Keynote Speakers NW Regional NCTE Conference Keynote Speakers March 1 - 3, 2014 Jack Berckemeyer Jim Burke

Nationally recognized motivational Portland, Rock of our English teaching speaker with humor, hope, energy, profession … the gold standard. and expertise. “Academic Essentials: Reading, “Teaching—Living It, Loving It, Writing, and Discussing and Laughing about It” Arguments”

Carol Jago Yong Zhao

Distinguished English teacher, Internationally known speaker author, editor, speaker, Past on globalization, entrepreneurship, President of NCTE. education reform.

“Close Reading: Teaching for “Two Education Paradigms: Deeper Learning” What Defines and How to Create a World Class Education”

Saturday, March 1, 2014 Sunday, March 2, 2014 Monday, March 3, 2014

7:00 Registration 7:00 Registration 8:00 – 4:00 Post-conference Institutes 8:00 - 5:30 Exhibits 7:00 Leadership Breakfast (includes breakfast & lunch) 8:00 - 9:15 General Session (Jack Berckemeyer) 8:00 - 3:00 Exhibits “Connecting to the Core: Bridging Teaching PENNY PLAVALA JOAN KAYWELL LINDA CHRISTENSEN Practices with Policy Demands” “Teaching—Living It, Loving It, and Laughing about It” 8:15 - 9:15 General Session (Jim Burke) • Building a Case for the Books You love: 9:30 -10:30 Concurrent Sessions A (21) “Academic Essentials: Reading, Writing, Navigating Text Complexity • Interrogating Close Reading: Leveraging Teaching 10:45 -11:45 Concurrent Sessions B (20) and Discussing Arguments” Practices with CCSS 9:30 - 10:30 Concurrent Sessions E (21) • 10 Close Reading Strategies for Your Classroom 12:00 - 2:00 Luncheon • 10 Strategies for Assessing, Reflecting, and (Allen Say, Virginia Euwer Wolff, Roland Smith) 10:45 - 11:45 Concurrent Sessions F (20) Responding to Text “Lives into Literature: Turning Experience into Fiction” 12:00 - 1:30 Luncheon (Chris Crutcher) “Users and Readers: Infusing Technology and Expanding Literature in the Classroom” 1:00 - 2:00 Concurrent Sessions C (9) “Turning Real Life into Fiction” TIM GILLESPIE JEFFREY GOLUB • iSpeak and iRead: Using ipods and Creating Podcasts in 2:15 - 3:15 Concurrent Sessions D (20) PENNY KITTLE 12:30 - 1:30 Concurrent Sessions G (10) K-12 Classrooms ALLEN WEBB • Reading Pictures: Decoding and Comprehension of Wordless 3:30 - 4:30 General Session (Carol Jago) 1:45 - 2:45 Concurrent Sessions H (20) Texts in K-12 Classes 3:00 - 4:00 General Session (Yong Zhao) • Redefining Readers’ Interaction with Re-imagined Lit, “Close Reading: Teaching for Deeper Learning” Transmedia Storytelling, Fan Fiction 4:45 OCTE Centennial Celebration “Two Education Paradigms: What Defines and How • T4: Tips, Tricks, Technology, and Teaching: Websites and to Create a World Class Education” Apps for Teachers “Poetry Writing: Trying the Stafford Way” For More Info, • Use of Stafford Poems as Springboards for Generating Your Own Poems Please Scan QR Code BILL BIGELOW • Use Writing as a Vehicle for Exploration and Inquiry STEVE DUIN JOANNE YATVIN BEVERLY CHIN • Have an Outpouring of New Work by the End of the Day

Among the Program Strands Are 63 Early Childhood, Elementary, and K-12 Sessions, and 87 Secondary (Grades 6-16) Presentations

