Edlefson • Laura Tortorelli • John Strong Silent Sustained Reading in High School: Fostering a Love of Reading in the Classroom and Building a Culture of Literacy within the School Gallery Overlook B (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Mrs. Becky Gerhart • Katarina Moore

1:45pm EDT

Braided Pathways: Funding Literacy Innovations River Overlook B (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Carol Ann Paul • Dr. Leah van Belle Where I'm From: Centering Adolescent Engagement, Voice, and Literacy Identity through a University-Community Partnership Gallery Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Maggie Hanna • Jacqueline LaRose What Does Handwriting Have to Do with Reading? Grand Gallery C (DeVos Place)Meagan Beam 25 Culturally Relevant Read-Alouds that Motivate Students into Independent Reading and Writing River Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Margaret Policastro Curating Dynamic & Diverse Classroom Libraries that Engage Students and Encourage Reading Grand Gallery B (DeVos Place)Alyce Hartman Get Off to the “Write” Start! How to Support Early Career Teachers’ Writing Instruction Grand Gallery D (DeVos Place)JoAnne West • Julie Brehmer Our Journey to the Science of Reading: How One School Went from Sporadic Literacy to Systematic Literacy Grand Gallery A (DeVos Place)Stephanie Howay • Jennifer Smart • Andrea Korotko Write It Out: Telling Your Coaching Story with Data and Digital Tools Grand Gallery E (DeVos Place)Heather Rottermond • Laura Gabrion Getting to the Heart of Disciplinary Literacy in the Secondary Classroom Gallery Overlook B (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Emily Toy • Kevin Bullis Helping Students Connect to Text-Based Assessments and Facilitating Creative Essay Writing River Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)Liz Ropp