When Thursday, June 18th 7:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m. When Writer’s Read featuring Lester Laminack Writers approach a text with an eye for more than, "What’s the story here?” Writers look for structure, craft, intention, bias, and authenticity of content in any text.
7:00-8:00 Breakfast and registration
8:00-8:30 Welcome and Announcements
8:30-10:00 Session 1 with Lester Laminack
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 Session 2 with Lester Laminack
11:30-12:45 Vendors
11:45-1:00 Lunch
1:00-3:00 Session 3 with Lester Laminack
Friday, June 19th 7:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Kelly Gallagher Featured Speaker
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-8:30 Election and Announcements
8:30-10:00 Session 1 with Kelly Gallagher Building Reading Lives That Last
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 Session 2 with Kelly Gallagher Teaching the Argument Paper
11:30-12:45 Vendors
11:45-1:00 Lunch
12:45-2:30 Session 3 with Kelly Gallagher Teaching Real-World Writing Through Modeling & Mentor Texts
2:30-3:00 Raffle and Closure and CPDU’s
Where
Skokie Holiday Inn
5300 West Touhy
Skokie, IllinoisSCHOOL DISTRICT REGISTRATION INFORMATION School districts planning to send five or more participants should contact Brittany Plath at scirareg@gmail.com or 847-207-4914
Purchase Orders School District PO Information Compete Purchase Order List names of attendees on the PO Mail to: Brittany Plath 810 Highland Place Highland Park, IL 60035
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Contact Brittany Plath scirareg@gmail.com
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SCIRA
TEACHER RENEWAL SUMMER CONFERENCE
Featuring
Lester Laminack and
Kelly Gallagher
The annual SCIRA Teacher Renewal Summer Conference will take place at the Skokie Holiday Inn on Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19th from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lester Laminack will be the featured speaker on Thursday, June 18th and Kelly Gallagher will be the featured speaker on Friday, June 19th. Continental breakfast and lunch will be served daily as well as vendors, book browsing and collegial conversations. Participants will receive 12 CPDU's.
Lester L. Laminack is Professor Emeritus from department of Birth-Kindergarten, Elementary and Middle Grades Education, at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina where he received two awards for excellence in teaching [the Botner Superior Teaching Award and the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award]. Lester is now a full-time writer and consultant working with schools throughout the United States. He is an active member of the National Council of Teachers of English and served three years as co-editor of the NCTE journal Primary Voices and as editor of the Children’s Book Review Department of the NCTE journal Language Arts (2003-2006). He also served as a teaching editor for the magazine Teaching K-8 and wrote the Parent Connection column (2000-2002). He is a former member of the Whole Language Umbrella Governing Board, a former member of the Governing Board and Secretary of the North Carolina Association for the Education of Young Children, and a former member of the Board of Directors for the Center for the Expansion of Language and Thinking. He served as the Basic Reading Consultant to Literacy Volunteers of America from 1987 through 2001. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Our Children’s Place [www.ourchildrensplace.com].
Kelly Gallagher has devoted himself to the teaching of reading, writing, listening and speaking since 1985—first and foremost, as a high school ELA teacher in Anaheim, California, and also as a author/consultant who works with educators around the world. Today, he is considered one of the leading voices in literacy education. Inspired by his classroom, mentors and professional development experiences, Kelly has written five books for teachers, many of which have been used in education schools around the world. His sixth book—"In The Best Interest of Students"—is due out in February 2015. He is also a featured author for several ELA classroom textbooks and programs. In 2013-14, Kelly worked with the Harlem Village Academies (HVA) in New York City, where he taught a high school writing course and coached secondary teachers. As part of his affiliation with HVA, he became a founding faculty member for the Progressive Education Institute, a graduate of school of education that aspires to become the premier institution for teacher preparation. In 2005, Kelly received the Award for Classroom Excellence from the California Association of Teachers of English, the state’s highest honor for English teachers.
REGISTRATION FEES
SCIRA MEMBER
Teacher Renewal Seminar (Two-day Conference, including meals & handouts) $220.00
NON SCIRA MEMBER (you must join SCIRA to attend the conference)Teacher Renewal Two-day Conference, including meals and one-year SCIRA membership. $265.00
AT THE DOOR
Teacher Renewal Seminar (Two-day Conference, including meals & handouts) $250.00
NON SCIRA MEMBER (you must join SCIRA to attend the conference)Teacher Renewal Two-day Conference, including meals and one-year SCIRA membership. $295.00
SCHOOL DISTRICT REGISTRATION School districts planning to send five or more participants should contact Brittany Plath at scirareg@gmail.com or 847-207-4914
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