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Keynote
Speaker: Angela Johnson
Born in 1961 in Tuskegee, Alabama, Johnson grew up in Alabama
and Ohio. Reading and listening to stories was a significant part
of her childhood. Her father and grandfather were natural
storytellers, and Johnson can pinpoint the moment when she
realized that her own fondness for stories was more than a
passing interest. As described on the African American Literature
Book Club (AALBC) Web site, Johnson recalled hearing a
particularly compelling storyteller during her early school years.
She realized that the characters of her favorite books had come
alive in her mind, becoming as real as the children sitting next to
her in school. "That is when I knew," she remembered. "I asked for
a diary that year and have not stopped writing." |
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Personal Narrative/Memoir Grades K–1, 2–3 and 4–5
Personal Narrative Grades 6–8
Studying personal narratives and memoirs will inspire your students to become storytellers, to think
about the moments, the people, and the places that mean so much to them. It is a genre study that will bring out each student's unique voice.
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Test-Prep with Real Books Grades 2–5
Getting ourselves and our students ready for the routines, structures and procedures necessary for establishing an effective
reading/test preparation workshop. We will examine how we assess student's reading behaviors and test-taking abilities and how we can best use this
information to teach the skills and strategies necessary to effectively read, think and understand both texts and test passages.
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| RORY COHEN |
| Rory taught in New York City Public Schools and in Long Island before becoming a staff developer at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University. While at the project, Rory mentored elementary teachers across the state, providing demonstration teaching and reading and writing curriculum planning. Rory is now a nationally recognized literacy consultant who specializes in primary reading and writing and an Educational Co-Director at Schoolwide, Inc. |
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| ILENE COHN |
| Ilene holds a master’s degree in reading and is a licensed school administration supervisor. She received training at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University and taught at the elementary level for 10 years using balanced literacy strategies. She has also worked as both a literacy coach and reading coordinator. Ilene is currently a national literacy consultant for public schools, specializing in the areas of reading and writing. |
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| SARAH CORDOVA |
| Sarah Cordova is a literacy consultant and director of a professional development institute based on Long Island. She leads professional development seminars, working with elementary school teachers to develop and implement effective and engaging reading and writing practices into their classrooms. Sarah worked on Long Island for many years as a classroom teacher and staff developer, providing workshops for educators throughout her district. Sarah also teaches as an adjunct professor for both undergraduate and graduate students in the literacy department at Dowling College. |
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| ROBIN COHEN |
| Robin is presently a literacy consultant in several school districts in the Northeast. She was formerly a reading specialist and staff developer in District 11 in the Bronx and at Liberty Elementary School (Nyack School district in Rockland County, NY). Robin was the 2005-2006 winner of the International Reading Association Exemplary Reading Award for New York State. She was the NY State Reading Teacher of the Year in 2002, and honored as an NCTE Educator of Excellence in 2001. Robin is also the originator of the Student-Run Bookstore project published in the American Educator and Parade magazines. |
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| JACKIE REYLING |
| Jackie is a staff developer and literacy coach on Long Island as well as an instructor in the School of Education's Graduate Literacy Department at Dowling College. Prior to becoming a literacy staff developer, Jackie taught utilizing a reading/writing workshop model for teaching literacy. Jackie was also co-director of the East End Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project. She has worked with teachers across Long Island providing demonstration, mentoring, and literacy curriculum writing. |
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