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Let Literacy Light the Way2019 | Forty-sixth Annual Reading Conference • Feb 21 & 22 • Kearney, NE

Nebraska State Literacy Association46th Annual Conference

FEBRUARY 21 & 22, 2019

Ramada Inn, Kearney, Nebraska

www.nereads.org


ELECTRONIC ETIQUETTE

All electronic devices, including your cell phone, blackberry and iPod, should be turned off or silenced during sessions, panels and presentations. Texting during a conference session is inappropriate.

CONFERENCE CENTER WIRELESS NETWORK CONNECTION

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CONFERENCE ETIQUETTE

Conference etiquette is a simple matter of putting your best face forward. And an important component of attending a conference is having fun. If you make a few minor preparations and remember a few simple rules, your conference experience will be one you can recall with a smile.

Read through the program book and fill out your personal itinerary. Have a second orthird choice ready for each time slot in case the room is full when you arrive. Don’t forgetto plan time for the Exhibit Hall.

Come to the sessions prepared with notebook paper and pens. If you forgot to bringsome, you may be able to find a notepad in your hotel room or at the front desk, butbetter to be prepared ahead of time.

Don’t take up two or three seats. Move right on in and meet someone new, sitting next toyou. Introduce yourself. Enjoy their company before the speaker begins. Arrive early, sitin the front and learn as much as you can.

This is a time to learn. If you’re with a chatty attendee, politely tell them that you wouldlove to talk after the session. Be polite, sincere, and firm. Tell them right at thebeginning of the conversation. If you wait too long to say something, you can get hookedinto the conversation, and it will be more uncomfortable to get out.

Respect the speaker. As a speaker, it can be frustrating to be on a stage in front of agroup and realize attendees are chatting among themselves. If you must have aconversation or make a phone call, please leave the room out of respect.

CONFERENCE ETIQUETTE Conference etiquette is a simple matter of putting your best face forward. And an important component of attending a conference is having fun. If you make a few minor preparations and remember a few simple rules, your conference experience will be one you can recall with a smile. • Read through the program book and fill out your personal itinerary. Have a second or third choice ready for each time slot in case the room is full when you arrive. Don’t forget to plan time for the Exhibit Hall. • Come to the sessions prepared with notebook paper and pens. If you forgot to bring some, you may be able to find a notepad in your hotel room or at the front desk, but better to be prepared ahead of time. • Don’t take up two or three seats. Move right on in and meet someone new, sitting next to you. Introduce yourself. Enjoy their company before the speaker begins. Arrive early, sit in the front and learn as much as you can. • This is a time to learn. If you’re with a chatty attendee, politely tell them that you would love to talk after the session. Be polite, sincere, and firm. Tell them right at the beginning of the conversation. If you wait too long to say something, you can get hooked into the conversation, and it will be more uncomfortable to get out. • Respect the speaker. As a speaker, it can be frustrating to be on a stage in front of a group and realize attendees are chatting among themselves. If you must have a conversation or make a phone call, please leave the room out of respect.

ELECTRONIC ETIQUETTE Although it’s generally expected that you’ll have your electronics equipment with you, please be respectful of others. Turn down the sound on your tablet or laptop. Put your cell phone on silent during all sessions.

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Welcome to the 2019 Nebraska State Literacy Association Conference where we will learn to let literacy light the way. On behalf of the Conference Planning Committee, I would like to thank you for choosing to spend this Thursday and/or Friday with us. We know many of you are taking time away from your students, offices and your families. Our goal is to fill you up so that you can return to your classrooms and schools sharing the light of literacy. This conference is designed to provide you with high-quality professional development. This year, the NSLA is excited to offer a new opportunity: A Statewide Virtual Book Club. Our book selection is “Who’s Doing the Work?: How to Say Less so Readers Can Do More” by Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris. I encourage you to attend one of the two informational sessions during conference. This is a great way to continue your professional development experience after the conference. If we want to light the way with literacy, we must spread the fire. We’re thrilled to provide you with multiple opportunities to connect with other educators as you widen your professional network. We’d love you to join us for the social on Thursday from 4:00-5:30. You can also continue the literacy conversation on social media using #NSLA19 on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Finally, we hope to ignite (or re-ignite) your passion for literacy with new ideas. We appreciate the hard work you do in our schools; it is our intent that you leave this conference recharged and ready to share your passion in your districts. We have a fantastic line-up of experts who will spark your imaginations and provide useful ideas to implement in your own classrooms. You can also find a variety of excellent resources in the exhibit hall. Be sure to take a few minutes and check out all that the vendors have to offer. We work hard each year to make this conference valuable to you and your feedback matters. Please complete the evaluation form online. The link and QR code are below. If you provide your e-mail when completing the form, there will be a drawing for a free registration for the 2020 conference. Speaking of the 2020 conference, make plans to attend next year’s conference “Literacy Brings Us Together,” February 20-21, 2020 at a new location, Younes Conference Center here in Kearney. Also, be sure to mark your calendars for the Summer Institute on July 16, 2019 with Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris in partnership with Grand Island Public Schools. Thank you for attending this conference and your commitment to letting literacy light the way.

