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Thursday, April 26

Session 1

Seriously Fun Nonfiction--Tracy Maurer, Ann Matzke--Link to Presentation--Additional Materials

Critical Introductions: Community-Building Practices for Equitable Spaces--Stephanie Rollag Yoon, Jasmine Kar Tang--Additional Resources and Materials--Youth Camp Info

Inspiring Student Engagement and Achieving Improved Student Outcomes: Civic Content in the Communication Classroom--Leila Brammer, Sarah Wolter--Link to Presentation

Social Consciousness: Creating Environments that Encourage Critical Thinking and Dialogue--Karen Moroz, Jennifer Carlson--Link to Presentation

Effective Electives aka How we revolutionized the English experience for our students--Jen Kulm, Adrienne Edmonson, Polly Kampsen--Link to Presentation

Resources from the Native American Voices Panel

MDE's Site for Indian Education

A Youth and Young Adult Core Book Collection: Connecting to Minnesota English Language Arts

Oyate--A Native organization working to ensure honest portrayal of Indian lives and histories

Native Studies Summer Workshop for Educators

Books by Marcie Rendon

Session 2

Using Authentic Texts from Minnesota to Connect our Students to Their Stories--Matt Horstman, Kristin Smith, Sierra Gilbertson-- Link to Matt's Presentation--Link to Sierra's Presentation--Additional Materials

Creating the Culture of Reading Using Interactive Read-Aloud--Kori McKibben, Dr. Joan Sax-Bendix

Teaching Carpe Diem in Today’s World--Mandy Brown--Link to Presentation--Unit Plan--Dream Destination Assignment

Introduction to Structured Socratic Seminars--Daryl Parks

Cultural and Community Storytelling--Jessica Miller, Amy Engler--Link to Presentation--Guidelines for Healthy Dialogue Handout--Iceberg Concept of Culture Handout--Social Geography Chart--Social Geography Questions

Session 3

Ada Lovelace, Horace Pippin, Eugenie Clark, Roy Choi: What’s your SEL Superpower? --Suzy Kaback

Personalizing Projects and Feedback--Anne Krolicki, Marlo Belschner--Link to Presentation--

Leaves of Grass - Illuminated (bringing literature to life!)--Patrick Scully--Program Information--Patrick@patrickscully.org or 612 205-1512

Read, Collaborate, Create: Growing Literacies with the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival--Leah Larson, Jennifer Verbrugge--Link to Presentation--Standards Alignment Document

A Pedagogy of Love: The Case for Non-neutrality in the Classroom--Daniel Muro LaMere--Link to Presentation

Friday, April 27

Ignite Session Slideshow

Session 4

An Academic Reading Process: Learning to Read Informational Texts for Understanding--Stacy Casper, Cynthia Henning--Link to Presentation--Additional Materials

The Hate U Give as a Social Justice Tool in Teacher Education--Jake Knaus,Laura Lemanski, Danielle Heinle

"Blues Vision: African American Writing from Minnesota" and Other Resources that Engage All Students--Eden Bart, Carolyn Holbrook--Link to Presentation--Absent Narrative Resource Collection--A Companion Guide to Blues Vision

In Defense of the Read-Aloud Strategy--Kirsten Taylor--Link to Presentation--Additional Resources

Passion Projects: Empowering Students to do Research that Matters--Kurt Reynolds, Lisa Semanko--Link to Presentation--SGTCIY final project--A Google folder full of materials--Kurt’s handout--Lisa’s handout

Session 5

Molding Digital Leaders With a Social Media Classroom--Jodee Lund--Link to Presentation

“Novel” Conversations: Empowering Student Voices with Signposts and Stories--Erica Boulay-Ali, Laura Lemanski

How do we Engage and Empower Struggling Writers in the Revision Process?--Kristen Saxhaug--Link to Presentation

The “S” Project: Innovation, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking--Elizabeth Neilson--Link to Presentation--Additional Materials

Engaging the Arts in English Language Arts: Visual Literacy--Dr. Nicholle Schuelke--Link to Presentation--Additional Resources

Keynote - Jennifer Buehler

Slides from Session with Jennifer Buehler