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Gather in Community: Welcome & Keynote Session with Wiley Blevins
Saturday March 8, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am EST
DeVos Ballroom A/B
Day 1 Opening Session
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
Gather in Community: Welcome & Intro
Join us for a warm welcome to kick off Day 1 of the conference. We’ll begin by recognizing outstanding authors with the Gwen Frostic Educator Awards, honoring those who have made a lasting impact in the field of education.
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Keynote General Session: Wiley Blevins
We are excited to welcome Wiley Blevins as our keynote speaker for Day 1. In his session, "Transitioning to Structured Literacy: A Case Study," Dr. Blevins will share firsthand experiences from lab schools in NYC as they navigated the shift from leveled book reading to structured literacy. He will explore the challenges they encountered and highlight the strategies that proved most impactful. This keynote offers a unique opportunity to explore structured literacy in action and its role in shaping effective, evidence-based instruction. Let’s come together, celebrate educators, and learn from this transformative journey in literacy education!


 
Speakers
avatar for Liz Lietz, MRA President

Liz Lietz, MRA President

ELA Consultant, Macomb Intermediate School District
Liz Lietz is an ELA Consultant for the Macomb Intermediate School District. She is currently serving as the President of the Michigan Reading Association, and is a Member-At-Large for NCTE's Conference on English Leadership (CEL) executive board. Liz taught high school English and... Read More →
avatar for Dr. Wiley Blevins

Dr. Wiley Blevins

Senior Vice President, Associate Publisher, Benchmark Education Company
Wiley Blevins has a Doctorate in Education. He studied at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Bowling Green State University. He is an author, educational consultant, and researcher, and has taught both in the United States and South America. Wiley has written over 17 books... Read More →
Saturday March 8, 2025 8:30am - 10:00am EST
DeVos Ballroom A/B
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