Nikki PiperConference Chair

Greetings Conference Attendees, I am excited to welcome you to the Nebraska State Literacy Association’s Annual Conference: Let Literacy Light the Way. We are thrilled to offer you many opportunities to brighten the light of literacy. Our goal for you, after attending a wide variety of sessions and visiting with presenters, is to return home energized with new ideas and materials. You will truly be enlightened with the knowledge shared by literacy expects such as Donald Bear, Nancy Frey, Kelli Westmoreland and Monica Burns, just to name a few. We are very honored to have Bernadette Dwyer, president of the International Literacy Association with us for the entire conference. She will be sharing her wealth of knowledge but also greetings and information from ILA, an organization that spreads the light of literacy around the world. Our association is proud to be affiliated with this important organization. We are also thrilled to have Nebraska-born astronaut Clayton Anderson with us on Thursday. He will be autographing his books and speaking at our banquet about how literacy lit his way into space. The mission of the Nebraska State Literacy Association is to promote literacy across the state. We hope we have accomplished this through your time with us. If literacy

is your passion we invite you to join our association and help us keep the light of literacy bright.

Karen Heafer, PresidentNebraska State Reading Association

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Welcome to the 2019 NSLA Conference “Let Literacy Light the Way”

Early Childhood Educators Verification of Professional Development Hours

THURSDAY

3 8:45 - 11:45 AMDonald Bear

3 9:00 – 12:00 NoonTanny McGregor

2.5 9:15 – 11:45Judy Young

5 9:30 – 12:30 & 1:30 – 3:30Kelli Westmoreland

2.5 12:30 – 3:00Nancy Frey

3 1:00 – 4:00Tanny McGregor

2 1:30 – 3:30Bernadette Dwyer

Certificate stamped at the end of each session attended.

PLEASE NOTE overlapping times. Cannot attend every session.

FRIDAY

1 8:00 – 9:00 AM Webster/Hergott

1 8:00 – 9:00 AM Young, Judy

1 8:00 – 9:00 AM Young, Tiffany

1 8:00 – 9:00 AM Baker

2 8:30 – 10:30 AM Boroson

1 9:30 – 10:30 AM Konen/Hergott

1 11:00 – 12:00 PM Kracl/Harshbarger

1 1:00 –2:00 PM Call

1 1:00 – 2:00 PM Weixelman

1 1:15 – 2:15Kildow

1 1:30 – 2:30 PM Schmit

1.5 2:30 – 4:00 PM Rogers, Macoubrie

Welcome to the 2019 Nebraska State Literacy Association Conference where we will learn to let literacy light the way. On behalf of the Conference Planning Committee, I would like to thank you for choosing to spend this Thursday and/or Friday with us. We know many of you are taking time away from your students, offices and your families. Our goal is to fill you up so that you can return to your classrooms and schools sharing the light of literacy.

This conference is designed to provide you with high-quality professional development. This year, the NSLA is excited to offer a new opportunity: A Statewide Virtual Book Club. Our book selection is "Who's Doing the Work?: How to Say Less so Readers Can Do More" by Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris. I encourage you to attend one of the two informational sessions during conference. This is a great way to continue your professional development experience after the conference.

If we want to light the way with literacy, we must spread the fire. We’re thrilled to provide you with multiple opportunities to connect with other educators as you widen your professional network. We’d love you to join us for the social on Thursday from 4:00-5:30. You can also continue the literacy conversation on social media using #NSLA19 on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Finally, we hope to ignite (or re-ignite) your passion for literacy with new ideas. We appreciate the hard work you do in our schools; it is our intent that you leave this conference recharged and ready to share your passion in your districts. We have a fantastic line-up of experts who will spark your imaginations and provide useful ideas to implement in your own classrooms. You can also find a variety of excellent resources in the exhibit hall. Be sure to take a few minutes and check out all that the vendors have to offer.

We work hard each year to make this conference valuable to you and your feedback matters. Please complete the evaluation form online. The link and QR code are below. If you provide your e-mail when completing the form, there will be a drawing for a free registration for the 2020 conference.

Speaking of the 2020 conference, make plans to attend next year’s conference “Literacy Brings Us Together,” February 20-21, 2020 at a new location, Younes Conference Center here in Kearney. Also, be sure to mark your calendars for the Summer Institute on July 16, 2019 with Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris in partnership with Grand Island Public Schools.

Thank you for attending this conference and your commitment to letting literacy light the way.

