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Thursday, October 10
 

2:40pm CDT

Genius and Joy: Using Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy to Engage Learners
Thursday October 10, 2024 2:40pm - 3:30pm CDT
Secondary students thrive when their identities are recognized, their skills honed in intellectual pursuits, their concerns honored with the chance to critically solve problems in their community, and their joy is centered in the classroom. Join a literacy professor, an English Language Arts /ELL educator, and Reading/SPED teacher in this interactive session as they share the insights, strategies, lessons, and assessments inspired by a year-long study of Gholdy Muhammed’s Unearthing Joy. Engaging strategies, authentic assessments, and on-line resources wll be shared with partipants.
Thursday October 10, 2024 2:40pm - 3:30pm CDT
John Deere (Main Level)
 
Friday, October 11
 

1:00pm CDT

Grammar Instruction: Is it necessary, what works, what doesn't
Friday October 11, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
An overview of why teach grammar and then a few different methods. Including a chance for those in attendance to share any success that they have had with teaching grammar.
Speakers
CF

Colleen Flathers

10th ELA teacher, Central DeWitt High School
Friday October 11, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Green Acres (Lower Level)

2:00pm CDT

Pre-Writing In The Age Of Ai: Ensuring Students Grow As Writers When They Just Want A Bot To Write It For Them
Friday October 11, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Why do we still teach writing when Snapchat's AI will just write it for us? This session focuses on equipping students with pre-writing strategies that support them throughout a unit, reducing the temptation to rely solely on AI-generated essays. By building a robust student toolbox of effective pre-writing techniques, writing teachers can empower students to develop critical thinking, creativity, and writing skills.

Canva Presentation
AI Articles Bibliography
Speakers
MS

Molli Steffens

Teacher, North Fayette Valley High School
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Kelli Kovarik

Teacher, North Fayette Valley High School
KS

Kari Straube

South Winneshiek Middle School
Friday October 11, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
John Deere (Main Level)

2:00pm CDT

We Write to Know We Are Not Alone
Friday October 11, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Looking to be more purposeful, impactful, and efficient in writing about literature in your classroom? In this practical breakout session, come get new ideas or modify current ones for using writing to help students think, evaluate, connect with, and even prepare to read the texts you teach. Using specific examples from American Literature, poetry, and classic novels, this session will offer you ideas to immediately apply to a high school literature classroom.
Speakers
Friday October 11, 2024 2:00pm - 2:50pm CDT
Pioneer (Lower Level)
 
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