Essential Literacy Learning:
The Code, the Concepts, the Conversations
February 14-16 | Springfield, Mass.
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
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Presenter |
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8:00 - 8:30 |
Breakfast |
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8:30 - 9:15 |
Pre-Lesson Meeting |
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9:15 - 10:15 |
Class Lesson & Lesson Study |
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| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Break |
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| 10:30 - 11:30 |
Lesson Debrief |
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11:30 - 12:00 |
"Halls & Walls": A Tour of the Host Schools |
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| 12:00 | Depart for MassMutual Center | |||
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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
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Session |
Presenter |
Location |
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7:30 - 8:30 |
Breakfast |
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Pre-Function Area / Ballroom C |
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| 8:30 - 10:30 |
"Engaging Writers! With Jimmy Santiago Baca & ReLeah Cossett Lent" |
Jimmy Santiago Baca |
Ballroom A | |||||||||||||||
| 10:30 - 10:45 |
Break |
Pre-Function Area | ||||||||||||||||
| 10:45 - 12:30 |
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| 12:30 - 1:25 |
Lunch |
Pre-Function Area / Ballroom C | ||||||||||||||||
| 1:30 - 3:15 |
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| 3:15 -3:30 |
Break |
Pre-Function Area | ||||||||||||||||
| 3:30 - 4:30 |
Reflection and Article Study |
Sonia Nieto |
Ballroom A | |||||||||||||||
| 4:30 - 5:30 |
Reception with Sonia Nieto |
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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 |
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| 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 |