Nikki Piper Conference Chair Evaluation: https://bit.ly/2GcMiY4


2018-2019 NSLA Board of DirectorsChairKaren Heafer

Chair ElectNikki Piper

SecretaryDiane Mickey

TreasurerKristin Ganoung

Co-Directors of MembershipFaye DoolittleLinda Liebig

Co-ILA CoordinatorsMary Lou BeneschColette Sorensen

Director of CommunicationsGail Hayes

Director of Conference ProgramJulie Agard

Director of Conference SessionsJulie Kozisek 2018-2019Local Council Presidents are:CentralJasey O’Dell

EasternKaren Heafer

MetropolitanJoAnna Hale

Past Presidents1971-1972James Porter

1972-1973Dwight Grandgenett

1973-1974Mary Lou Toker

1974-1975Norm Ronell

1975-1976Don Cushenbery

1976-1977Mike Currier

1977-1978Darlene Lee

1978-1979Dave Fitzekem

1979-1980David Williams

1980-1981Julia Agard

1981-1982Ester Arganbright

1982-1983Gayle Field

1983-1984Terry Lee

1984-1985Joanne Carlson

1985-1986Linda Gehrig

1986-1987Karla Wendelin

1987-1988

Diana Liebrandt

1988-1990Glen Powell

1990-1991Sharon Martin

1991-1992Darlene Brumbaugh

1992-1994

Wanda Glasshoff

1994-1995Sue Imig

1995-1996Connie Pribbeno

1996-1997Charlene Hildebrand

1997-1998Elaine Batenhorst

1998-1999Judy Niemack

1999-2000Laurie Schmidt

2000-2001Shirley Snyder

2001-2002Tommy Hansen

2002-2003Hollie Hanna

2003-2004Dianne Aveyard

2004-2005Mary Lou Benesch

2005-2006Liz Olson

2006-2007Gail Hayes

2007-2008Judy Crawford

2008-2009Julie Kozisek

2009-2010Lynn Thurber

2010-2011Linda Placzek

2011-2012Dennis Dubry

2012-2013Cindy Johnson

2013-2014Colette Sorensen

2014-2015Betsy Tonniges

2015-2016Tina Tingwald

2016-2017Rebecca Bartlett

2017-2018Karen Heafer

The Literacy TeamNebraska State Literacy Association

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2015-2016 OfficersNebraska State Reading AssociationPresidentTina Tingwald

President ElectRebecca Bartlett

Vice PresidentKaren Heafer

Recording SecretaryCindy Settje


Co-Membership DirectorsFaye DoolittleLinda Liebig

IRA State Co-CoordinatorsMary Lou BeneschColette Sorensen

Past PresidentBetsy Gomez

2015-2016 Local Council PresidentsApple ValleyGlena Withers

CentralHannah Luber

East CentralMary Lou Benesch

EasternKaren Heafer

MetropolitanAmy Coacher

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Friday Special Session5:00 p.m.PRESIDENT’S CADREPERSIMMON ROOMInvitation required for this event.

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Friday, February 25, 2011AFTERNOON EVENTSFriday Concurrent Sessions3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.CONFESSIONS OF AVIDEO GAME JUNKIEPERSIMMON ROOM

Chris RylanderAuthor Chris Rylander, a dude who still plays way too many videogames, talks about the challenge of getting kids to read in theonslaught of digital media. We’ll take a look at reading materialthat is often not considered such by parents and teachers—including magazines and comics and (gasp) acknowledging thatvideo games contain reading and plots as well, and have merit intheir own right. Chris will also talk about how he learned to balancehis lifelong love of both books and video games, and has embracedwriting books as a career.

Friday Concurrent Ticketed Workshop3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.THE COMPREHENSION REVOLUTION:HELPINGTEACHERS TAKEACLOSER LOOKATTHE READER, TEXT,ACTIVITYAND CONTEXTPARADISE 3Patricia EdwardsThis session will focus on the following objectives: 1) Highlightthe factors that influence learning to read for English languagelearners, 2) Discuss effective practices for teaching English languagelearners, 3) Provide guidelines for teaching English languagelearners, 4) Provide multiple definitions of comprehension, 5)Describe what is involved in thinking about reading comprehension,6) Discuss how to provide good comprehension instruction forEnglish language learners, 7) Provide a brief history ofcomprehension instruction in the U.S., 8) Reveal what researchsays about the factors that affect reading comprehension and 9)Discuss the four levels of metacognitive knowledge.

Friday Concurrent Ticketed Workshop3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.THINKING LIKE ASEVEN YEAR OLDPARADISE ROOM 2

Annie BarrowsIn this session, Annie will discuss the particularneeds and desires of readers as they apply to stories and story-telling. The presentation will apply the Ivy and Bean philosophyof life to various aspects of the early elementary curriculum witha special emphasis on writing.

Friday Concurrent Sessions4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.USING READINGAND WRITINGAS A TOOLTO TEACH SCIENCEJASMINE ROOMLinda Linnen, [email protected] excerpts from several materials will be used todemonstrate how to simultaneously teach science and literacy tostudents. True differentiation and individualization lessons willbe demonstrated. Participants will be given materials, handoutsand ideas to take home for immediate classroom use. (Elementaryand Middle School)

HUMPHREY SCHOOL’S SUCCESS STORYUSING FLUENCY TUTORHIBISCUS ROOMShawna J. Tusse, [email protected] Leudtke, [email protected] Tutor allows students to easily practice, measure, andbuild fluency on-line from school or home. Humphrey’s use ofFluency Tutor’s tools and graphical reports will be demonstrated.(Elementary, Middle/Junior High) Repeated on Saturday morning.

