1. From the Road Gang to Westpoint: Reaching Out to All Students Through a Renewed Passion for Effective Teaching and Learning!

Length of Presentation: Flexible: 75 minute conference/site-based model and/or 6 hour one-presenter, participant engaged seminar

Specified appropriate grade levels: K-12

Key Academic Words: Classroom management, motivation, effective instruction, instructional strategies

Brief Narrative Description:
Participants will engage collaboratively with facilitator and colleagues as we explore research-validated classroom management practices and instructional strategies to win the hearts and minds of our students and boost student achievement. The facilitator uses actual classroom scenarios for focused discussion, modeling and guided practice to inspire educators, revitalize our passion for teaching and build our toolbox of effective instructional practices.

Title: But You Don't Understand... I Teach High School/Middle School: Strategic Reading Comprehension For Secondary Content Teachers (Grades 6-12)

Length of Presentation: Flexible, 3-hours/6 hours/Multi-day and/or one-presenter, participant engaged seminar

Specified Appropriate Grade Levels: Grades 6-12 (Any/all Content Areas)

Key Academic Words: Struggling Adolescent Readers, Instructional Strategies, Adolescent Literacy

Brief Narrative Description:
Participants will explore research-validated practices that support adolescent reading success in any content area. Teachers will model and practice effective reading strategies and instructional practices to incorporate within secondary content classrooms and explore how these approaches support student motivation and achievement for adolescent struggling readers. Together we will explore new paths to engagement in reading.

Title: Making a Difference in Literacy: Creating and Implementing Meaningful Effective Learning Plans Supported by Strategies Your Adolescent Readers Will Use!

Length of Presentation: Flexible, 3-hours/6 hours/Multi-day
Specified Appropriate Grade Level: Grades 4-8/Grades 9-12

Key Academic Words: Adolescent Literacy, Instructional Strategies, Multiple Literacies, Struggling Adolescent Readers, Effective Learning Planning and Instruction

Brief Narrative Description: Participants will explore key components of an effective and meaningful learning plan, ways to generate literacy practices, literacy strategies to motivate struggling adolescent readers, as well as model and practice a content focused learning plan utilizing multiple literacy practices to boost vocabulary and text comprehension. Study the "nature of the reading process" as we work toward creating thoughtful, strategic and metacogitive adolescent readers.