1 | Thursday, October 22, 2015 - Keystone State Reading Association Conference 2015: Conference at a Glance | ||||||||||||
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2 | 7:00 - 8:20 | Author's Breakfast featuring Barry Lane (additional fee-ticket required) - Commonwealth Salon 3 | |||||||||||
3 | 7:00-10:00 & 3:00-5:00 | Registration - Freedom Hall Prefunction | |||||||||||
4 | 8:30 - 9:30 | First General Session: Jennifer Serravallo - Sponsored by Scholastic - Heritage Ballrooms A-B-C | |||||||||||
5 | 9:30 - 5:00 | Exhibits Open - Exhibit Hall - Freedom Hall B | |||||||||||
6 | 9:30 - 5:00 | Hospitality - Freedom Hall B | |||||||||||
7 | 9:30 - 10:00 | Exhibitor Break - Exhibit Hall - Freedom Hall B | |||||||||||
8 | Room (Capacity) | Heritage Ballroom D (90) | Heritage Ballroom E (90) | Conestoga Room 1 (40) | Conestoga Room 2 (40) | Hickory Room A (40) | Hickory Room B (40) | Independence Room (80) | Federal Room (80) | Commonwealth Salon 1 (90) | Commonwealth Salon 2 (90) | Commonwealth Salon 3 (140) | Commonwealth Salon 4 (120) |
9 | 10:00 - 11:00 Breakout Sessions | Laurie Andes, Brandy Terrill & Teena Gorrow - Using Informational Text and Media to Develop Opinion and Argument Writing | Stacey Miller, Michelle Reider & Samantha Hiles - Family Literacy Nights; Planning for Success | Conference and Meeting Advisory Committee Meeting | John Farrell - Author - Literature of the Heart | Chris Wilson - Exhibitor - Pearson - Word Networking and the Next Gen Learner | Grace Lani & Charlene Rinehart - Strengthening Your ELA Block with Writer's Workshop | Janice Ewing, Mary Beaman & Karlene Connor - Honoring All Voices | Susan Pierson & Allison Gardner - Reimagining Reading with ELL's: Task-Based and Computer Assisted Teaching | Katherine Beauchat, Katrin Blamey & Priti Haria - Word Walk: An Engaging Vocabulary Strategy for Young Children | Kevin Flanigan - Featured Speaker - Moving Beyond Definitions: Effective Vocabulary Instruction Across the Content Areas | Jennifer Serravallo - Featured Speaker - When Texts Get Complex: Assessing Comprehension | Lynne Dorfman and Diane Dougherty - Featured Speakers - What's the Big Deal about Grammar? |
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11 | 11:15-12: 15 Breakout Sessions | Joanne Jasmine & Edith Ries - The Marriage of Fiction and Non-Fiction: Deeper Understanding of Content | Elaine Balum - Read Naturally - Exhibitor - Reading for Meaning - Fluently | KSRA Board of Directors Meeting | Elisa Ludwig, Tiffany Schmidt, & Kate Walton - Authors - The Other Side of the Story: Tips for Engaging Readers | Catherine McGeehan & Jessica Nowakowski - Digital Picture Books: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly! | Jamison Renfro & Christine Hartzman - Nonfiction Busters - Who you gonna call? STRATEGIES | Tina Selvaggi & Katie Solic - Re-Imagining Foundational Courses in Reading and Writing for Pre-Service Teacher Candidates | John Micklos, Jr. - The Power of Poetry: Reading It, Writing It, Loving It! | Pérsida and William Himmele - Featured Speakers - Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner | |||
12 | 12:15 - 1:50 | Box Lunch (included with conference registration) - Mini EdCAmp/Time to visit with Exhibitors - Vine Street Registration | |||||||||||
13 | 2:00 - 3:00 | Second General Session: Kathy Bumgardner - Sponsored by McGraw-Hill - Heritage Ballrooms A-B-C | |||||||||||
14 | 3:15 - 4:15 | Judie Caroleo - Exhibitor - 95% Group Inc. - Engaging Students' Brains in Finding Phonics Patterns | Eleanor Gensemer, Eric MacDonald & Melinda Rahm - Reimagining Literacy Instruction: What's Technology Have To Do With It? | Scott DeSimone - Exhibitor - Really Great Reading - Erasing the Misery of Reading & Spelling Multi-Syllable Words | Brittney Horst & Melissa Achuff - Celebrating Multicultural Literacy School-Wide | Marty Waring-Chaffee - Roaming the Known: Building Capacity within Communities of Practice | Caitlin McFadden & Shannon Downing - How Literacy Saved My Classroom | Diane Santori & Monica Belfatti - Close Readings and Elementary Students: Taking into Account Readers' Purposes | Jerry Pallotta - Author - Writing Books in the Classroom | Deonna Montei - The Power of Oral Language: Building a Strong Literacy Base | Sara Holbrook & Michael Salinger - Featured Speakers - Quick Writes - Evidencing Learning Across the Curriculum | Kathy Bumgardner - Featured Speaker - Demystifying Successful Writing Instruction in a "Real World Classroom" - 2015 | Kate Messner - Featured Speaker - Real Revision:How Your Students'Favorite Authors Revise Their Work (and how to use those strategies in your classroom) |