Autographing SessionsAutographing sessions will take place inthe Exhibit Hall at various times duringthe conference. Please refer to the signslocated near the Exhibit Hall entrance forspecific authors and times.

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IRA was founded in 1956 as aprofessional organization of thoseinvolved in teaching reading to learnersof all ages. Over the years, our focus hasexpanded to address a broad range ofissues in literacy education worldwide.Whether your interest is research or

practice, traditional print-based reading and writing or the“new literacies” of the Internet age, new readers or thoseacquiring higher level skills, we offer something for you.

Our Programs - Advocacy and Global OutreachLocally, nationally, and worldwide, we are advocates forpolicy, curriculum, and education reform that support the bestinterests of teachers and learners. Our international outreachactivities encourage communication and collaboration amongprofessionals across national boundaries.

MembershipJoin or renew your IRA membership today! You’ll becomepart of the world’s leading literacy organization, and enjoythe benefits only a professional community can offer.

Awards and GrantsThe Association’s awards program includes honors forteaching, service to the profession, research, media coverageof reading, and authorship of children’s books. Grants supportprofessional development, graduate studies, and research.

Meetings and EventsA full range of conferences and smaller meetings providesprofessional development opportunities to educators acrossthe globe.

Professional CommunitiesWe reach out to educators directly through a network ofcouncils and affiliates. These organizations extend ourcommunity to more than 300,000 reading professionals in 99countries.

PublicationsThe Association publishes the leading peer-reviewed journalsin the field and has more than 100 books, brochures, and otherresources in print. Reading Today, our bimonthly newspaper,keeps members up to date on issues in reading and IRAactivities.

International Reading Association

TIE KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER WITH READING

Stop by the IRA Table to receive yourcomplimentary book bag. Sign up for doorprizes, view the latest professional bookspublished by IRA, purchase books to increaseyour professional library, visit with IRArepresentatives, and join or renew membershipwith one stop.

The mission of the Nebraska State Reading Associationis to lead in the promotion of literacy in the state ofNebraska through collaboration, advocacy andprofessional development.

Join NSRA to:

- Save on registration for the annual conference.- Stay informed about professional issues.- Receive “The Nebraska Reader”.- Expand your circle of professional contacts.- Become involved in local council activities.

For membership information, contact:

Colette [email protected]

Tiffany [email protected]

Friday, February 25, 2011

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2010-2011 OfficersNebraska State Reading Association

PresidentLinda Placzek

President ElectDennis Dubry

Vice PresidentCindy Johnson

Recording SecretaryLinda Dubry

TreasurerLynn Olson

Co-Membership DirectorsColette SorensenTiffany Tarvestad

IRA State Co-CoordinatorsShirley SnyderLaurie Schmidt

Past PresidentLynn Thurber

2010-2011Local Council Presidents

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1987-1988Diana Liebrandt





1994-1995Sue Imig











2005-2006Liz Olson

2006-2007Gail Hayes




Apple ValleyGlena Withers

CentralRebecca BartlettLinda Dahlstrom

East CentralNancy Johannes

EasternKaren Heafer

MetropolitanBetsy Gomez

Mid-NebraskaKathy Spotanski

Ne-KotaMelody Trent

NortheastMary Brady

SandhillsHannah Hellbusch

SouthwestJane Holmes

Becki Keenportz

WayWestStephanie Barker

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Conference ChairNikki Piper

Conference Program ChairJulie Agard

Conference Sessions ChairJulie Kozisek

Conference Treasurer Kristin Ganoung

Conference PublicityGail Hayes

Registrar Tiffany Tarvestad

2019 Exhibit Chairs Patsy BrunerKristin Ganoung

Student AmbassadorsCarin Appleget

Past Presidents’ CadreKaren Heafer

SEAN Luncheon CoordinatorCarin Appleget

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PublicityMarissa Payzant

Poetry SlamMarilyn Coon

PhotographersShauna Groenewold Harry Heafer

NSLA PresidentKaren Heafer

NSLA MembershipLinda Liebig andFaye Doolittle

NSLA SecretaryDiane Mickey

ILA CoordinatorsMary Lou BeneschColette Sorensen

Administrative AssistanceGrace DenkerAbby HenjesBrielle SchneiderVictoria GressKelsey ScismConnie Scism

Planning Committeefor the 2019 Nebraska State Literacy Conference

NSRA gratefully recognizes the following sponsors:

BooksourceNational Geographic Learning

Nebraska Department of EducationNebraska State Education Association

Ramada Inn

We are indebted to the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the Kearney Visitors Bureau for providing facilities and staff to assist in bringing you the 46th Annual Nebraska State Literacy Conference.

Thank you to all the local council members and retired teachers who have helped and are helping with this conference in any way. Without you, none of this would be possible!

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Thursday, Feb 257:00 AM - 8:00 PM

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ILA 2019 IS MOVING TO THE FALL!

Day* Creating a Culture of Literacy October 10–13, 2019 | New Orleans, LA

Thursday, October 10 Institute Day is your opportunity to deeply explore a topic and connect with other literacy educators, researchers, and professionals. Choose from one of our institutes led by leaders in the field, and prepare for a day of focused learning.

