NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION SPONSORS NCTE would like to thank the following sponsors for their generous contributions and support of literacy education. GOLD SPONSOR SPONSORS #NCTE18 4 Schedule 5 Welcome from the Program Chair TABLE OF 6 Thank You to the Volunteers Welcome from the Executive Director 10 12 Build Your Stack® CONTENTS 14 Local Engagement Committee 16 Executive Committee 18 General Convention Information 22 Meetings 24 General Sessions 26 Special Events 30 NCTE Author Strand Sessions 32 Awards 38 Convention Center Maps 40 In Memoriam 41 Program 42 Thursday Events 56 Friday Events 138 Saturday Events 230 Sunday Events 260 Annual Business Meeting Rules of Conduct 262 Exhibitors 315 Index of Program Participants 2018 NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION PROGRAM 3 Events Open to All Attendees SCHEDULE Unless Otherwise Noted v WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14 SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Registration & NCTE Central 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Registration 7:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. ALAN Breakfast THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15 (additional registration required) 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. NCTE Central 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Registration & NCTE Central 8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. H Sessions 11:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Preconvention Workshops 9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. General Session: (additional registration required) Christopher Emdin 1:00 p.m.–2:15 p.m. A Sessions 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall 2:30 p.m.–3:45 p.m. B Sessions 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. I Sessions & NCTE Awards 4:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Opening General Session: Session Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. J Sessions 5:45 p.m.–7:15 p.m. Section Get-Togethers 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. Children’s Book Awards & Secondary Luncheons FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16 (additional registration required) 7:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Registration & NCTE Central 2:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m. K Sessions 7:00 a.m.–7:45 a.m. First-Timers’ Welcome (open to 4:15 p.m.–5:30 p.m. L Sessions first-time convention attendees) 6:00 p.m.–7:15 p.m. Special Interest Group Sessions 8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. General Session: Students Raising Their Voices SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18 9:30 a.m.–10:45 a.m. C Sessions 7:00 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Children’s Literature Assembly 10:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Exhibit Hall & Affiliate Breakfasts 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. D Sessions (additional registration required) 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. ELATE & Middle Level Luncheons 8:00 a.m.–11:30 a.m. Exhibit Hall (additional registration required) 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. NCTE Central 12:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m. E Sessions 8:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m. Registration 2:00 p.m.–3:15 p.m. F Sessions 9:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m. M Sessions 3:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. G Sessions 10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m. N Sessions 5:00 p.m.–6:30 p.m. Annual Business/Board of 10:30 a.m.–11:45 a.m. National Writing Project Brunch Directors Meeting (additional registration required) 6:45 p.m.–8:45 p.m. All-Attendee Event: 12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. Closing General Session: A Celebration of Stories with Paul and Peter Reynolds Authors & Illustrators 2:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m. CEL Convention 8:00 p.m.–9:30 p.m. Cultural Celebration (additional registration required) MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. ALAN Workshop (additional registration required) 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. CEL Convention (additional registration required) TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. ALAN Workshop (additional registration required) 8:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. CEL Convention (additional registration required) 4 2018 NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION PROGRAM WELCOME v Change is hard. Teachers and students live with this reality every day. Even harder than change is transformation, the kind of change that alters who we are forever. Yet transformation is exactly what happens in the presence of powerful teaching and learning, especially in English classrooms where we use language to negotiate new understandings about ourselves and our world. Rina Moog, English Journal, 2007 On behalf of the NCTE Executive Committee and our Executive Director, Emily Kirkpatrick, I want to welcome each of you to the 2018 Annual Convention in Houston, Texas! We hope that your time at this Convention is a