2019 Reading Rockstars Literacy Conference: Full Schedule

Welcome, Rockstars, to our Reading Rockstars 2019 Literacy Conference!

9:40am CDT

Dr. Lindsay Grow & Julie DeMicco- Notice and Note: Strategies for Comprehension and Close Reading

Come and learn about Kylene Beers and Bob Probst's amazing books: Notice and Note; Strategies for Close Reading, and Reading Nonfiction; Notice & Note Stances, Signposts and Strategies. In these books Beers and Probst introduce "signposts" that alert readers to significant moments in a work of literature, or what to notice in a piece of nonfiction. You will learn how we taught our students to first spot these signposts, and then to find evidence to support their thinking and interpretations. We will share the picture books, short video clips, and short pieces of text we used when teaching. These books have changed our teaching!

Concurrent Speakers

Julie DeMicco

Lindsay Grow

Associate Professor of Education, Grand View

Tuesday June 25, 2019 9:40am - 10:30am CDT
Room 160

Concurrent

Audience 3-6, Title, MS

10:55am CDT

Katie Greving- Experience Dyslexia

Get inside what it feels like to have dyslexia - the most common learning disability. Participants will experience a series of hands-on simulation activities designed to increase their understanding of and empathy for students with dyslexia. Myths and facts about dyslexia will be reviewed, including what educators can do to create a dyslexia-friendly classroom.

Concurrent Speakers

Katie Greving

President, Decoding Dyslexia Iowa

As the President of Decoding Dyslexia Iowa, I work with legislators and policymakers in our state to promote greater dyslexia awareness and better access to interventions for dyslexia in Iowa schools. In addition to providing professional development on dyslexia, I consult with parents... Read More →

Tuesday June 25, 2019 10:55am - 11:40am CDT
Room 160

Concurrent

Audience K-2, 3-6, MS, HS, SPED, TAG, Title, Admin, TL

2:00pm CDT

Abby Weiland- How to Maximize Your Time During Writer's Workshop

Do you feel like you don't have enough time to meet the needs of all writers during your writer's workshop? Have you tried to create a schedule or structure and it just isn't effective? This session will equip you with tools to prioritize your time during writer's workshop, including tips on individual conferring and small group instruction.

Concurrent Speakers

Abby Weiland

Instructional Coach, EdD Student, Writer, Abby Weiland

Hey everybody! I am a PK-12 instructional coach and doctoral student in curriculum and instruction. My research focuses on teacher well-being, and more specifically the contextual factors affecting teachers’ ability to thrive in this profession. If nothing else comes out of my work... Read More →

IAReading WritersWorkshop pdf

Tuesday June 25, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 160

Concurrent

Audience K-2, 3-6, MS

9:40am CDT

Kim Heckart- How the Notable Social Studies Tradebooks can Help Teach Both Social Studies & Literacy Standards at the Same Time!

Use the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Award Winning Notable Trade Books to teach the new social studies standards and connect to literacy standards at the same time. In this presentation, books will be matched to SS and ELA standards with examples of how teachers can use the books in versatile ways with a variety of strategies. Many highlighted books will be given away at the end of presentation. (must be present to win a book).

Concurrent Speakers

Kim Heckart

Teacher, College Community Schools

Kim Heckart has focused on teaching in learning for the past 28 years. She graduated from Truman State University in 1990 with a BSE in Elementary Education. Later she received her Reading Endorsement from Iowa Wesleyan College and her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from... Read More →

NCSS Tradebook Presentation docx

Wednesday June 26, 2019 9:40am - 10:30am CDT
Room 160

Concurrent

Audience K-2, 3-6, Title, TL, Admin, SPED, TAG

10:55am CDT

Alice Greiner- Creating a School-Wide Writing Program

Most schools have a unified approach to reading, but writing is often a close-the-door and do-your-own-thing instructional model, with many teachers assigning writing more often than teaching it. Learn and practice the four essential elements that must be part of any successful school-wide writing program.

Concurrent Speakers

Alice Greiner

Wednesday June 26, 2019 10:55am - 11:45am CDT
Room 160

Concurrent

Audience K-2, 3-6, MS, HS, Admin

2:00pm CDT

Diane Fight- Reluctant No More: The Journey Toward the Joy of Reading

We took 3 simple ideas that most people would agree help students become better readers and created an activity that has students finishing books like never before, recommending books to each other, and joyously talking about what they are reading. Oh yeah...and they improved their test scores, too.

Concurrent Speakers

Diane Fight

Teacher Librarian, Bridgeview Elementary

Wednesday June 26, 2019 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Room 160

Concurrent

Audience Admin, 3-6, K-2, MS, HS, TL, Title, TAG, SPED