Friday and Saturday, October 11–12During the two-day Core Conference, you'll get inspired at the ILA General Session and take your professional learning to the next level with workshops, panels, poster sessions, featured speakers, and access to the Exhibit Hall.

Sunday, October 13 At this full day dedicated to children's literature, you'll get up close and personal with more than 40 authors! Registration includes access to keynotes, panels, sessions, exclusive author signings, and the Children's and Young Adults' Book Awards luncheon. Reserve your spot early for this can't-miss event.

*Please note: Institute Day and Children’s Literature Day are not included in the cost of the Core Conference, and registration is required for both events.

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IMPORTANT | DATES & EVENTS

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ILA INTENSIVE:NEVADA

EQUITY AND ACCESS TO LITERACY

Las Vegas, NV June 21–22, 2019

Registration is OPEN and hotel rooms are available! Join us on June 21–22, 2019, in Las Vegas, NV, for a two-day event that is specifically designed to help practitioners and professionals like you recognize and address biases in literacy instruction and create classroom and school environments that are diverse, inclusive, affirming, and culturally sensitive.

Keynote Speakers

Sharroky Hollie Lillian Rivera Cornelius Minor

Discover research and strategies that will transform your practice to acknowledge and address disparities among your students. Follow one of three role-based tracks (early literacy educators, administrators, or classroom teachers) as you learn from inspiring experts and explore research centered around effectively supporting all students as they develop literacy skills.

Thursday, February 21, 2019 At-a-Glance Schedule

Registration Open 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM Exhibit Hall Open 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Paradise 4 Paradise 3 Paradise 2 Paradise 1C Hibiscus 8:45 - 11:45 Donald Bear Read with and

Word Study with Students in the

Emergent, Beginning, and

Transitional Stages

PreK-3

8:30 - 11:30 Nancy Frey

Engagement by Design: Creating

Learning Environments

Where Students Thrive

Intermediate

9:00 - 12:00 Tanny

McGregor Comprehension

Connections: Making the

Abstract Concrete

PreK-8

9:15 - 11:45 Judy Young

Poetry: Write in the Middle of

Class An Intensive

Writing Workshop for

Teachers

K-8

9:30 - 12:30 Kelli

Westmoreland Engaging

Students with and through

Authentic Literature

PreK-6 Lunch Buffet Served: 11:30-1:00

12:00-12:30: NSLA Virtual Book Club Introduction Who's Doing the Work? by Burkins and Yaris

Bring your meal into Jasmine for all of the details! Paradise 4 Paradise 3 Paradise 2 Paradise 1 Hibiscus 1:00 - 4:00

Donald Bear Read with and


Intermediate and Advanced

Reading Stages

Grades 4-12

12:30 - 3:00 Nancy Frey

Engagement by Design

Creating Learning

Environments Where Students

Thrive

Primary

1:00 - 4:00 Tanny

McGregor Ink & Ideas:

Using Sketchnotes to

Promote Engagement,

Comprehension, and Thinking

PreK-8

1:30 - 3:30 Bernadette

Dwyer Using Digital

Technologies to Improve

Reading and Learning in the

Classroom

K-8

1:30 - 3:30 Kelli

Westmoreland (Continued) Engaging



PreK-6 Exhibit Hall

4:00 - 5:30 PM Welcome Reception - Hosted by Ramada Inn

Complimentary Refreshments/Beverages/Autographing/Door Prizes Paradise 3

5:30 - 7:00 PM Cash Bar

Poetry Slam and Social with Judy Young & Marilyn Coon

Paradise 4 7:00 - 9:00 PM

Mary Ann Manning Scholarship & Awards Banquet Clayton Anderson, Keynote Speaker, “Turn Pages into Dreams”

