Louisiana Reading Association Conference
Friday, December 6, 2013
ROOM/ LOCATION / Bonapart / Jackson / Lafitte / New Orleans / Canal / Bourbon / Evangeline / Acadiana / St. Charles / Rampart / Dauphine / Poydras
8:00am-10:30am / School Blitz
9:00am-12:00pm / Author’s Row
11:00am-11:30am / School Blitz Collaboration
11:30am-12:30pm / LUNCH ON YOUR OWN (Hotel Café is open)
12:30pm- 2:00pm / Opening Session Keynote: Dr. Vicki Gibson
Collaborative Conversations
2:00pm-5:00pm / Author’s Row
2:45pm-3:45pm / Gwile Freeman
Featured Superintendent
Literacy Legislation Initiatives / Dr. Gene Kerns
Featured Speaker
Essential Shifts of Common Core ELA/Literacy / Drs. Libby Manning/
Kim Kimbell-Lopez/ Carrice Cummins
Interactive Read Alouds / Scott Miller
Featured Speaker
21st Century Writing / Julie Teague
Let’s Get Engaged / Julie Stephenson
What’s Your “Angle” Informational Texts / Loretta Jaggers
Using Vocabulary and Comprehension Strategies / Dr. Richelle Acosta
Up Close With Close Reading / BrodBagert
Baseball, Elvis, & Rock-n-Roll / Dr. Ava Pugh
Crosscutting STEM to Tradebooks for Elementary 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 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 / GerlindeBeckers
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
(Ticket Required)
Louisiana Reading Association Conference
Saturday, December 7, 2013
ROOM/ LOCATION / Bonapart / Jackson / Lafitte / New Orleans / Canal / Bourbon / Evangeline / Acadiana / St. Charles / Rampart / Dauphine / Poydras
8:30am-10:30am / General Session Keynote: Dr. Timothy Rasinski
Why Reading Fluency Should be Hot!
10:30am-11:30am / Author’s Row
10:45am-11:45am / Dr. Tim Rasinski Featured Speaker
Constructivist Approaches to Phonics & Vocabulary / Dr. Carrice Cummins
Featured Speaker / Dr. Amy Vessel
Classroom Blogs... / Drs. Doug Fisher/Nancy Frey
Featured Speaker
Teaching Students to Read Like Detectives / Sherrye Dee Garrett
Real Life Meet the Common Core / 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: BrodBagert
Real Poetry, Real Fun, and the Common Core Curriculum
(Ticket Required)
1:00pm – 4:00pm / Author’s Row
1:15pm-2:15pm / Drs. Doug Fisher/Nancy Frey
Featured Speaker
Close Reading and Text Dependent Questions / Dr. Lynn Clark/Dr. Beth Ricks
Featured University/ULM
Exploring the Interdisciplinary Opportunity of Common Core, Informational Texts, and Community Partners / Dr, Amy Vessel
Exploring…Non-Fiction Text Features… / Barbara Johnson
Parental Session: Cross Cultural Communication / Carla Corolla
St. Bernard Exemplary 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
2:30pm-3:30pm / Ramona Chauvin
Do You Really Expect Me Teach… / Sandra Strong
Reading For Meaning Fluently / Sherrye Dee Garrett
Real Life Meets the Common Core / Scholastic
Engagement / Ann Bussion
Reading and Responding to Literature / Julie Joynt
But My Students Can’t Read Text / LRA Business Meeting / Ellyn McKinney
A Walk in the PARCC / Missy Tatum Kurzweil
3000-firefly: Literacy Support Anytime, Anyhwere / Ann Anderson
Spotlighting Purposeful Instruction / Heather Stone
Creating Successful Writers in Common Core / Susan Jennings
Rigor in Reading: Digital Storytelling