2012 Winter Conference

Essential Literacy Learning:

The Code, the Concepts, the Conversations

February 14-16 | Springfield, Mass.

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Schedule

The conference will begin with Lesson Study and related activities at six host schools: Frank H. Freedman, German Gerena Community, Lincoln, Mary M. Lynch, Rebecca Johnson, and Samuel Bowles. All other activities will take place at the MassMutual Center, located at 1277 Main Street in downtown Springfield. To download a printer-friendly version of the schedule, click here  .


Day 1: Tuesday, Feb. 14

Time

Session

Presenter

 Location

8:00 - 8:30

Breakfast

 
 HOST SCHOOLS

Frank H. Freedman

German Gerena

Lincoln

Mary M. Lynch

Rebecca Johnson

Samuel Bowles 

 

8:30 - 9:15

Pre-Lesson Meeting

 

9:15 - 10:15

Class Lesson & Lesson Study

 
10:15 - 10:30

Break

 
10:30 - 11:30

Lesson Debrief

 

11:30 - 12:00

"Halls & Walls": A Tour of the Host Schools

 
12:00 Depart for MassMutual Center    

12:00 - 12:55  

Registration / Lunch

  MassMutual Center 
1:00 - 1:30

Welcome

Victor Young  Ballroom A
1:30 - 2:45

"Access for All: The Code, the Concepts, the Conversations"

Janet Cumbee  Ballroon A
2:45 - 3:00

 Break

   Pre-Function Area
3:00 - 4:00

Keynote: "Language and its Transformative Power"

Jimmy Santiago Baca  Ballroom A
4:00 - 4:15

Reflection

Joseph Mills 

 Ballroom A 


Day 2: Wednesday, Feb. 15

Time

Session

Presenter

Location

7:30 - 8:30

Breakfast

 

Pre-Function Area / Ballroom C

8:30 - 10:30

"Engaging Writers! With Jimmy Santiago Baca & ReLeah Cossett Lent"

Jimmy Santiago Baca
ReLeah Cossett Lent

 Ballroom A
10:30 - 10:45

Break

  Pre-Function Area
10:45 - 12:30
Elective Sessions
"Breaking the Code: Understanding the Intertwining Relationship of Phonics, Spelling, and Writing" Kelly Williams
Karen Wetherell
Meeting Room 1 
"Writing about Text: A Vehicle for Improving Reading"  Sue Hucul
Lorilee Cabrera
Andrea Frasier
Melanie Kornacki
Meeting Room 2
"Making Messages: Multiple Pathways to Expressing Understanding"  Joseph Mills
Gabrielle Agron
Meeting Room 3
"Conceptual Leaning: Approaches that Build Motivation" Wendy Seger
Carole Leverock
Meeting Room 4
12:30 - 1:25

Lunch 

  Pre-Function Area / Ballroom C
1:30 - 3:15
Elective Sessions
"Breaking the Code: Understanding the Intertwining Relationship of Phonics, Spelling, and Writing" Kelly Williams
Karen Wetherell
Meeting Room 1
"Writing about Text: A Vehicle for Improving Reading"  Sue Hucul
Lorilee Cabrera
Andrea Frasier
Melanie Kornacki
Meeting Room 2
"Making Messages: Multiple Pathways to Expressing Understanding"  Joseph Mills
Gabrielle Agron
Meeting Room 3
"Conceptual Leaning: Approaches that Build Motivation" Wendy Seger
Carole Leverock
Meeting Room 4
3:15 -3:30

Break

   Pre-Function Area
3:30 - 4:30

Reflection and Article Study 

Sonia Nieto
Wendy Seger
Janet Cumbee

 Ballroom A 
4:30 - 5:30

Reception with Sonia Nieto

 

Pre-Function Area


Day 3: Thursday, Feb. 16

Time

Session

Presenter                            

Location                      

8:00 - 9:00

Breakfast

  Pre-Function Area / Ballroom C 
9:00 - 11:00   

"Access to Lived Experiences: Teachers Too! A Video Study with Knowledgeable Others"

Rebecca McKay
Joseph Mills
Ballroom A
11:00 - 11:15

Break

   Pre-Function Area
11:15 - 12:00

"Now What? From Inputs to Outcomes"

Edna Varner Ballroom A
12:00 - 12:55

Lunch

 

Pre-Function Area / Ballroom C 

1:00 - 2:30

"Stories and Reflections of Lesson Study Schools: Collaboration to Improve Literacy"

Wendy Seger Ballroom A
2:30 - 3:00

Reflection / Adjournment

 Rebecca McKay

Ballroom A