Greetings from ILA by President Bernadette Dwyer






Transitional Stages

PreK-3

8:30 - 11:30 Nancy Frey




Intermediate

9:00 - 12:00 Tanny



Abstract Concrete

PreK-8

9:15 - 11:45 Judy Young


Class An Intensive


Teachers

K-8

9:30 - 12:30 Kelli










Reading Stages

Grades 4-12

12:30 - 3:00 Nancy Frey


Creating Learning


Thrive

Primary

1:00 - 4:00 Tanny



Promote Engagement,


PreK-8


Dwyer Using Digital



Classroom

K-8

1:30 - 3:30 Kelli




PreK-6 Exhibit Hall



5:30 - 7:00 PM Cash Bar










Transitional Stages

PreK-3

8:30 - 11:30 Nancy Frey




Intermediate

9:00 - 12:00 Tanny



Abstract Concrete

PreK-8

9:15 - 11:45 Judy Young


Class An Intensive


Teachers

K-8

9:30 - 12:30 Kelli










Reading Stages

Grades 4-12

12:30 - 3:00 Nancy Frey


Creating Learning


Thrive

Primary

1:00 - 4:00 Tanny



Promote Engagement,


PreK-8


Dwyer Using Digital



Classroom

K-8

1:30 - 3:30 Kelli




PreK-6 Exhibit Hall



5:30 - 7:00 PM Cash Bar










Transitional Stages

PreK-3

8:30 - 11:30 Nancy Frey




Intermediate

9:00 - 12:00 Tanny



Abstract Concrete

PreK-8

9:15 - 11:45 Judy Young


Class An Intensive


Teachers

K-8

9:30 - 12:30 Kelli










Reading Stages

Grades 4-12

12:30 - 3:00 Nancy Frey


Creating Learning


Thrive

Primary

1:00 - 4:00 Tanny



Promote Engagement,


PreK-8


Dwyer Using Digital



Classroom

K-8

1:30 - 3:30 Kelli




PreK-6 Exhibit Hall



5:30 - 7:00 PM Cash Bar










Transitional Stages

PreK-3

8:30 - 11:30 Nancy Frey




Intermediate

9:00 - 12:00 Tanny



Abstract Concrete

PreK-8

9:15 - 11:45 Judy Young


Class An Intensive


Teachers

K-8

9:30 - 12:30 Kelli










Reading Stages

Grades 4-12

12:30 - 3:00 Nancy Frey


Creating Learning


Thrive

Primary

1:00 - 4:00 Tanny



Promote Engagement,


PreK-8


Dwyer Using Digital



Classroom

K-8

1:30 - 3:30 Kelli




PreK-6 Exhibit Hall



5:30 - 7:00 PM Cash Bar






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LESA CLINE-RANSOME, Children’s Book AuthorI grew up in Malden, MA, a suburb just outside of Boston, the daughter of two nurses and the youngest of three. I consider myself very lucky to have grown up with a mother who loved to read. Each week my Mom would take me with her to our local library so that she could stock up on books. As I grew older I would venture off into the children’s section and gather up on my own collection to check out. Through my mother I realized that reading could become a wonderful escape and writing even more so. When my mother gave me a diary as a gift, I first filled the pages with the “very important” details of my life—adventures with my friends, secret crushes and the many ways in which my family drove me crazy. Then I began creating my own stories. By the time I reached middle school, I decided that I wanted to be a real writer, a journalist. I wanted to sniff out stories, conduct interviews and write in-depth articles for a newspaper in New York City. After I attended a summer workshop for teens interested in journalism at Suffolk University in Boston, I realized that a career in journalism was the last thing I wanted. I was too shy to conduct interviews, hated working under tight deadlines and did not enjoy factual writing. I wanted to create my own stories or at least be able to put my own creative spin on the stories I wrote. By the time I finished high school, I had given up on the idea of any type of writing career.Though my mother started me on my writing journey, it was my teachers in school and throughout college that sustained it. With encouragement from my professors at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, I began writing for the college paper and my passion for writing was renewed. After I graduated, I took my first job in the advertising department at Lord & Taylor but soon realized that writing ad copy for catalogues would not be enough of a creative outlet.I became interested in children’s books the year I married. My husband, James, was working on illustrating his first book which allowed both of us to look at picture books in a new way. When we’d browse books in bookstores, he studied the illustrations, I read the stories. I eventually completed a graduate degree in elementary education and through my coursework became truly immersed in children’s literature.When I was home after the birth of our first child, James would constantly suggest that I start writing for children. He had tons of ideas for books (none of which I liked), but then he showed me a collection of stories about champion athletes. When I read the section on Satchel Paige, the Negro League pitcher, I was hooked. In between my daughter’s naps and another pregnancy, I read and researched and wrote for nearly a year before an editor at Simon & Schuster decided to take a chance on Satchel. Four years, four books (and four children) later and I am still writing. Now as I make my weekly treks to the library with my own children to gather research or stock up on books, I am again reminded of just how lucky I am.

COLBY SHARP, Fifth Grade Teacher and Founder of the Nerdy Book ClubI am a fifth grade teacher in Parma, Michigan. Helping kids find the books that help them fall in love with reading brings me tremendous joy. I have been a classroom teacher since 2006. In 2011, I started the Nerdy Book Club blog with my friend Donalyn Miller. I co-host The Yarn podcast with Teacher Librarian Travis Jonker. I also serve on the Nerd Camp Michigan team. Nerd Camp is a free literacy event that takes place in Parma, Michigan each summer.

KATHY N. HEADLEY, ILA Vice President for 2018-2019Kathy N. Headley is professor of literacy education at Clemson University in South Carolina. In her current role as senior associate dean, Kathy provides leadership for the Division of Collaborative Academic Services in the College of Education and the College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences. With an emphasis on instruction for struggling readers, public school teaching is her educational foundation. Kathy’s professional expertise includes adolescent literacy and writing with specialized interests in comprehension and vocabulary. She has published articles on young adult and children’s literature in journals such as The Reading Teacher and ALAN Review along with research on motivation in the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Her authored/coauthored chapters are found in The Vocabulary-Enriched Classroom, Comprehension Instruction, and Comprehension Instruction: Building on the Past and Improving Instruction for Today’s Students. Kathy coedited the International Reading Association’s (IRA; now ILA) Adolescent Literacy, Field Tested and Guildford’s Comprehension Instruction: Research-Based Best Practices, 3rd edition. Prior to her election to the IRA/ILA Board of Directors (2010 –2013), Kathy served as both president and state coordinator for the South Carolina Reading Association. Across her educational career, Kathy has served on numerous committees for both the international and state organizations. She is currently chairing the Adolescent Literacy Committee for ILA.