15 | 4:30 - 5:30 | Third General Session - Kate Messner - Sponsored by Stenhouse - Heritage Ballrooms A-B-C | |||||||||||
16 | 6:00 - 7:45 | Council Awards Dinner (tickets available for purchase) Sponsored by Pearson Education - Commonwealth Salon 3 | |||||||||||
17 | 8:00 - 9:00 | Evening Program - Poetry Workshop with Sara Holbrook and Michael Salinger - Commonwealth Salon 4 | |||||||||||
1 | Friday, October 23, 2015 - Keystone State Reading Association Conference 2015: Conference at a Glance | ||||||||||||
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2 | 7:00 - 8:20 | Author's Breakfast with A.S. King (ticket required) - Commonwealth Salon 3 | |||||||||||
3 | 7:00-10:00 & 3:00-5:00 | Registration - Freedom Hall Prefunction | |||||||||||
4 | 8:30 - 9:30 | Fourth General Session: Lynda Hoyt - Sponsored by Heinemann - Heritage Ballroom A-B-C | |||||||||||
5 | 9:30 - 4:00 | Exhibits Open - Exhibit Hall - Freedom Hall B | |||||||||||
6 | 9:30 - 4:00 | Hospitality - Freedom Hall B | |||||||||||
7 | 9:30 - 10:00 | Visit with Exhibitors - Exhibit Hall - Freedom Hall B | |||||||||||
8 | Room (Capacity) | Heritage Ballroom D (90) | Heritage Ballroom E (90) | Conestoga Room 1 (40) | Conestoga Room 2 (40) | Hickory Room A (40) | Hickory Room B (40) | Independence Room (80) | Federal Room (80) | Commonwealth Salon 1 (90) | Commonwealth Salon 2 (90) | Commonwealth Salon 3 (140) | Commonwealth Salon 4 (120) |
9 | 10:00 - 11:00 Breakout Sessions | Allison Beaudry & William Saccardi - Using Electronic Books in Practical Ways to Increase Reading Achievement | Nanci Werner-Burke, Julie Weaver & John Hoover - Maker Mayhem: Repositioning for the 21st Century | Marissa Moss - Author - Putting the Story Back into History | Exemplary Reading Program Award Winner Presentation | Elaine Balum - Read Naturally - Exhibitor - Foundational Reading Skills: Standards Tell Us What - Research Tells Us How | Deonna Montei - GrapeSEED - Exhibitor - GrapeSEED: An Oral Language Foundation for Literacy | Marvin Terban - Featured Speaker - The Common Core and the Future of English | Gaetan Pappalardo & Jamie Schwantes - Graphic Novels are More Than Just Pictures | Jaime LaForgia & Wendy Taylor - Using Text-Dependent Questions to Foster Close Reading | Marilyn Pryle - Using a Structured and Scaffolded Writing Workshop Approach with ELL Students | Linda Hoyt - Featured Speaker -Crafting Nonfiction Writing | Jane Feber - Featured Speaker - Strategies to Engage Struggling and Not-So-Struggling Students |
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11 | 11:10 - 12:10 | Fifth General Session: Ernest Morrell - Sponsored by Pearson Education - Heritage Ballroom A-B-C | |||||||||||
12 | 12:15 - 1:30 | KSRA Annual Meeting - Invitation Only - Sponsored by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Commonwealth 3 | |||||||||||
13 | 12:15 - 1:30 | Author Lunch with Jen Bryant - Vine Street Lobby | |||||||||||
14 | 1:30 - 3:00 | Explore and Discover - Exhibit Hall - Freedom Hall B | |||||||||||
15 | 1:30 - 2:30 | Dawn Wilson - Achieve 3000 - Exhibitor - Accelerate Literacy. Achieve Lifelong Success. | Connie Unger - Undergraduate Collaboration Round Table | Lucille Candeloro - PRTE Annual Meeting | Tammy Brown, Lynne Dorfman, June Shultz & Jan Pizarro - Reimagine, Explore, and Discover with Pennsylvania Reads | Millie Henning - Current Issues in Education: Literacy Advocacy Update | Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Exhibitor - TBD - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Leading Pennsylvania Students into the Future | ||||||
16 | 3:00 - 4:00 Breakout Sessions | Rita Sorrentino - Note-taking: The Pen or the Keyboard | Judie Caroleo - 95% Group - Exhibitor - Fast Track Students to Word Reading Fluency | Dana Kramaroff & Sara Obarow - Consume, Critique, Produce: Best Practice Instruction for Teaching Writing | Lucille Candeloro & Rita Bean - Graduate Reading Programs: Preparing Literacy Professionals in an Age of Accountability | Christina Olindo - Using Dramatic Literature in the Classroom | Crystal Loose - Plant the Seed of Learning | Alexandria Lucas & Andrew Gavalis - Intermediate and Middle School Language Arts: Rethinking the Structure | Aileen Hower - Enhancing Literacy Skills in Students on the Spectrum | Ernest Morrell - Featured Speaker - Need Title | Ellie Bradley - Exhibitor - McGraw-Hill - Need Title | Jane Feber - Featured Speaker - Active Word Play: Hands-On Vocabulary Strategies | Tammy Mulligan & Clare Landrigan - Featured Speakers - Using Assessment to Understand, Instruct, and Engage Our Readers |
