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Webinar: Multilingual Voices, Disciplinary Spaces: Literacy Practices for Equity and Inclusion
WebinarMissed the live webinar? You can now access the recording of “Multilingual Voices, Disciplinary Spaces: Literacy Practices for Equity and Inclusion”! Held on June 17, panelists Shari Revels-Davis, Jasmine Lauer, Diana Vargas Hager, and Carrie Rieder discussed proper resources for MLLs, how to navigate linguistic & cultural diversity, centering MLLs’ identities, and leveraging multilingualism as an asset.
Performing Poetry: How Music Shapes Poetic Analysis
Uncategorized, WebinarMissed the live webinar? You can now access the recording of “Performing Poetry: How Music Shapes Poetic Analysis”! Held on April 24, 2025, this insightful session led by Catheryn Cofield explored the powerful connection between musical literacy and deeper poetic analysis for grades 6-12 educators. Discover practical strategies to illuminate complex elements of spoken word and poetry, such as cadence and structure, using the universal language of music. Learn how to reinforce key reading skills and enhance student engagement, as presented by music educator Catheryn Cofield. Click the link below to watch the recording and unlock new ways to connect your students with poetry!
About the Author
Ms. Colfield is a first-year teacher serving at Chester Middle School in Chester, SC. She graduated from Anderson University in 2024 with her bachelor’s in Vocal Music education and is currently serving as both a general music teacher and choir director at her school. She believes musical literacy is a key component of any competent music program and one of the greatest tools that a developing reader can have.
Materials Matter: Leveraging Quality NGSS Curricula to Enact Disciplinary Literacy
WebinarExplore how to leverage quality NGSS curricula to enact disciplinary literacy in your 6-12 classroom with this recorded webinar featuring Mary Starr, Executive Director of the Michigan Math and Science Leadership Network. Discover the hidden disciplinary literacy within NGSS-aligned materials and learn how to incorporate additional opportunities using science and engineering practices. This session focuses on helping science learners recognize and utilize literacy practices in their own learning. Watch now to gain valuable insights from this free webinar, originally presented on March 15th, and funded by a grant from the South Carolina Middle Grades Initiative.
About the Presenter
Mary is the Executive Director of the Michigan Math and Science Leadership Network and a leader of the Disciplinary Literacy Essentials initiative in Michigan. She has authored textbooks, provides NGSS professional learning and leadership support across Michigan and the US. Currently, Mary is a co-PI on an NSF grant called Learning in Places. When she’s not organizing, writing or providing learning opportunities she can be found working elbow to elbow with science teachers in the classrooms.
We Teach English in Times of Perpetual Crisis: Selling a Story of Reading (and Literacy)
WebinarEnglish-speaking countries are once again in the midst of another Reading War, and in the U.S., the “science of reading” (SOR) movement is taking center stage. This movement has led to intense media scrutiny of reading programs, teachers, and teacher education, as well as sweeping state-level legislation and mandates.
In our December 2024 webinar, P.L. Thomas explores the history of the Reading Wars, breaks down the key elements of the SOR movement, and highlights why these changes pose significant challenges for educators. From threats to teacher autonomy to the risk of overlooking individual student needs, this conversation is vital for all educators—not just those who teach beginning readers.
Watch the webinar below to better understand this pressing issue and its implications for the future of education.
About the Presenter
P.L. Thomas, Professor of Education (Furman University, Greenville SC), taught high school English in rural South Carolina before moving to teacher education. He is a former column editor for English Journal (National Council of Teachers of English) and author of How to End the Reading War and Serve the Literacy Needs of All Students (2nd ed.; IAP, 2022) and Teaching Writing as Journey, Not Destination: Essays Exploring What ‘Teaching Writing’ Means (IAP, 2019). NCTE named Thomas the 2013 George Orwell Award winner. He coedited (with Chris Goering) Critical Media Literacy and Fake News in Post-Truth America (Brill, 2018), receiving the 2019 Divergent Award for Excellence in 21st Century Literacies.
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Coaching Teachers in Disciplinary Literacy
Teaching, WebinarThanks to Dr. Littlejohn and Dr. Rogers for sharing their insights on how to grow disciplinary literacy through coaching.
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educators to provide engaging and equitable learning experiences for students.
Empowering Culturally Sustaining Classrooms
Teaching, WebinarThis webinar focuses on family literacy practices—the ways families engage with and learn from each other centered on reading, writing, speaking, and listening—with a particular focus on the rich and varied literacy practices of marginalized families.
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Equitable Assessment
WebinarMay’s webinar was a teacher panel discussion on Equitable Assessment featuring Alicia Leonard, Olivia Monroe, and Kelli Madkins. Thanks to our panelists for your insight. Stay tuned for each panelist’s blog coming soon.
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Webinar: Do We Need to Take This Outside?
Teaching, WebinarMs. Kristie Camp is a PhD candidate who has taught English Language Arts for 26 years. Her webinar provides a picture of how to grow environmental literacy in an outdoor classroom.
Do We Need to Take This Outside?
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Webinar: Financial Literacy is Financial Behavior
Teaching, WebinarWe welcome Dr. Derrick Shepard to our conversation on Financial Literacy! In this webinar, he empowers teachers to explore financial literacy as a social means of communication, co-constructed through the lens of their other identities. Read more about Dr. Shepard below.
Financial Literacy is Financial Behavior
Dr. Derrick Shepard is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tennessee, Martin. His research interests include multiculturalism in counseling, social class awareness, skills related to counselor preparation and pedagogical practices in counselor education and supervision.
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