Conference Schedule
Handouts are linked to the presenters' names
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
- Book signing with Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli
- Please visit our displays and booksellers in Centre Hall
8:30 – 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
- Nancy Coco, Director of Continuing Education
- Stephanie Bell, LVWP Professional Development Coordinator
9:00 – 10:00 a.m. Poetry Gets Everybody Writing – Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli
10:15 – 11:45 a.m. Morning Breakout Sessions
- Content Area Poetry Showcase – LVWP Advanced Institute Participants
- Heather Harlen
- Paul Kroll
- Michael Perruso
- Jane Shingler
- Using Essential Questions to Deepen Learning – Ricki Stein and Audrey Nolte
- Literacy in Science: Not as Scary as You Think – Kathy Hontz
- A Star Spangled Lesson: Writing in the Related Arts – JoAnna Freund
- RAFT Handout - The Core of the Core: Instructional Practices to Facilitate the Shift – Stephanie Bell - Reading Graphic - Writing Graphic
11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
- Book signing with Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli
- Please visit our displays and booksellers in Centre Hall
12:00 – 12:45 p.m. Lunch
12:45 – 1:45 p.m.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Mentor Texts and the Common Core
Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Afternoon Breakout Sessions
- Reading, Writing, and Learning through Poetry – LVWP Advanced Institute Participants
- Literacy Standards and the Technology Classroom – Sharon Strausser
- Numbers and Operations: Mathematical Storytelling and Problem Solving – Dan Ruch
- Expanding the World: Writing with ELLs – Maria Spinosa
- Nonfiction Mentor Texts: Crafting Context – Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli
3:30 p.m. Program concludes