SAMPLE SESSIONS ON DIVERSE LEARNERS SAMPLE COMMON CORE STANDARDS SESSIONS Jane Kelley (Washington State U) Autism Spectrum Disorder Narrative Fiction Susan Payne (PPS) Literacy across the Curriculum: Integrating CCSS Using Template Tasks Leyton Schnellert (UBC) Building Pathways for All Learners Janielle Mitchell (Rogue River Elem) How to Use Primary Sources to Meet CC Standards Jamie Orlowski (Perma-Bound Books) Asperger’s in the Language Arts Classroom Curt W. Bobbitt (U of Great Falls, MT) Apples to Apples: Unpacking the Common Core Janine Darragh (U of Idaho) YA Novels that Portray Characters with Disabilities Kathi Bowen-Jones (Ashland HS) Passionate Teaching and Achieving Excellence in the CC-based Classroom KELLEY SCHNELLERT DARRAGH SAMPLE SESSIONS FROM THE READING STRAND PAYNEBOBBITT DOUGHERTY Laurie Dougherty (Seaside Heights Elem) CCSS for Elementary Teachers: Linda Vanderford (Clackamas ESD) Enticing the Struggling Reader Creating Conditions for Student Success Jan Clinard, et al. Molly Berger (WA ESD Dist. 105) Reading Online and On Screen (Helena Coll U, MT) Drilling Down for CC Understanding Mariko Walsh Amanda Villagomez (EOU) Sustaining Adolescent Readers (Scio HS) Using the CCSS in Standards-based Grading Tim Cate (Ashland HS) Te Socratic Circle Literature Discussion Maya Petersen (SMART Coord.) Supporting Independent Readers at Home BERGER VILLAGOMEZ CATE SAMPLE SESSIONS IN PROGRAM STRAND Tim Barnes (Poet & Scholar) Composing Principle: Staford’s Democratic Poetics SAMPLE NATIONAL WRITING PROJECT SESSIONS Cindy Gutierrez (Poet-dramatist) A Look at the Endings of William Staford Poems Evan Williams (Reynolds MS) Te Teacher as Writer James Davis (U of Northern Iowa) William Staford: Bricoleur Linda Clifton (UW) Editor as Teacher/Teacher as Editor Don Colburn (Te Oregonian) William Staford’s Habit of Not Quite Knowing Peter Tacker (UP) Staford Meets Hughes: Rendering Poems to Cross Cultural Boundaries Margaret Perrow (SOU) Te Grammar-writing Connection: Tools for the Classroom BARNES GUTIERREZCOLBURN Jan Clinard (Helena Coll U, MT) Writing Assessment, Remediation, and Revealing Bias Paulann Petersen, et al. () Bill Staford in Your Classroom Mary Richards, et al. (Alaska WP) Connecting Communities: Sustaining Heart and Soul CLIFTONPERROWCLINARD SAMPLE SESSIONS FROM RETHINKING SCHOOLS STRAND SAMPLES OF THE WRITING INSTRUCTION PROGRAM STRAND Shawn Daley (Concordia U) Reading the Social Studies Kimberly Campbell, et al. (Lewis & Clark) Challenging the Five-paragraph Formula Renee Watson (Prof. Dev. Director, NY) Using Poetry and Performance to Jean Mittelstaedt (CCC) Write Early and Write Often: Activities for Writing Students Speak Out against Injustice Jay Rishel, et al. (Wilsonville HS) Word & Hand Project: Chrysanthius Lathan (PPS) US Food System: Unjust by Design Collaborating HS Poets & Visual Artists Susan Kirtley (PSU) Embracing Pop Culture in Composition Elisheva Cohen (PSU) Do Tey Really Ride Camels? Teaching Arab Culture CAMPBELL RISHEL ROBBINS DALEY COHEN D. WATSON through Literature & Film Kathy Haynie (Oregon City HS) Stuck on Grammar Dyan Watson (L&C) Before You Read Huckleberry Finn Bruce Robbins, et al. (Boise SU) Getting Quality Revision from Student Writers Jan Priddy (Seaside HS) Teaching Writing without Making Your Eyes Bleed SAMPLE RESEARCH, INQUIRY AND COLLABORATION SESSIONS SAMPLE SESSIONS FROM THE LITERATURE STRAND Shelly Buchanan (Rosemont Ridge MS, West Linn), Maureen Milton (Arbor School, Tualatin) Give Kids the Keys: Debbie LaCroix (Chemawa Indian HS) Four Short Stories by Contemporary N.A. Writers Student-driven Research & Inquiry Anne Weir (U of Northern IA) YA Literature as a Bridge to the Core James Tindall (Wasco Co. SD) An Awesome Juxtaposition: Rich Rice, et al. (Texas Tech U) Graphic Novel Workplace Case Studies Teaching Research and the CC Standards Deanna Day, et al. (WSU, Vancouver) Igniting Student Reading and Writing through Mystery Peggy Christensen (Marshfeld HS) Teacher and Librarian BUCHANAN MILTON TINDALL Joan Kvitka (Japanese Garden) Living in Harmony with Nature: Capturing Haiku Alive! Collaboration in Writing Analytical Papers Patricia Smith (Clayton State U) Efectively Connecting Informational Texts to WEIR DAY SMITH Jennifer Maurer (Oregon State Library) Periodicals Databases: Your Favorite Literature Informational Text as Support for CCSS and Inquiry SAMPLE PRESENTATIONS FROM TECHNOLOGY STRAND SAMPLES FROM THE SPEAKING/LISTENING/DRAMA STRAND Debra Franciosi (CRISS Project, MT) Instruction in the Age of Technology and CC Luisa Sermol (Fowler MS) Te Play’s the Ting: Bring Drama into Your Classroom Shawn Daley (Concordia U) Sonnets on the Screen: iPods and ELA Glenda Funk, et al. (Highland HS, ID) Sparking Classroom Conversations and Active Listening Lisa Egan, et al. (Corvallis HS) Reading Film J. Patrick Gonzales (Cleveland HS) Using Debate in the Classroom Timothy Shea (Millersville U) Reel Writing: Using Film to Karin Magaldi (Portland State U) Shakespeare’s Language: Tought into Action Help Adolescents Become Stronger Writers FRANCIOSIEGAN SHEA SERMOL FUNK MAGALDI Individual NW Regional NCTE Conference Pre-Registration Deadline: February 7, 2014 • Conference is March 1-3, 2014, at the Downtown Portland Marriott Waterfront Hotel Featured Luncheon Speakers

