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2017-2018 Reading Advocate Award Presented to

Mayor Martin J. Walsh for

Leadership in promoting legislation and funding for literacy initiatives in Boston

and the Commonwealth.

Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Schedule of Events

**Conference Registration Check-in 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM **

Breakfast with Author Deborah Hopkinson Maureen O’Hara and Melissa Newell

Summer Reading Incentives

7:15 AM-8:15 AM ~ $15

Co- sponsored by Scholastic Book Fairs® and MRA

Chair: Ruth Berg Salons B and C

Welcome and Morning Keynote 8:30 AM – 9:45 AM ~ President’s Ballroom

Welcome, Presentation of Award, Introductions: MRA President, Marlene Correia

One Hour Sessions 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Lester Laminack, Professor Emeritus, Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC When Books Become Best Friends: One Book, Many Visits Lester Laminack will explore, with focused read-alouds, the potential of a small collection of carefully selected books. Learn how to slow down and revisit, layer by layer, well-loved Best Friend Books. Lester will also demonstrate how successful writing comes from harnessing the power of close reading. See how students can transfer knowledge of reading structures and strategies into focused writing skills. (All) Chair: Sharon Ryan Sponsored by Scholastic Education Salon 4

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Visit the Publishers’ Exhibits – ESANE Tuesday hours 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

John Schumacher Mr. Schu is a blogger, a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, and the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs®

Cool, Loud, and Everywhere: Being a Reading Ambassador

Sponsored by Scholastic Book Fairs®

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One Hour Sessions 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM Continued

Kathy Barclay, Professor Emeritus of Reading and Early Childhood, Western Illinois University The Magical Journey of Building the Beginning Reader's Brain This session provides an in-depth look at what we know about the importance of creating “neural pathways” in the brain, and how that translates into practical classroom application in beginning reading instruction. We will explore: (1) findings from brain imaging studies that are providing new insights into beginning reading instruction; and (2) how research translates into best practices in the classroom. (K-5) Chair: Linda Cornell Sponsored by Zaner-Bloser/Superkids Salon 5

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Liz Garden, Principal, Florence Roche Elementary School, Groton, MA Lumos Maxima! Shining a Light on Literacy to Spread the Reading Love Get your wands ready! It's time to shine a light on literacy at your schools and cast some spells to create a school-wide culture of literacy. The Harry Potter series has been part of our world for two decades now, and we can learn quite a bit from this series about changing the way we think about reading. J.K. Rowling cast a spell over us; now how do we cast a spell over our students and staff to get everyone reading and talking about books? (K-8) Chair: Cecilia Phelan Abigail Adams

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Kim Gilbert, Education Consultant, The Center for the Collaborative Classroom Integrating SEL into Powerful Literacy Instruction This interactive session focuses on the important role of a growth mindset and the integration of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) competencies as an essential part of authentic literacy instruction. (K-5) Chair: Tracey Martineau Salon A

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Vicki Jacobs, Lecturer; Director, Teacher Education Program, Harvard Graduate School of Education Purposes and Possibilities for Direct Vocabulary Instruction When planning vocabulary instruction, we too often choose strategies before identifying the purposes we would like our instruction to serve. This workshop examines the multiple purposes for direct vocabulary instruction and how “planning backwards” from those purposes helps us to ensure the strategies we choose are most effective. (4-12) Chair: Ruth Berg Salons B and C

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Elise Regan, Eighth Grade ELA Teacher; Madeline Roy, Senior Director of Middle School Education, Quincy Public Schools Engaging Middle School Students in Literacy through Citizenship This presentation is about motivating/engaging middle schoolers to become avid researchers, readers and writers in order to be better local and global citizens. (6-12) Chair: Paula Pellegrino Salons 1 and 2

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Massachusetts Association for College and University Reading Educators (MACURE) Research Roundtable Katharine Covino and Lyndsey Benharris, Fitchburg State University ~ Sowing New Ground: A Reflective Discussion of Critical Literacy and Civic Engagement Lisa Aulet, Boston University ~ An Examination of Teacher Growth and Change in Collaborative Inquiry into Disciplinary Literacy Adam Ulenski, Bridgewater State University ~ Transforming Literacy Instruction through Apprenticeship Melissa Tobey LaBelle, Boston University ~ Breaking it Down: Morphological Awareness in the Second Language Reading Processes of Middle School Students Chair: Martha Colwell Salon 7

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Richard Giso, Grade One/Two Combination Teacher, Carlton Innovation School, Salem, MA Helping Primary Grade Students Deepen Comprehension of Text through Conversation and Debate Our youngest learners are capable of engaging, rich conversations and purposeful debates given the right parameters and structures. In this presentation, videos of K-2 students debating texts will be shown and discussed as well as principles for implementing routines and structures for optimizing students’ academically productive talk. (K-2) Chair: Julie Harrington Salon 8

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One Hour Sessions 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

John Schumacher, Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs John Schu’s Review of Books for You and Your Readers, Too! Join in a conversation with Mr. Schu as he presents some of the best new books. In typical Mr. Schu fashion, he will share book trailers, websites, activities, and interviews you can easily incorporate into lessons and booktalks to get everyone on your campus hurrying to your bookshelves to find the perfect book. (K-6) Chair: Sharon Ryan Sponsored by Scholastic Book Fairs® Salon 4

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Gretchen Knox, Miriam Morrison, Second Grade Teachers, Happy Hollow School, Wayland, MA Writer's Notebooks with Younger Students We will show how teachers can use Writer’s Notebooks to meet the Common Core standards. Inspired by Aimee Buckner’s books Nonfiction Notebooks and Notebook Know-How, we have developed lessons for younger writers responding in notebooks, and using the notebook as another teacher in the classroom. A sample Writer’s Notebook, as well as titles of mentor texts that anchor our writing instruction, and the child-centered hand-outs that complement those lessons will be provided. (K-3) Chair: Mary Fischer Abigail Adams

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Jacy Ippolito, Associate Professor and Department Chair, Salem State University; Megin Charner-Laird, Associate Professor, Salem State University; Christina Dobbs, Assistant Professor in English Education, Boston University The Professional Learning Needed to Connect K-12 Disciplinary Literacy Instruction In this session, presenters will outline a 7-step professional learning framework that has been designed and field-tested to connect and strengthen disciplinary literacy teaching across K-12 classroom settings. Examples of effective professional learning structures and resulting classroom strategies from multiple Massachusetts districts and schools will be shared across the session. (K-12) Chair: Dana Mullaley Salon A

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Barbara Steckel, Associate Professor, Lesley University; Sandra Berganz, District Curriculum Leader and Literacy Coach, Arlington Public Schools; Ruth Evans, Literacy Coach, Revere Public Schools; Amy Muzyka, Literacy Coach, Lexington Public Schools Literacy Specialists as Coaches: Challenges and Successes This panel presentation will feature three reading specialists who recently stepped into the role of literacy coach. Each coach will describe the challenges experienced during year one in the new job and how she overcame any one of the many obstacles confronted by literacy coaches aspiring to gain credibility and wear the many hats associated with the role. (All) Chair: Linda Lindsey Salons B and C

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Cami Condie, Leigh Rohde, Assistant Professors, M.Ed. Reading Program Coordinators, Salem State University When Accommodating Accommodations Feels Overwhelming: Supporting Students through Classroom Routines Many students, including SWD, ESL, and struggling readers and writers, need supports that classroom teachers are responsible for providing. In this workshop, we suggest ways to build UDL and SEI principles into common literacy practices so that students’ needs are met through routines as part of their specialized instruction. (PreK-8) Chair: Jean Helstrom Salons 1 and 2

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Traci Jansen, K-5 Instructional Technology Specialist, Lexington Public Schools Best of Technology Integration in the Classroom Successful classroom projects and practices that enhance literacy instruction in the K-5 classroom will be shared. Enjoy a presentation of our favorite digital creation tools and makerspace inventions and explore the process of integrating meaningful and connected technology in the classroom. (K-5) Chair: Joan Tuttle *** Lois Cook Technology Session*** Salon 7

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Katherine Arsenault, Library/Media Specialist; Jennifer Wheeler, First Grade Teacher, Conway Grammar School Literacy, Robotics & Engineering- Oh, My! Have you been wondering how to infuse your literacy lessons with excitement? Thinking about robotics and engineering? Join us to learn how to support literacy instruction with robotics and engineering challenges! Watch videos of students and work samples, participate in planning sessions and leave with practical ideas for immediate implementation! (1-6) Chair: Evelyn Wall Salon 8

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Pick up pre-ordered Boxed Lunch in either Hallway adjacent to Salons 1, 2, & 3 or 6, 7, & 8 between 11:30 AM and 1:00 PM.

Bring to your pre-registered session or enjoy on your own.

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Jennifer D. Turner Associate Professor, University of Maryland

Growing Dreams: Advancing the College and Career Readiness of

Racially-Diverse Elementary Literacy Learners

Sponsored by National Geographic Learning

Leo F. Hanley Luncheon ~ 12:45 PM - 2:30 PM $30

Introductions: MACURE President, Martha Colwell Salon 5 Massachusetts Association of College and University Reading Educators (MACURE)

Ninety Minute Sessions 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Clare Landrigan, Tammy Mulligan, Authors/Staff Developers, Teachers for Teachers It’s All About the Books: Organizing Texts to Support Student Choice Books are a teacher’s tools to instruct, engage, and help students develop a reading identity. The way we organize texts and teach students to choose books influences growth, dispositions and reading habits. Join us to discuss how to organize texts with both instructional needs and student identity in mind. (K-6) Chair: Lisa Maucione Salon 4

