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Convention PROGRAM THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20 Roundtable 1: Using Illuminated Text Projects with 2:30-4:15 p.m. Young Adult Literature Wendy Williams, Arizona State University, Tempe T.01 Linking Young Adult Literature and Roundtable 2: Two Stories, Two Teachers: Visual M S Non-Fiction Representations of Two English Teachers Beginning Their Careers C TE National Harbor 11 Sarah Klein, Georgia State University, Atlanta Join popular YA authors and literacy experts for this session that links YA literature to nonfiction Roundtable 3: Using Visual Literacy to Develop texts. Hook students through storytelling, and Understandings of the Stories of Our Past they will become motivated to discover more. Diane Bottomley and Peggy Rice, Ball State University, Participants will learn how fiction can lead stu- Muncie, Indiana dents into deeper reading and expanded study Jessica Carnes, Milwaukee Public Schools, Wisconsin through inquiry, research, writing, and speaking. Roundtable 4: Living the Story: Teaching Reluctant Co-chairs: Barry Gilmore, Hutchison School, Memphis, Readers to Enter the Story World through Drama Tennessee Rebecca Craig, Pamela Hartman, and Lauren Kean, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana ReLeah Cossett Lent, author/educational consultant, Morganton, Georgia Roundtable 5: Draw What the Story Means: Using Art to Support All Learners Speakers: Jennifer Buehler, Saint Louis University, Anne Ociepka and Chris Leland, Indiana University- Missouri Purdue University, Indianapolis Joan Kaywell, University of South Florida, Tampa Roundtable 6: The Art in Stories and the Stories in Art Tradebook Authors: Jacqueline Woodson, Penguin Maggie Chase, Boise State University, Idaho Young Readers Group, New York, New York Roundtable 7: First Graders Discover Powerful Matt de la Peña, Random House Publishers, New York, Writing through Drawing Instruction New York Rebecca Leigh, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan Shannon Hitchcock, Namelos, Tampa, Florida Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Scholastic, Inc., New York, T.03 Creating Lifetime Readers: Building New York Skill While Nurturing Will Lisa Luedeke, Simon and Schuster, New York, New York G National Harbor 10 Join us in a hands-on session as we discuss two T.02 Creating a Landscape for Story critical components of creating critical read- G through the Arts ers who are also lifetime readers: skill and will. National Harbor 2 You’ll learn how to connect your reluctant read- Sponsored by the CEE Commission on Arts ers to books while learning strategies that help and Literacies, open to all all readers, but especially struggling readers, The CEE Commission on Arts and Literacies with close reading of complex texts. (COAL) was established to explore theoretical Speakers: Kylene Beers, educational consultant, The and practical applications of expanded views of Woodlands, Texas, “Close Reading: What This Means literacy. Commission members will share ways for Struggling Readers” in which they infuse arts in their K–University settings to provide a landscape for story. Partici- Teri Lesesne, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, pants will then be invited to share ideas raised Texas, “Read All about It: The New Books You Have at the roundtables. to Know!” Donalyn Miller, O. A. Peterson Elementary School, Fort Co-Chairs: Pauline Schmidt, West Chester University of Worth, Texas, “Reading Workshop: How and Why It Pennsylvania, West Chester Works” Peggy Rice, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana Robert Probst, Marathon, Florida, “Why Reading Matters” 38 NCTE 104th Annual Convention Program T.04 Telling American Stories through Art and teachers who are interested in using litera- M S National Harbor 4 ture and poetry to help students understand the Holocaust. The expert panelists are all af- How can American art help students become filiated with the National Institute for Holocaust better readers, writers, and critical thinkers in Education and the US Holocaust Museum and the English classroom? Explore how visual art all have experience working with young people. can be utilized to deepen students’ under- Time is provided in the session for discussion, standing of literary concepts such as theme, questions, and sharing ideas. character, and symbolism, using strategies demonstrated by educators at the Smithsonian Co-chairs: Rosemary Horowitz, Appalachian State American Art Museum. University, Boone, North Carolina Speakers: Laura Griffin, Smithsonian American Art David Bloome, The Ohio State University, Columbus Museum, Washington, DC Speakers: Christina Chavarria, US Holocaust Memorial Phoebe Hillemann, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum, Washington, DC, “Using Holocaust Washington, DC Literature in English and Language Arts Classrooms” Carol Wilson, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Rebecca Dupas, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, DC Washington, DC, “Using Poetry to Reflect upon the Holocaust” Ann Mullin, US Holocaust Memorial Museum, T.05 Writing through Uncertainty, Conflict, Washington, DC, “Providing Historical Context for M S and Difference: Navigating Complexity, Holocaust Literature in the Secondary Classroom” Making Meaning, and Gaining Direction National Harbor 5 T.07 Connecting the Convention to Your Focusing on two projects—1) a critical inquiry Year-Long Professional Learning into urban youth experience of uncertainty, con- G National Harbor 6/7 flict, and difference and 2) a youth documentary project that frames local community inquiry into Are you attending the Convention as a profes- contemporary transitions and uncertainties of sional learning team or on behalf of a collab- rural life in mid-Missouri—this panel explores orative team? Your strategy for attending the teaching writing to navigate complexity, make Convention should include connections not only meaning, and gain direction with others in to your personal learning interests, but also to uncertain contexts. those of your teammates and your school. Join us for this working session to generate an action Speakers: Stephen Scott, Lewis and Clark Middle plan that will bring the most benefit to you and School, Jefferson City, Missouri your team. Strategize with team members about Julie Sheerman, Marceline High School, Missouri which sessions to attend together and when it’s Jennifer Clifton, University of Missouri, Columbia best to divide and conquer. Establish plans for collaboration throughout the Convention and T.06 Using Poetry, Literature, and History beyond. M S in Teaching the Holocaust Facilitator: Lara Hebert, National Council of Teachers of Chesapeake 7/8/9 English, Urbana, Illinois Sponsored by the NCTE Jewish Caucus and the United States Holocaust Museum, open to all This session is designed for teachers who are interested in teaching Holocaust literature and poetry as part of their language arts program NCTE 104th Annual Convention Program 39 Y T.09 Unbinding the Book, Rebinding the A D G Tale: Exploring the Relationship 3:30-5:30 p.m. between Visual and Verbal Narrative RS Strategies HU Get-Together Reception T National Harbor 3 Sponsored by Bedford, Freeman, Worth A picture book truly comes alive through the combination of text and image. In this session, All Convention attendees are invited to stop by the Get- author-illustrators Bethanie Deeney Murgia, Together Welcome Reception Thursday afternoon. Enjoy Violet and Victor Write the Best-Ever Bookworm a break with refreshments and light hors d’vores, while Book and Kelly Light, Louise Loves Art explore catching up with friends and colleagues before attend- how visual communication strategies can aid ing your section’s get-together event. young readers in picking up verbal cues in a story’s text. Tradebook Authors: Bethanie Deeney Murgia, Little, Brown and Company, New York, New York Kelly Light, HarperCollins Publishers, New York, New York T.11 A Story of Cross-Curricular Community Engagement: The Newseum and S Thomas Jefferson High School National Harbor 12 How do you bring stories to life for students— and spur them to action? The Newseum and Thomas Jefferson High School developed an innovative project where students transformed research papers into authentic products that serve the community. Speakers present teach- ing strategies to bring museum content and digital tools into the classroom. Speakers: Maggie Crawford, Newseum, Washington, DC Scott Campbell, Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, Virginia Judy Bello, Thomas Jefferson High School, Alexandria, Virginia Anna Kassinger, Newseum, Washington, DC 40 NCTE 104th Annual Convention Program AFTERNOON EVENTS 4:30-6:00 p.m. Elementary Section Get-Together Maryland Ballroom A CARMEN AGRA DEEDY is perhaps best known for her children’s books, including The Library Dragon, the ALA’s Pura Belpré Honor Book, Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, and New York Times Bestseller, 14 Cows for America. While she is an award-winning author and storyteller, Deedy is also an accomplished lecturer, having been a guest speaker for the TED Conference, the Library of Congress, and Columbia University, among other notable venues. She is also the host of the three-time Emmy Award-winning children’s program Love that Book. Most important Deedy spends much of the year traveling across North America and the Caribbean performing for children. They remain, unapologetically, her favorite audiences. Presiding: Sandra Wilde, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York Introducing and Presenting Donald H. Graves Award: Detra Price-Dennis, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York Winner of