NAME VIP Centennial Package - The best deal! $350 Saturday, March 1 Includes conference, meals, & post-conference institute. ADDRESS Pre-registration only (Remember to select a post-conference below) CITY STATE/PROV ZIP Saturday / Sunday, March 1-2 OCTE member (on-site will be $215) $190 PHONE CELL Non-member (on-site will be $250) $225 EMAIL Student / Retired (on-site will be $120) $95 Hotel Reservation: SCHOOL/ORG One day only Saturday (same price on-site) $150 One day only Sunday (same price on-site) $150 ROLAND SMITH ALLEN SAY Prolific award-winning writer of YA and nonfiction Hotel Registration - Please make your own - Author Lunch - Saturday: Say, Wolff, Smith $38.50 NW Regional Caldecott Medal and Honor Book Winner Ask for special NCTE conference rate of $109 single/double Author Lunch - Sunday: Crutcher $38.50 NCTE Conference Marriott Downtown Waterfront, 1401 SW Naito Parkway Leadership Breakfast - Sunday $25 Sunday, March 2 1-877-901-6632 Post-conference Institutes, Monday, March 3, Group Pre-registrations for OCTE members: 5 or more, $175 1401 SW Naito Parkway Breakfast and Lunch are included. Request form from [email protected] Portland, OR 97201 OCTE member price (on-site $125) $110 Earn PDUs for continuing licensure. Non-member price(on-site $140) $125 US Affordable academic credit is available through PSU Post-conference Institute Choices, select one: (1-3 graduate credits) Connecting to the Core Phone: 1-877-901-6632 Separate registration instructions for credit available at www.octe.org Infusing Technology & Expanding Literature Poetry Writing the Stafford Way https://resweb.passkey.com/ Send this registration to: B.J. Wiegele Resweb.do?mode=welcome_ei_ 14867 SE Orchid Avenue TOTAL ...... VIRGINIA EUWER WOLFF CHRIS CRUTCHER new&eventID=10725737 Milwaukie, OR 97267-2454 Vegetarian lunch(es) requested National Book Award Winner Critically acclaimed author of frequently Check enclosed Purchase Order # challenged and banned YA books