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Kim

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Tiffa

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lem

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Kelly

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Louk

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45 -

3:45

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2:45

- 3:

45

Jim

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Li

tera

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ll)

2:30

- 3:

30

Judy

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2:30

- 4:

00

Lind

say

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lem

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- 2:

30

NSLA

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ook

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Burk

ins

and

Yaris

JONATHAN FRIESEN, Author and Speaker“The heart cry of every human and the theme of my work is MAKE ME VISIBLE. My goal is to help people understand how crucial it is for us to reinforce the two messages every person longs to hear:I SEE YOU. I LIKE WHAT I SEE.”Jonathan Friesen is an international speaker and award-winning author, whose personal experience with Tourette syndrome and epilepsy inspired him to write the highly acclaimed novel Jerk, California (Penguin, 2008), winner of the American Library Association’s 2009 Schneider Award—“Best Book for Teens,” and the coveted “Editor’s Choice” award. He has also received four Higher Goals EPA awards for his short stories. He’s the author of seven novels including Rush (Penguin, 2010) and The Last Martin (Zondervan/HarperCollins, 2011), both of which explore mental health issues. Now Aquifer (Blink/HarperCollins, 2013) his dystopian release, is earning rave reviews for a stunning portrayal of relational hope amidst chaos.Look for Mayday (Penguin, April 2014) and Both of Me (Blink/HarperCollins, 2015).

MATT MASON, Nebraska State PoetMatt Mason is the Nebraska State Poet and Executive Director of the Nebraska Writers Collective. He runs poetry programming for the State Department, working in Nepal, Romania, Botswana and Belarus. Mason is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize for his poem “Notes For My Daughter Against Chasing Storms” and his work can be found in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Ted Kooser’s American Life in Poetry. The author of Things We Don’t Know We Don’t Know (The Backwaters Press, 2006) and The Baby That Ate Cincinnati (Stephen F. Austin University Press, 2013), Matt is based out of Omaha with his wife, the poet Sarah McKinstry-Brown, and daughters Sophia and Lucia.

JAMES E. RANSOME, ArtistThe Children’s Book Council named James E. Ransome as one of seventy-five authors and illustrators everyone should know. Currently a member of the Society of Illustrators, Ransome has received both the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration and the IBBY Honor Award for his book, The Creation. He has also received a Coretta Scott King Honor Award for Illustration for Uncle Jed’s Barbershop which was selected as an ALA Notable Book and is currently being shown as a feature on Reading Rainbow. How Many Stars in the Sky? and Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt were also Reading Rainbow selections. PBS’s Storytime featured his book, The Old Dog. Ransome has exhibited works in group and solo shows throughout the country and received The Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance award for his book, The Wagon. In 1999 Let My People Go received the NAACP Image Award for Illustration and Satchel Paige was reviewed in Bank Street College of Education’s “The Best Children’s Books of the Year.” In 2001, James received the Rip Van Winkle Award from the School Library Media Specialists of Southeast New York for the body of his work. How Animals Saved the People received the SEBA (Southeastern Book Association) Best Book of the Year Award in 2002 and the Vermont Center for the Book chose Visiting Day as one of the top ten diversity books of 2002. In 2004 James was recognized by the local art association when he received the Dutchess County Executive Arts Award for an Individual Artist. He has completed several commissioned murals for the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Hemphill Branch Library in Greensboro, NC. He created a historical painting commissioned by a jury for the Paterson, NJ Library and a poster for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Brown vs the Board of Education. His traveling Exhibit, Visual Stories has been touring the United States since 2003. His work is part of both private and public children’s book art collections.


FRIDAY | 2.21.14 IMPORTANT | DATES & EVENTS

NSLA 2020 ConferenceFeb. 20-21

We are moving to a new venue

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Sample of Speakers for 2020 Nebraska State Literacy Conference

GERRY BROOKS, Principal, Dad, Husband, Public Speaker, Fun Maker, American’s Next Top Model Educator’s SeasonGerry Brooks is principal at an elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky. His educational experience includes six years in the classroom, two years as an intervention specialist, and 12 years as an administrator.He is a passionate public speaker whose focus is on encouraging and helping teachers improve their instructional abilities. He also has a desire to help administrators successfully lead their staff.An encouraging speaker, he has spoken to educational groups all around the nation. His focus is on encouraging teachers to improve their instruction through personal climate and culture strategies. He desires to help administrators focus on how to lead all staff in a positive and constructive manner.His following on social media has developed through humorous videos that focus on real-world educational experiences. He is currently followed on these social media sites by over 500,000 people.