Authors Meg Kearney

and Lisa Papademetriou

Inspiration, Information, and Insight (All

What Trouper (The Three-Legged Dog) Creative Cartography: Using Maps Teaches About Poetry to Ignite Creative Writing

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Authors Josh Funk and

Ammi-Joan Paquette

Information is Everywhere and So Are the Authors

#Twitter & Skype: The Best Ways to (All) Critical Analysis: Essential Student Collaborate with Authors Skills for the Information Age

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Visit the Publishers’ Exhibits – ESANE Tuesday hours 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM

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Ninety Minute Sessions 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM Continued Lynne Dorfman, Educational Consultant, Rose Cappelli, Literacy Consultant Using Mentor Texts to Imagine Ourselves as Writers This interactive presentation will explore the role of mentor texts in the writing workshop to help students and teachers view themselves as confident writers. Participants will learn how to help students read like writers and use mentor texts to imagine the possibilities for their own writing. (K-6) Chair: Laurie Higgins Co-sponsored by Stenhouse and MRA Salons B and C

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Mary Ann Cappiello, Erika Thulin Dawes, Professors, Language & Literacy, Lesley University Ignite a Passion for Reading with NCTE Book Award Winners Expand your knowledge of new children's literature by learning more about the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) book awards! Chairs of the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction and the Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction will share new titles, compare and contrast trends across children's book awards, and share strategies for using the books in language arts, science, and social studies. (K-8) Chair: Kate Contini Salons 1 and 2

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Cheryl Dickinson, Professor of Literacy, Southern Connecticut State University; Sabine Januski, Seventh Grade Language Arts Teacher, Six to Six Magnet School, Bridgeport, CT Talk Matters: The Skillful Application of Socratic Seminars After exploring the benefits of talk to literacy learning and critical thinking, participants engage in a hands-on workshop to apply a 4-step process designed to increase literacy achievement and logic within the context of the Socratic Seminar. The process is research-based, practical, and engaging. (6-12) Chair: Melissa Jankowski Salon 7

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Deborah Romeo, Literacy Consultant; Cynthia Smith, Program Director for Secondary School Partnerships, Teaching and Learning Alliance, Inc. (TLA), Woburn, MA The Intersection of Reading, Thinking, Talking and Writing in Response to Complex Text Join us as we explore how to support middle school students’ reading, thinking, talking and writing in response to complex text. We will dig into complex text, talk and write about it, and explore a repertoire of instructional practices and strategies that students can use to deepen their understanding of challenging texts across all content areas. (6-12) Chair: Jo Ann Thompson Salon 8

Closing Keynote 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

2018 MRA/ILA Celebrate Literacy Award Recipient MICK CARLON

Grade 7 ELA Teacher at Barnstable Public Schools and Author Representing Cape Cod Reading Council

2018 Celebrate Literacy Local Council Award Recipients Susan Dassat ~ Berkshire Reading Council

Lisa Rice ~ Central Massachusetts Reading Council Robin Norman ~ Greater Boston Reading Council

Mary Olsen DeStephano, Michelle Gajda, Joan Kerwin, Danielle Kotfila, Bonnie McEwen, Kelly Petitt, Katie Webber-Schubmehl

Massachusetts Association for College and University Reading Educators (MACURE) Jane Cohen DeHaven ~ Nobscot Reading Council

Linda Cornell ~ Phyllis Allen Smith North Shore Reading Council Sharon Ahern ~ Southeast Regional Reading Council (SERRC)

Presentation of Award: Linda Lindsey

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Marvin Terban Author and Professor of Grammar

“A Wonderful Way to Spend a Life”: One Teacher’s Favorite Teacher

Sponsored by Scholastic Education

Closing Keynote 2:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Greeting and Introduction: MRA President-elect, Holly Banusiewicz President’s Ballroom

Massachusetts Reading A

MRA Annual General Assembly ~ 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM 2017-2018 MRA President Marlene Correia

Nomination Chair Mary Fischer Presents Slate of 2018-2019 Officers:

President ~ Holly Banusiewicz President-elect ~ Valerie Harlow Shinas

Vice President ~ Lisa Maucione Vice President-elect ~ Leandra Elion

Join us as we thank the talented volunteers who have served on the MRA Board for the 2017-2018 year and for the induction of the new leaders who will guide MRA in the 2018-2019 year. Every MRA member is welcome and encouraged to attend this festive meeting.

Many thanks to the 2018 Conference Committee for their tireless dedication, support, and good cheer. Sherry Alleman, Laura Broach, Linda Cornell, Marlene Correia

Leandra Elion, Pattie Kelley, Lisa Maucione, Nancy Meagher, Sharon Ryan, Valerie Harlow Shinas, Bernie Tuttle, Joan Tuttle, and Nancy Verdolino.

~ Holly Banusiewicz

We hope to see you back here Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, April 3-5, 2019 at the Boston Marriott Quincy for our

50th Annual Conference: Looking Back and Looking Forward Valerie Harlow Shinas, Conference Chair