17 | 4:15 - 5:15 Breakout Sessions | Mark Weakland - Featured Speaker - Beyond the Weekly Spelling List: Seven Steps to Transformed Spelling Instruction | Kerri Schegan - Using Technology to Reimagine Literacy | Stephanie Ivory - Partnerships in Pre-service Teacher Preparation Programs | Sharon Kletzien - Information Books and Vocabulary Development - a Match Made in Heaven | Brandy Terrill - Exploring Literacy Through the Arts | Janis Rindone, Kellie Martinjuk & Adrienne Koch - Active Text Analysis at All Ages | Gregory Szczyrbak & Jennifer Shettel - Welcoming Wikipedia into Your Classroom | Bethann McCain & Cindy Anderson - Creating a Comprehensive Literacy Plan: Lessons Learned | Barry Lane - Featured Speaker - They're Playing Our Song: Writing and Studying Songs to Uncover, Explore, Satirize, Themes in Life and Literature | |||
18 | 3:00 - 5:15 | Author's Round Table - Vine Street Lobby | |||||||||||
19 | 5:45 - 7:00 | Presidents' Reception - Sponsored by McGraw Hill Education Group - Heritage Ballroom Prefunction | |||||||||||
20 | 7:00 - | Dinner on your own | |||||||||||
1 | Saturday, October 24, 2015 - Keystone State Reading Association Conference 2015: Conference at a Glance | ||||||||||||
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2 | 7:00 - 8:20 | Author's Breakfast with Peter Catalanotto (ticket required) - Commonwealth Salon 3 | |||||||||||
3 | 7:00 - 8:30 | Registration - Freedom Hall Prefunction | |||||||||||
4 | 8:30 - 9:30 | Sixth General Session: Julie Coiro, ILA Board Member - Heritage Ballroom A-B-C | |||||||||||
5 | 9:30-11:30 | Hospitality - Freedom Hall Pre-Function | |||||||||||
6 | Room (Capacity) | Heritage Ballroom D (90) | Heritage Ballroom E (90) | Conestoga Room 1 (40) | Conestoga Room 2 (40) | Hickory Room A (40) | Hickory Room B (40) | Independence Room (80) | Federal Room (80) | Commonwealth Salon 1 (90) | Commonwealth Salon 2 (90) | Commonwealth Salon 3 (140) | Commonwealth Salon 4 (120) |
7 | 9:45 - 10:45 Breakout Sessions | Debra Kachel & Mary Kay Biagini - How Quality School Library Programs Support Reading | Jennifer Shettel & Lesley Colabucci - Reimaging Book Reports with Tech-Based Book Responses! | Suzanne Bloom - Author - Two Slices of Sharing with a Slab of Solitude in the Middle | Kelsi Wilcox-Boyles & Stacey Truman - Using Web Based Learning Tools for Formative Assessments | Sarah Bond - Singing to Write: A New Unit of Study for Writing | Jaime LaForgia - Using Media as a Scaffold Into Complex Texts | Rose Cappelli & Glendia Kennedy - Explore and Discover: The Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Awards | Debra Cech & Kristen Gerhard - "Let's Read It Again!" - Close Reading in an Early Childhood Setting | Charline Rowland - Explore Content Literacy Strategies for Diverse Learners | Alice Greinder - Clear, Concise Paragraphs - Guaranteed! | Janet Wong - Featured Speaker - Poetry for Fun and Profit: Get Inspired with Janet Wong! | Jen Bryant - Featured Speaker/Author - From Idea to Book - A Writer's Journey |
8 | 11:00 - 12:00 Breakout Sessions | Michael Williams - Discover Diversity by Exploring Children's Literature | Kelly Doyle - Reimagine and Explore Independent Reading | Linda Oatman-High - Author - Sparking Creativity | Suzanne Reed - When Technology is Limited | Jolene Borgese & Rina Vassallo - Oh Yes! The Writing Porcess Can Lead to Student Achievement in Writing! | Lynne Dorfman, June Shultz & Laurie Balatgek - Keystone to Reading Book Award - Secondary | Dana Reisboard, Samantha Newell, Aroxy Tomassian & Alyssa Smith - Using Literature to Help Students Reflect and Develop Character | Jerry Palotta - Author - Welcome to My Publishing World | Janet Wong, Sandy Asher & Linda Kulp Trout - How to Make Writing Part of Your Everyday Life | Peter Catalanotto - Featured Speaker - The Art of the Story | ||
9 | 12:15 - 2:00 | Book and Author Lunch (Included in Conference Registration) - Heritage Ballroom A-B-C | |||||||||||