ROB BUYEA, Children’s Fiction AuthorRob Buyea taught third and fourth graders for six years; then he taught high school biology and coached wrestling for seven years. Currently, he is a full-time writer and lives in Massachusetts with his wife and daughters. He is the author of The Perfect Score and The Perfect Star, companion novels to The Perfect Secret. His first novel, Because of Mr. Terupt, was selected as an E. B. White Read Aloud Honor Book and a Cybils Honor Book. It has also won seven state awards and was named to numerous state reading lists. Mr. Terupt Falls Again and Saving Mr. Terupt are companion novels to Because of Mr. Terupt. Visit him online at robbuyea.com and on Facebook, and follow @RobBuyea on Twitter.Rob ON WRITINGWhile teaching elementary school I soon realized that in order to teach reading and writing, I needed to be a reader and writer first. I began reading all sorts of wonderful books. Then I began writing. First, I wrote about our math classroom, the sorts of activities we were doing and problems we were investigating. Then I began writing stories. My students’ stories were so impressive, I was inspired to write my own. In the beginning, I wrote short ones, nothing too serious. But then one afternoon I was struck by an idea that really excited me. Soon after that I found a group of amazing writers to meet with. I listened to them, and eventually shared my work. Looking back, my writing was not very strong, but they liked my story, and they encouraged me to continue. And so I did. I made a large amount of progress on that manuscript before Mr. Terupt and his students told me to write about them first. I hope to return to that original story one day. Pay attention to the world around you, stories are everywhere. And if you have a story, you have something to write about.

Save the Dates! February 20-21, 2020 Plan to attend the 47th Annual NSLA Conference


Thank you! Nebraska State Literacy Association wishes to thank

The Ramada Inn For a long and productive partnership hosting our annual

conferences. We have appreciated the professionalism and generosity of the hardworking staff and their attention to detail plus the cheerful, courteous assistance with every request or

need expressed over these many years. It is difficult to find the words to truly express our deep gratitude.



EXHIBITOR PRODUCTS2019 - Product Categories

Assessment and Evaluation MaterialsEducational Design SolutionsHeinemannMcGraw-Hill Education

Associations/Services/Government ProgramsNebraska State Education Association

Computer ApplicationsMicrosoft

Books—Text BooksPearsonTownsend PressZaner-Bloser Educational Publishing

Books—Trade BooksArant Creative GroupBooksourceBoys Town PressCrabtree Publishing CompanyInstitute for Holocaust EducationLearning Connections, Inc.MackinPerma-BoundThe Sequel BookstoreSociety of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)Townsend PressWe Write for Kids in Nebraska and Beyond! Zaner-Bloser Educational Publishing

Classroom Materials and ResourcesBooksourceCapstone ClassroomCrabtree Publishing CompanyEducational Design SolutionsHoughton Mifflin HarcourtInstitute for Holocaust EducationLearning Connections, Inc.MackinPhoenix Learning ResourcesScholastic EducationWe Write for Kids in Nebraska and Beyond!

Curriculum Materials and ResourcesCapstone ClassroomCrabtree Publishing CompanyEmpowering WritersHeinemannMcGraw-Hill EducationNational Geographic LearningPearsonPhoenix Learning ResourcesScholastic Education

Distance LearningGraceland UniversityUniversity of Nebraska at Kearney

Magazines and PeriodicalsSociety of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)

Mathematics and ScienceConcordia University NebraskaNational Geographic Learning

Professional DevelopmentCapstone ClassroomEmpowering WritersHeinemannHoughton Mifflin HarcourtMackinMicrosoftUniversity of Nebraska at KearneyUniversity of Nebraska at Omaha

Reading/Language ProgramsBoys Town PressConcordia University NebraskaEducational Design SolutionsEmpowering WritersHoughton Mifflin HarcourtMcGraw-Hill EducationNational Geographic LearningPearson Perma-BoundPhoenix Learning ResourcesScholastic EducationTownsend PressWe Write for Kids in Nebraska and Beyond!Zaner-Bloser Educational Publishing

Social Sciences and HumanitiesConcordia University NebraskaInstitute for Holocaust Education


THURSDAY WORKSHOPS

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Nancy Frey Donald Bear Tanny McGregor

Engagement by Design Creating Learning Environments Where Students Thrive8:30 – 11:30 AM l Nancy FreyParadise 4Every teacher wants engaged students. No student wants to be bored. So why isn’t every classroom teeming with discussion and purposeful activity centered on the day’s learning expectations?

Consistently finding a rhythm—where students progress through relevant and challenging content—isn’t easy. But not only is it possible, it can also seem effortless when teachers have the right design for genuinely engaging students.

Classroom dynamics are inherently complex, as multifaceted as the personalities in the room, so where should a teacher begin? Engagement by Design gives you a framework for making daily improvements and highlights the opportunities that will bring the greatest benefit in the least amount of time. You’ll learn about relationships, clarity, and challenge, including• How getting to know each student a little better can fundamentally change the classroom

dynamics—and how to do that• What it means to be an “intentionally inviting” teacher, and how it gives you an advan-

tage in creating an environment conducive to learning• How to bring more clarity to key aspects of your work—and how it can reap substantial

rewards for you and your students• How opening the culture to student voice—listening to students—is linked to academic motivation, and how

to use it to shape your day-to-day planning• The best ways to increase learning for your students, boosting the proportional value of their school year• