Conference Program (PDF)

Thursday, May 2

Morning Keynote

--Alison Criss -- Presentation slides

Session 1

NAEP Questions Tool: The Great Unknown Resource for Educators--Jennifer Cain--Presentation & Additional Materials

The Science, the Law, and Where We Go From Here: Engaging in the Changing Landscape of Elementary Literacy Teaching and Learning--Michael Young & Suki Jones Mozenter--Presentation & Additional Materials

Finding "The Wisdom to Know the Difference" about AI--Matthew Schempp & Emily Torvik--Presentation & Additional Materials

Arts Integration in English Language Arts--Susan Decker--Presentation & Additional Materials

Fitting It All In: Whole Class and Choice Reading--Katie Laugen & Kelsey Didrikson--Presentation & Additional Materials

MCTE Intellectual Freedom and Teacher Advocacy--Lisa Ortmann, Danielle Sullivan, Rachel Lloyd, Zach Brandt--Presentation & Additional Materials

Session 2

Explicit Instruction in Comprehension--Kristin Bauck, Chris Bretz, & Jenny Wazlawik--Presentation & Additional Materials

Who is Scarborough and Why Does She Have a Rope?--Rachel O'Grady--Presentation & Additional Materials

Breaking Through Barriers: Navigating a Contentious Educational Landscape in the ELA Classroom with Civil Discourse--Scott Alford--Presentation & Additional Materials

Competing with Chat GPT: Reimagining the Research Essay Focusing on Process--Scott Hall & Jeremy Hachey--Presentation & Additional Materials

Wordsmith's Toolkit: Tools for Teaching Vocabulary and Morphology--Jennifer Schwankl & Natalie Delmonico--Presentation & Additional Materials

Lunch Keynote

--Margi Preus -- Presentation slides

Session 3

Bias in the Machine: Addressing Equity and Inclusion in AI Tools--Jon Fila--Presentation & Additional Materials

Making a Difference: Empowering Learners through Differentiating Instruction, Materials, & Curriculum in the ELA Classroom--Katie Kritzeck Anderson--Presentation & Additional Materials

Climate Literacy and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy: An Energizing Intersection--Abby Hartzell--Presentation & Additional Materials

Trauma Informed Writing Prompts--Allisen Merrill--Presentation & Additional Materials

Sitting in Community: A Circle of Secondary Literacy Teachers and Advocates--Abby Rombalski & Alison Criss--Presentation & Additional Materials

Empowering Voices: Identifying Effective Literacy Strategies for Black Boys in K-12--Keenan Jones--Presentation & Additional Materials

Session 4

Speak Something Alive: Spoken Word Poetry in the Classroom--Kyle Tran Myhre--Presentation & Additional Materials

MCTE Diverse Book Club Presents--Suzy Kaback, Jacqueline Arnold, Steve Fisher, Sierra Gilbertson, & Kathryn Hoffman-Thompson--Presentation & Additional Materials

AI-Powered Education --Kasey Wacker & Sandra Wieser-Matthews--Presentation & Additional Materials

Informal Q&A and Work Time with the 2020 ELA Standards--Kristin Bauck & Leigh Nida--Presentation & Additional Materials

Doing Slightly More Than Nothing: Exploring Modern Non-Fiction--Sarah Omernik & Tyler Flory--Presentation & Additional Materials

Friday, May 3

Morning Keynote

--Cody Miller--Presentation slides

Session 5

Student Choice in Instruction and Assessment--Kristin Bauck, Chris Bretz, & Leigh Nida--Presentation & Additional Materials

Beyond Color: Exploring, Evaluating, and Engaging with Diverse Books--Hiawatha Smith & Anna Schick--Presentation & Additional Materials

The Future Is AI--Angela Hase--Presentation & Additional Materials

Update Your Theory Toolkit with Ecocriticism and the Youth Lens--Burke Scarbrough & Katie Van Wert--Presentation & Additional Materials

Teaching American History as Cross-Cultural Solidarity: An Original Curriculum for K-5 Students--Audrey Lensmire, Judi-Ann Ali-Sinner, Steph Bird, Matthew Olson, Julia Ross, Molly Schwaiger, & Becky Wellington--Presentation & Additional Materials

Survival Is Insufficient: Writing Desirable Futures in the Literature Classroom--Jennifer Jodell--Presentation & Additional Materials

Session 6

A Guide to Reliable Native American-Related Teaching Resources--Odia Wood-Krueger--Presentation & Additional Materials

Writing Skills that Transfer to Professional and Post-Secondary Settings--Katie Van Wert, Madeline Vukson, John Atella, & Neil Witikko--Presentation & Additional Materials

Supporting Multilingual Learners' Genre Writing with Pathway to Academic Success--Alison Humpal & Jess Emery--Presentation & Additional Materials

Collective Memory Work: A Critical Analysis of Shared Experience--Anna Schick & Hiawatha Smith--Presentation & Additional Materials

Engaging Minds, Inspiring Readers--Jennifer Plucker--Presentation & Additional Materials

Cultivating Creativity Through Mindfulness--Jessica Freeburg--Presentation & Additional Materials

Lunch Keynote

--Gary Eldon Peter