69th MRA Conference: Grid

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Amway Concourse	Imperial Ballroom (Amway)

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Registration and Check-in at Amway 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Conference Kickoff Celebration 5:30pm - 8:00pm

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Ambassador East (Amway)	Ambassador West (Amway)	DeVos Ballroom A/B	DeVos Ballroom C	DeVos Place	Gallery Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	Gallery Overlook B (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	Gallery Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	Gallery Overlook D (Devos Place - Upper Level)	Grand Gallery A (DeVos Place)	Grand Gallery B (DeVos Place)	Grand Gallery C (DeVos Place)	Grand Gallery D (DeVos Place)	Grand Gallery E (DeVos Place)	Grand Gallery F (DeVos Place)	River Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	River Overlook B (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	River Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	River Overlook D (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	River Overlook E (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	River Overlook F (Devos Place - Upper Level)	Virtual Event

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Ticketed Event: Luncheon with John Schu 11:30am - 1:00pm

Books 'N Bites 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Authors' Garden 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Gather in Community: Welcome & Keynote Session with Wiley Blevins 8:30am - 10:00am

Maximizing the Use of Decodable Texts 10:30am - 11:30am

The Gift of Story 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Rebellious Read Alouds 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Registration and Check-in at DeVos Place 7:30am - 8:30am

Exhibit Hall Hours 8:00am - 4:00pm 8:00am - 4:00pm

Exhibit Hall Exploration 10:00am 10:00am - 10:30am

Exhibit Hall Exploration 11:30 am 11:30am - 1:00pm

Exhibit Hall Exploration 2:00pm 2:00pm - 2:30pm

Exhibit Hall Exploration 3:30pm 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Keys to Reading, Analyzing, and Writing Nonfiction 10:30am - 11:30am

Using Multicultural Poems to Get Students to Write 1:00pm - 2:00pm

From the Author Toolbox - Using Mentor Texts for Reading It In a... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Catalyzing Youth Superpowers—Co-Designing Joy, Laughter, and Pea... 10:30am - 11:30am

We Are All Learners and We Are All Teachers: A Community of Prac... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Read, Feel, Grow: Cultivating Vocabulary Development and SEL wit... 10:30am - 11:30am

Unlocking the Power of Morphology for Multilingual Learners 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Transforming Literacy Education: Avondale School District's Jour... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Exploring the Early Literacy Assessment System Guide: A Tool to... 10:30am - 11:30am

Good Grammar: Creating Joyful and Affirming Language Lessons Tha... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Using Visuals and Poetry Writing to Illuminate Student Learning 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Room to Wrestle: Teaching with Novels in Verse 10:30am - 11:30am

Building Foundational Literacy Through Interactive Writing: A Co... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Enhancing Literacy Instruction: Selecting, Piloting, and Impleme... 10:30am - 11:30am

Books to Builds: STEM Activities to Compliment Your Favorite Rea... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Word Wizard: Casting Spells with Elementary Vocabulary 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Personal Narrative Quick Writes through Literature: How to Devel... 10:30am - 11:30am

Stories of Leadership & Liberation 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Lit Everywhere: Dynamic Research-Supported Literacy Tools for Le... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Indigenous Authors, Improving Student Culture at the K-8 Level 10:30am - 11:30am

The Path to Fluency for ALL Readers: The Essential Components fo... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Growing Together: Writing into Social Emotional Learning 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Rookie to Rockstar: Empowering New Teachers for Long-Term Succes... 10:30am - 11:30am

We Like Big Words and We Cannot Lie: Supporting Grades K-5 Stude... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Together We Can Do Great Things: The Journey of One Small County... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Reading, Writing, and Belonging: Creating a Culturally Responsiv... 10:30am - 11:30am

Reading Is a Passport to a World Without Limits 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Turning Writing Woes into Wins: Practical Tools for Effective Wr... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Author Visits: Beyond the Basics, Beyond the Books 10:30am - 11:30am

Growing Teachers in their Support of Multilingual Learners 1:00pm - 2:00pm

High-Impact Literacy Tutoring: Interventions and Strategies to M... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

For Elementary and Secondary - Who’s at the Center? Cultivating... 10:30am - 11:30am

Utilizing Free eResources from the Michigan eLibrary to Build Te... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Cultivating Culture: Making Our ELA Classroom Culturally Respons... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

B is for Belonging 10:30am - 11:30am

Writing from Scratch: Whip Up Delicious Writing Lessons Your Stu... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