time of transformation. We hope that in the company of other passionate literacy educators, you come away with a renewed purpose and energy because of the interactions you’ll have here this week. This year’s convention theme, “Raising Student Voice: Speaking Out for Equity and Justice,” gives us an opportunity to celebrate student voice in a way that pushes us to think about our classrooms and beyond. As teachers committed to literacy learning, we know the power of our students’ voices and have always been committed to our role in raising those voices. At this year’s Convention we’ll think about the role of student voice as it relates to equity and justice. I am hoping that each and every participant finds opportunities for learning, sharing, and networking at NCTE18. We’ve designed a Convention that we hope gives you opportunities to not only reenergize, but also pushes you to new thinking and new understandings. Make sure to join us for our general sessions this year. Together with all of the amazing featured and concurrent sessions, we think all convention participants will be able to make choices that meet their needs. We know you won’t be able to attend every session, and that is actually by design. We want you to find the sessions that make sense for your personal learning. We hope that with so many choices, you’ll build a Convention that works for you! NCTE believes in the power of social interaction when it comes to teacher learning, and we know that the NCTE Annual Convention is an important time for members to connect with old friends and to make new ones. We hope that you’ll take some time for networking and informal conversations around literacy. We want you to make time to talk with other educators, whether that is over dinner, in the Exhibit Hall, at Friday’s NCTE All-Attendee Event, or sitting in the halls with a cup of coffee. The Exhibit Hall is a high-energy space filled with books, authors, and colleagues. This year we’ve added a new stage in the Exhibit Hall, a place where you can go to “Build Your Stack®.” NCTE members know that the right book in the right hands can change a life. #BuildYourStack is an initiative focused exclusively on helping teachers build their book knowledge and their reading stacks. Join us at the #BuildYourStack stage to learn about new books and to meet other NCTE members who share your love of books. A Convention is defined and redefined as more voices become part of the planning. So many people contributed time and energy to make this Convention happen. Thank you to the program reviewers, the presenters, the Local Arrangements Committee, and volunteers. And of course, we couldn’t run a Convention without the incredible expertise and dedication of the NCTE staff. We hope that you have a great Convention! Franki Sibberson 2018 Annual Convention Program Chair NCTE President-Elect 2018 NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION PROGRAM 5 THANK YOU to the NCTE would like to thank all of those volunteers on the local committee, reviewers of proposals, and all VOLUNTEERS those who assist in making the Convention a success. 2018 LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE CHAIRS Diane Miller Kelly E. Tumy Dawn Westfall Dayna Hennigan University of Harris County Fort Bend Independent KIPP Academy Houston-Downtown Department of School District Registration Local Committee Education Registration Subcommittee Co-Chair Local Committee Subcommittee Associate Co-Chair Co-Chair Associate Co-Chair Cathy Roth Angie Kissire Kellie Thompson Amanda Palmer Kristen Nance Spring Branch Fullerton Joint Union YES Prep Public Katy Independent Fort Bend Independent School High School District Schools School District Independent School District Exhibits/Vendors Exhibits/Vendors Hospitality District Exhibits/Build Your Subcommittee Subcommittee Subcommittee Hospitality Stack Subcommittee Associate Co-Chair Associate Co-Chair Associate Co-Chair Subcommittee Associate Chair Associate Co-Chair Michelle Becwar Gabe and Anna Silviera Margaret Hale Aldine Independent Houston Independent School District University of Houston School District Volunteer Verification Subcommittee Publicity Local Headquarters Associate Co-Chairs Subcommittee Office Subcommittee Associate Chair Associate Chair 6 2018 NCTE ANNUAL CONVENTION PROGRAM TEXAS STRAND Sarah Woodard PROPOSAL Aurelia Dávila de Silva Ting Yuan Christine Dawson REVIEWERS Leah Zuidema REVIEWERS Cati V. de los Ríos Katie Decker Michelle Becwar PROPOSAL Oona Abrams Victor Del Hierro Margaret Hale Jill Adams Karen Delbridge Dayna Hennigan COACHES Jennifer Allen Todd DeStigter Angie Kissire Patrick Allen Tim Dewar Steven Alvarez Sheila McAninch Steven Alvarez Michael Dominguez Jeff Andelora Diane Miller Gary Anderson Sarah Donovan April Baker-Bell Laura Moore Susan Anderson Charles Duke Meghan Barnes Kristen Nance Isabel Baca Patricia Dunn Bradley Bleck Amanda Palmer Amy Gutierrez Baker Darlene Dyer Joshua Cabat Rachel Patterson Kate Baker Toby Emert Shanetia Clark Cathy Roth April Baker-Bell Carla Espana Christine Dawson Anna Silviera Meghan Barnes Jeanne Fain Aurelia Dávila de Silva Gabe Silviera Bill Bass Cathy Fleischer Kate Decker Tracye Thomas Resa Crane Bizzaro Amy Seely Flint Sarah Donovan Kellie Thompson Mollie V.