AGENDA
Monday, March 3, 2025
Registration
7:00 am - 5:00 pm
First-time Attendees’ Orientation
Embark with Confidence
8:15 am - 8:45 am
8:50 am - 9:00 am
Welcome
General Session: Bridging the Gap Between Teacher & Student
Leslie Rob
9:00 am - 10:15 am
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Break
10:45 am - 11:45 am
MTSS – The Magic of Support (K-6, MS)
Jessica Talada
Preventing Comprehension Breakdowns to Unlock Knowledge (K-6)
Korrye Gaskins
Tailoring Content Instruction for Diverse Learners: Planning Differentiated Instruction Around Quad Text Sets (4-HS)
Ottilie Austin & Susan Thacker-Gwaltney
Reigniting Coaching Moves!
Julie Dauksys
Getting Flexible About Small Groups (K-3)
Amy Wolford
Virginia Readers’ Choice (Pre-K-HS)
Kim Aker, Laurie Gingrich, Valerie Robnolt, Charles Richards, Katie Hilden & Teresa Johnson
Virginia Department of Education
Jill Nogueras
100 Breakout Series
11:45 am - 1:15 pm
Lunch (on your own)
1:15 pm - 2:15 pm
Author Panel
L.M. Elliott, Jen Malia & Marina Budhos
Reading Difficulties with EL Students- Is it Language? Or Something More? (Pre-K-3)
Karen Afholter
Word Wizards: Unlocking the Magic of Foundational Literacy Skills (K-3)
Anne Bragg & Tabitha Carter
Rapport Revives Reading in Classrooms (MS/HS)
Katherine Williams
Making the Most of Literacy Interventions in the Middle Grades (4-MS)
Katie Hilden & Lisa Aker
Vocabulary Matters: A Dozen Dynamic Ideas for Providing Students with Vocabulary Products (K-5)
Cathy Collier
Flexible Grouping within Core Instruction
Kayleigh Critzer
200 Breakout Series
2:15 pm - 2:35 pm
Break
General Session
Rebecca Harper
Awards
Carmelita Williams Scholarship for Graduate Studies in Literacy
Ofie T. Rubin Literacy Teacher of the Year
Jones-Daly Faculty Involvement Award
2:35 pm - 3:50 pm
3:50 pm - 4:10 pm
Break
4:10 pm - 5:10 pm
Supporting Teachers to Implement Core Instructional Programs (K-6)
Valerie Robnolt, Lisa Cipolletti, Allison Yandle, Joan Rhodes & Candace Bechtold
The Wow Factor: Motivational and Literacy Strategies to Enhance Reading Comprehension for Diverse Learners (MS/HS)
Janelle Cambridge & Lakell Johnson
Engagement in Literacy: Building Reading Motivation for All Learners (K-MS)
Lori Keister
Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Teaching Early Readers (K-2)
Jennifer Burchfiel
Teaching SMART Middle School readers (MS/HS)
Michelle Skelton
300 Breakout Series
5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Book Club
6:30 pm-8:15 pm
Dinner Groups