40 Ways to Spark a Love of Reading 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Empowering Readers with Computational Thinking 10:30am - 11:30am

Independent Reading in High School That Honors Choice and Creati... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Building Bridges: Developing Community Partnerships that Improve... 2:30pm - 3:30pm

Reading and Writing for Tier 2 and 3 Students, Students with Dis... 10:30am - 11:30am

Museum Visits as Literacy-Learning Opportunities: A Look at The... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Maximizing Phonics Success: Practical Strategies for Multisensor... 10:30am - 11:30am

Transformative Literacy Teaching and Learning: A Community-Based... 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Virtual Great Lakes Great Books Award Presentation 2024-25 10:30am - 11:30am

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Ambassador East (Amway)	Ambassador West (Amway)	DeVos Ballroom A/B	DeVos Ballroom C	DeVos Place	Gallery Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	Gallery Overlook B (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	Gallery Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	Gallery Overlook D (Devos Place - Upper Level)	Grand Gallery A (DeVos Place)	Grand Gallery B (DeVos Place)	Grand Gallery C (DeVos Place)	Grand Gallery D (DeVos Place)	Grand Gallery E (DeVos Place)	River Overlook A (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	River Overlook B (DeVos Place - Upper Level)	River Overlook C (DeVos Place - Upper Level)

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Ticketed Event: Kaleidoscope Luncheon 11:30am - 1:00pm

Early Career Educators' Brunch 11:30am - 1:00pm

Gather in Community: Welcome & Keynote Session with Kelly J. Baptist 8:30am - 10:00am

Classroom Ebb and Flow 10:30am - 11:30am

Just Read It: Unlocking the Magic of Independent Reading 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Registration and Check-in at DeV... 8:00am - 8:30am

Exhibit Hall Hours 8:00am - 12:00pm 8:00am - 12:00pm

Exhibit Hall Exploration 10:00am 10:00am - 10:30am

Exhibit Hall Exploration 11:30am 11:30am - 12:00pm

Leading Change that Increases Literacy Achievement 10:30am - 11:30am

Silent Sustained Reading in High School: Fostering a Love of Rea... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Getting to the Heart of Disciplinary Literacy in the Secondary C... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Science of Reading + Birth to Age 5 Educator, Family, and Commun... 10:30am - 11:30am

Read STOP Write: Teaching Foundational Skills in a Middle Grades... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Where I'm From: Centering Adolescent Engagement, Voice, and Lite... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Empowering Literacy with Scaffolded Writing and AI Tools Across... 10:30am - 11:30am

Moving Past Book Trauma for Neurodivergent Readers! Learn How to... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Writing Inside the Room: Using the Reading Rope, Content Knowled... 10:30am - 11:30am

Going Deeper with GELN’s Essential Practices in Early Literacy 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Our Journey to the Science of Reading: How One School Went from... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Decolonizing the Bookshelf: STEM Books That Celebrate Black and... 10:30am - 11:30am

Enhancing English Literacy through Content-Based Instruction and... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Curating Dynamic & Diverse Classroom Libraries that Engage Stude... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Advancing Thinking through Writing Across Content Areas: Read It... 10:30am - 11:30am

Enhancing Student Outcomes Through Student-Centered Coaching 12:30pm - 1:30pm

What Does Handwriting Have to Do with Reading? 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Data Data Everywhere: Understanding Reading Assessments to Plan... 10:30am - 11:30am

Empowering Student Voices: Composing and Communicating in a Digi... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Get Off to the “Write” Start! How to Support Early Career Teache... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Professional Book Clubs for Teachers Writers 10:30am - 11:30am

Teacher Book Studies: Fostering Collaborative Professional Learn... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Write It Out: Telling Your Coaching Story with Data and Digital... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Empathy & Digital Literacy: A Sample Unit Plan for Adolescent De... 10:30am - 11:30am

Come to Camp! Creating an Inclusive, Positive Literacy Summer Ca... 12:30pm - 1:30pm

25 Culturally Relevant Read-Alouds that Motivate Students into I... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Building Reading Identity through Reading Community in the Middl... 10:30am - 11:30am

Braided Pathways: Funding Literacy Innovations 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Making Mischievous Writers 10:30am - 11:30am

Unbound: Books Not Boundaries 12:30pm - 1:30pm

Helping Students Connect to Text-Based Assessments and Facilitat... 1:45pm - 2:45pm