8:00 9:15 FEATURED SPEAKER #1 H. Bernard Hall

FRIDAY—OCTOBER 16TH

7:15—8:00 Registration / Continental Breakfast 8:00—9:15 FEATURED SPEAKER #1 – H. Bernard Hall

9:30-10:20 – Concurrent Session A

1. Creating a Caring Community of Learners through Literature (EL) Anne M Slanina 2. Supporting the Literacy Skills of Students on the Spectrum (MID) Aileen Hower 3. Strategies for Coping with Diverse and Controversial Language in the Classroom (SEC) Renee Rudolph 4. Teaching Justice (COL) Amanda Morris, Kerry Hasler-Brooks, Kristina Fennelly 5. The Affects of White Privilege from A Black Perspective: An Educator Chronicles Tales of Defeat, Acceptance, Tolerance, and Growth (GEN) Deborah A Johnson 6. Fostering a Reading/Writing Life Using Independent Reading as Mentor Texts (WP) Tricia Ebarvia

10:40-11:30 – Concurrent Session B

1. Honoring the Circle: How a Practicum on the Res Helped Us Become Better Teachers (EL) Craig Young , Alexandra Jedlowski, Page Herto, & Hannah Koenig. 2. Reading the “I Hate English” Student by Incorporating Cross Curricular (history) Topics into the English Classroom (MID) Erin Burd & Amanda Phillips 3. Using Book Clubs in the Classroom: How to Break Free From the Class Novel Structure (SEC) Amy Walter & Lauren Lewis 4. Performance Activities and Literacy: Powerful Ways to Start Small (GEN) Thomas Crochunis 5. Three Tinkers Teaching: Writing and the Way of Knowing (EL) Nanci Werner Burke, Julie Weaver, and John Hoover

11:30-12:15 Lunch and PCTELA Membership Meeting

12:15-1:05 – Concurrent Session C

1. Mirror and Window Books (EL) Stacey Shubitz 2. Building Bridges: Young Adult Literature and the Classics (MID) Timothy Horew 3. I Learn Differently… I’m a Digital Native (SEC) Tim Oldakowski 4. Fun Diverse Teaching Strategies Appealing to Learners from All Cultural Backgrounds (GEN) Deborah A. Johnson 5. A Novel Approach: Teaching Research Skills Through Historical Fiction (WP) Cynthia MInnich

1:25-2:25 – Featured Speaker #2 – Cynthia Lord

2:45-3:30 – Roundtable Sessions, Book Signings, and Refreshments

1. Cyber School (EL) Dorry Altman and Ashley Burns 2. Technology by Design: Free Literacy Tools to Diversify Every Part of Your Lesson (MID) Nicole DeGuzman and Justin Leigh 3. Project Awesome: Building Community through Compassion and Communication (SEC) Melanie Glennon 4. Shared Writing Experiences: Building Community in a Diverse Classroom (COL) Jennfier Novotney 5. Reel Connections (GEN) Timothy Shea 6. The Writing Center: A Means of Teaching Diverse Perspectives (WP) Robert W. Holderer & Tanya Teglo 7. Mapping the Diversity of Literacies in the Classroom (GEN) Jamie Myers, Veronica Iacobazzo, and Raeann Horgas

3:30-4:30 PCEE Open Session and Meeting Thomas Crochunis

SATURDAY—OCTOBER 17TH

8:00-8:30 Registration /Continental Breakfast AND 8:30-9:20 Concurrent Session D

1. Diverse Literature for Diverse Learners: Meeting the Needs of All Students in the Elementary Classroom (EL) Michael Williams 2. Other People’s Shoes (SEC) Sarah Clayville 3. Lights, Camera, Diversity: Showing Changes to our Social Fabric through Classic Movies in the Classroom (COL) Michael Young 4. Poetry in ESL/EFL writing Classroom (GEN) Shamah Elbelazi 5. (Re)Building Adolescent Readers (WP) Cindy Minnich and Sara Kajder OR

8:00-9:20 Authors’ Breakfast (Special Session- Additional Fee)

9:40- 10:45 Featured Speaker #3 – Toby Emert

10:55- 11:35 - Concurrent Session E

1. On the Page, We Are One: Erasing Boundaries and Fostering Community in the Diverse Composition Classroom (EL) Lija Diem Stoltzfus and Susan Beam 2. Slam Poetry in the Classroom (MID) Shelby Stearns & Emily Eichner 3. Gaming as Prewriting: Creating Narratives through Creativity (SEC) Chantel Kapustik & Brian Kapustik 4. Pre-Service Teachers: Embracing Diversity (COL) Shannon R Mortimore-Smith with Brittany Wood, Caitlin Clark, Robert Cooper, Jordyn Kahlbaugh, & Mary McDannell 5. “It makes us the story. We transform!”; Active and Dramatic Approaches to Engage Diverse Learner with Complex Texts (GEN) Allison Volz, Sandra Guinto, and Jessica Sharp 6. The Look of Literacy: Why Grammar Matters (WP) Lynne Dorfman & Diane Dougherty

11:45 – 12:30 Lunch

12:30 – 1:15 – Roundtable Sessions

1. Embrace, Don’t Hate: How We Can Defend Students’ Right to Read Diverse Materials (EL) Alyce Baker 2. Mindcraft: Breaking Barriers on Reluctant Readers (MID) Suzanne Hasenflu, Timothy Horew & Megan Egli 3. Between the lines: Reading Workshop in the age of Common Core Standards (SEC) Michael Anthony 4. When is it Okay to Break the Rules? (GEN) Monica Boone-Rice 5. Recreational Reading in the Common Core Standards (WP) Amy Bouch 6. The Relevancy of Sherman Alexie for International Students (SEC) Deborah Lynch, Jennifer Angstadt & Marisa Cook

1:15-2:30 Coffee and Dessert Featured Speaker #4 – Kwame Alexander