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Orleans/NiagaraBOCESLeadersinLiteracyConference July25,2019
Orleans/NiagaraBOCESConferenceCenter4124SaundersSettlementRoad,Sanborn,NY14132
Thursday,July25,20198:30am-2:30pm
Continental Breakfast and Coffee will be provided from 8:00-8:30am
NO REGISTRATION FEE CTLE Hours will be provided for teachers
Sessions will be offered for teachers and school leaders Conference limited to 100 participants
Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/y49azern
For content information, contact:
Mike Fisher 716-731-6800 x3757 [email protected]
Jeanne Tribuzzi [email protected]
For registration questions, contact:
Sunny Blajszczak Assistant Orleans/Niagara BOCES Conference Center 4124 Saunders Settlement Road Sanborn, NY 14132 [email protected] 716-731-6800 X3756
MikeFisher
JeanneTribuzzi
SteveMetzger
AmandaArens
JenniferTalarico
AntoinetteDiBellonia
SpecialGuest:MariIrwinoftheSoulCandyProjectonMindfulnessandYogainSchools!
Districts that attend are eligible to participate in the BOCES CoSer for professional
development for up to 18 months following the conference.
Food Trucks and area restaurants will offer a variety of lunch options for participants.
Presenter Information: Dr.JeanneTribuzziworkswithschoolsbothnationallyandinternationallytohelpthemarticulateandaligntheirliteracycurriculum.JeannehasheldpositionsasDistrictAdministratoratGlobalConceptsCharterSchoolandDirectorofEnglishLanguageArts,ESL,andSecondLanguagesintheWestSenecaCentralSchoolDistrictinNewYork.Overthepast28years,shehasbeenaprimaryteacher,amiddleschoolEnglishteacher,DirectorofStaffDevelopment,DirectorofEnglishLanguageArts,acurriculumwriter,andaconferencepresenter.ShecompletedherdoctoralworkattheUniversityofBuffalo.AmandaArenshasbeenaneducatorfor30years.Forthepast20,shehasbeenaliteracystaffdeveloperworkingwithschoolstowritecurriculum,aligninstructionwithstandards,andplananddeliverlessonsaswellasprofessionaldevelopment.TheworkisalwaysaroundliteracyandhasrangedfromWorkshop,toUnitsofStudy,toFourBlocks,tocomprehensionstrategiesandvocabulary.Amandahasco-authoredsevenbooksforteachersincludingMonthbyMonthPhonicsandVocabularyforFourthGradeandMonthbyMonthPhonicsandVocabularyforFifthGrade.Shecontinuestoworkwithdistrictsbothsmallandlargeandlovesworkingwithbothteachersandstudents.
JenniferTalaricoisaformerBuffaloPublicSchoolteacher,nowaProfessionalDevelopmentSpecialistatOrleans/NiagaraBOCES.JenniferisamemberoftheStatewideEarlyLearningGrouptogainandspreadknowledgeofqualitylearningexperiencesforyounglearners.Herinterestsandexperiencesincludetheroleofplayasaninstructionalstrategy,howtosupportchildren'sapproachestolearningthroughplay,learningmathematicsthroughstorytelling,andnature-basedandoutdoorlearning.MikeFisherisaformerteacherwhoisnowafull-timeauthorandinstructionalcoachinOrleans/NiagaraBOCES,helpingtosustaincurriculumupgrades,designcurriculum,andmodernizeinstructioninimmersivetechnology.Hehastaughtavarietyofgradelevelsandcontentareasovertheyears,primarilyinMiddleSchools.MichaelistheauthorofseveralbookspublishedbyASCD,mostrecentlyDitchtheDailyLessonPlan:HowdoIplanformeaningfulstudentlearning?HeisacontributingauthortotheSolutionTreeseriesContemporaryPerspectivesonLiteracyandhislatestbookisTheQuestforLearning:HowtoMaximizeStudentEngagement,alsopublishedbySolutionTree.FindMichaelonTwitterat(@fisher1000)
SteveMetzgerisaProfessionalDevelopmentSpecialistfortheCenterforSchoolImprovement&ProfessionalDevelopmentatOrleans/NiagaraBOCES.Inthisrole,Steveprovidesawiderangeofprofessionallearningwithafocusonearlyliteracy,readingandwritingacrossallcontentareasandliteracystrategiesforstudentswithdisabilities.SteveearnedhisdoctoratefromD’YouvilleCollegein2014witharesearchfocusonclosereadinginSocialStudies.PriortohisworkatOrleans/NiagaraBOCES,StevewasaspecialeducationteacherintheOrchardParkCentralSchoolDistrictandiscurrentlyanadjunctinstructorfortheGraduateSchoolofEducationatSt.BonaventureUniversity.AntoinetteDiBelloniaisaReadingRecoveryTeacherLeaderandInstructionalSpecialistinEarlyLiteracyandEmergentReadingandWriting.ShesupportsteachersthroughReadingRecoveryTrainingandmodelingbestpracticesintargetedliteracyinterventionsanddiagnosticassessments.Shehasservedinavarietyofrolesincludingteacher,instructionalcoach,assessmentcoordinator,andliteracycoach.Sample topics for sessions at our conference include: Reader's and Writer's workshop, K-2 Phonics (including using the Units of Study), Engaging students with Multimedia and Poetry, etc. We will also have some Early Literacy Learning sessions as well as a session on Mindfulness.