2013 Louisiana Reading Association 32nd Annual State Conference
Friday and Saturday, December 6-7, 2013
Conference Registration
ROOM/ LOCATION / Bonaparte / Jackson / Lafitte / New Orleans / Canal / Bourbon / Evangeline / Acadiana / Rampart / St. Charles / Dauphine / Poydras
8:00am-11:00am / Check In for School Blitz at 7:30am
Pre-Conference School Blitz – Hosted by the Department of Education– New Orleans Room & Atrium
Sessions 1-4: Bus Tour of Ouachita Parish Exemplary Literacy Program/Project Schools Session 5: Walkabout School Showcases in Atrium
(ticket required)
9:00am-11:30am / SRCL Project Directors’ Meeting/LADOE – Canal Room
10:00AM-5:00PM / Exhibit Hall and Book Fair
Authors’ Row hosted by The NewsStar
11:00am-12:30pm / Lunch On Your Own (Hotel Café is open)
12:30pm- 2:30pm / Opening Session Keynote – Ballroom
Dr. Vicki Gibson -- Closing the Knowledge Gap: CCSS and ELA Instruction
2:45pm-3:45pm / Gwile Freeman
Featured District Superintendent
Literacy Legislation Initiatives / Dr. Gene Kerns
Featured Speaker
Essential Shifts of Common Core ELA/Literacy / Drs. Libby Manning/
Kim Kimbell-Lopez/ Carrice Cummins
Featured
Professors
Interactive Read Alouds / Scott Miller
Featured Speaker
21st Century Writing / Julie Teague
Let’s Get Engaged! / Julie Stephenson
What’s Your “Angle” Informational Texts / Dr. Loretta Jaggers
Diverse Instructional Strategies and Resources for Enhancing Voc. And Comp. Skills / Dr. Richelle Acosta
Up Close With Close Reading / Brod Bagert
Baseball, Elvis, & Rock-n-Roll / Drs. Ava Pugh/Schween/Mann
Crosscutting STEM to Tradebooks for Elem. Students / Gaye Heath
Multiplying Vocabulary Using Manipulatives / Dr. Nan McJamerson
Build An Achiever with Poetry & History
4:00pm-5:00pm / Debbie Guedry
Fluency with a Flair / Ann Bussion
Featured Classroom Teacher
Your Turn to Listen!
My Turn to Talk! / Jennifer Jassman-Dunn
Train the Brain for Common Core Success / Dr. Vicki Gibson
Featured Speaker
Differentiating Teaching and Practice / Scott Miller
21st Century Writing / Julie Teague
Let’s Get Engaged! / Ramona Chauvin
Do You Really Expect Me to Teach…? / Drs. Libby Manning/
Kim Kimbell-Lopez/ Carrice Cummins
Layering Multiple Texts / Amy Ouchley
Seeking Wonder / Dr. Gerlinde Beckers
Disciplinary Literacy: Content Matters / Dr. Richelle Acosta
Up Close Reading with Close Reading / Maureen Gallager
Children’s Coalition
7:00pm – 10:00pm / Presidents’ Dinner Theater - Ballroom
(Ticket Required)
2013 Louisiana Reading Association 32nd Annual State Conference
Friday and Saturday, December 6-7, 2013
Conference Registration /Parental Engagement Registration open until 2pm
ROOM/ LOCATION / Bonaparte / Jackson / Lafitte / New Orleans / Canal / Bourbon / Evangeline / Acadiana / Rampart / St. Charles / Dauphine / Poydras
8:00am-3:00pm / Exhibit Hall, Book Fair, Authors’ Row
8:30am-10:30am / General Session Keynote - Ballroom
Dr. Timothy Rasinski -- Why Reading Fluency Should be Hot!
10:45am-11:45am / Dr. Tim Rasinski Featured Speaker
Constructivist Approaches to Phonics & Vocabulary / Dr. Carrice Cummins
Featured Professor
The Art of Making Text Explicit: Fiction and Nonfiction / Dr, Amy Vessel
Classroom Blogs... / Drs. Doug Fisher/Nancy Frey
Featured Speakers
Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives / Susan Jennings/
Shalanda Stanley/
Sherlyn Powell
Rigor in Reading: Digital Storytelling / Cynthia Walker
Making a Difference-Fine Arts & Vocabulary / Kathy Schaff
Tell Me About It! / Dr. Gene Kerns
What does the CC Really Say About Text Complexity / Rebecca Freeland
Educator: #Toolbox Chat / Ann Anderson
Spotlighting Purposeful Instruction / Amy Youngblood
Literacy Today- The 21st Century is Now! / Gaye Heath
Using Manipulatives to Teach Comprehension
12:00pm-1:00pm / Author’s Luncheon: Brod Bagert
Real Poetry, Real Fun, and the Common Core Curriculum (Ticket Required)
1:15pm-2:15pm / Drs. Doug Fisher/Nancy Frey
Featured Speakers
Close Reading and Text Dependent Questions / Dr. Lynn Clark/Dr. Beth Ricks
Featured University
Exploring the Interdisciplinary Opportunity of Common Core, Informational Texts, and Community Partners / Dr. Amy Vessel
Exploring…Non-Fiction Text Features… / 1:30-3:30
Barbara Johnson
Keynote: Parental Engagement Speaker
Family Engagement: The Key Ingredient for Children to Read, Lead, and Succeed / Carla Corolla
Featured School/
Principal
St. Bernard Exemplary School
Featured School / Liz Johnston
Using Skills & Strategies for Decoding / Sandra Strong
Vocabulary: Aim High / Trudy Huffty
BAM! Spice Up Your Literacy Gumbo! / Heather Stone
Creating Successful Writers in Common Core / Rebecca Freeland
Educator: #Toolbox Chat / Trey Veazey
Beyond Pinterest / Rickey Pittman
Exchanging Literacy Through Stories
1:30PM-3:30PM / Parental Engagement Session Keynote – New Orleans Room
Barbara Johnson -- Family Engagement: The Key Ingredient for Children to Read, Lead, and Succeed
2:30pm-3:30pm / Ramona Chauvin
Do You Really Expect Me Teach… / Sandra Strong
Reading For Meaning Fluently / Drs. Libby Manning/
Carrice Cummins
Interactive Read Alouds / Continued Session
Barbara Johnson
Keynote: Parental Engagement Speaker / Trudy Huffty
BAM! Spice Up Your Literacy Gumbo! / Julie Joynt
But My Students Can’t Read Text / LRA Business Meeting / Ellyn McKinney
A Walk in the PARCC / Susan Jennings/
Shalanda Stanley/
Sherlyn Powell
Family Literacy Night / Missy Tatum Kurzweil
3000-firefly: Literacy Support Anytime, Anywhere / Heather Stone
Creating Successful Writers in Common Core / Ann Anderson
Spotlighting Purposeful Instruction
3:30PM-4:30PM / Meet the Authors - New Orleans Breezeway