Picture Books for NW Regional NCTE Conference Young Readers 7 Panels of Oregon Authors Marie Smith March 1-3, 2014 - Portland, Oregon Share Their Work and How They Write Eric Kimmel Lori Ries Sponsored by Oregon Council of Teachers of English; co-sponsored by British MARIE SMITH ERIC KIMMEL LORI RIES “One of America’s best downtowns” Columbia Teachers of English Language Arts, Montana Association of Teachers of English Language Arts, National Council of Teachers of English, Washington Language Arts Council; assisted by – Forbes Friends of William Stafford, National Writing Project, Oregon Association of School Libraries, Oregon Nonfiction Books: Lives in Transition Council for the Social Studies, Portland Reading Council, Rethinking Schools. Presenting the World or Coming of Age for Readers “Top 10 Rosanne Parry Susan Blackaby Literary Cities” Robin Cody Bart King – National Geographic Traveler Tara Kelly Barbara Kerley SUSAN BLACKABY BART KING BARBARA KERLEY ROSANNE PARRY ROBIN CODY TARA KELLY OREGON COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH Non-Profit Org. P.O. Box 9126 US Postage Portland, OR 97207-9126 PAID Portland, OR Mysteries and Thrillers: Fact and Fiction: Permit No. 1388 Gateway Drug for Writing the Past “One of the country’s Reluctant Readers Susan Fletcher top 10 eating towns” April Henry – Huffington Post Graham Salisbury Phillip Margolin Lauren Kessler APRIL HENRY PHILLIP MARGOLIN and AMI MARGOLIN ROME Ami Margolin-Rome SUSAN FLETCHER GRAHAM SALISBURY LAUREN KESSLER

“Portland ranks No. 1 for coffee, microbrew beer, Fantasy/SciFi/Dystopian: street food, and pedestrian friendliness” Experiencing Oregon Experiencing Other in Literature – Travel & Leisure Worlds Molly Gloss Anne Osterlund David Ward Craig Lesley Linda Crew Inara Scott ANNE OSTERLUND DAVID WARD INARA SCOTT MOLLY GLOSS CRAIG LESLEY LINDA CREW

Post-Conference Institutes - Monday, March 3, 2014 NW Regional NCTE Conference 8:00am - 4:00pm (Breakfast and Lunch Included)

March 1 - 3, 2014 “CONNECTING TO THE CORE: BRIDGING TEACHING PRACTICES WITH POLICY DEMANDS” —Sue Lenski, Joan Kaywell, Jeremiah Franzen, Justin Wilson Gabor, and Barbara Ruben • Building a Case for the Books You Love: Navigating Text Complexity Portland, Oregon • Interrogating Close Reading: How to Leverage Your Teaching Practices with the ccss • Presentations on close reading strategies in the disciplines (elementary & secondary) and strategies for assess- ing, refecting, and responding to text apps for teachers. Creating and collecting digital works in an interactive session. “POETRY WRITING: TRYING THE STAFFORD WAY” —Paulann Petersen ing, refecting, and responding to text • Participants will use some Staford poems as a springboard for generating their own poems. Goal is to have an outpouring of new work by the end “USERS AND READERS: of the day. INFUSING TECHNOLOGY AND EXPANDING LITERATURE IN THE CLASSROOM” —Jody Bean & Paul Gregorio Keynote Speakers: • iSpeak and iRead: Using ipods and creating podcasts in K–12 classrooms. Curricula applications for instruction and assessment to support the Common Core. Jack Berckemeyer, Carol Jago, Jim Burke, Yong Zhao • Reading Pictures: Decoding and comprehension of wordless texts for use in K–12 classes. Visual literacy approaches for using stories without words in the classroom. 180 Presenters • 140 Sessions • Post-conference Institutes • Redefning Readers’ Interaction with Texts: An introduction to re-imagined literature, transmedia storytelling, Common Core • Content-area Literacy • Social Justice and Fan Fiction for K–12 classrooms. • T4: Tips, Tricks, Technology, and Teaching: A rapid and random look at websites and Academic credit available apps for teachers. Creating and collecting digital works in an interactive session.

“POETRY WRITING: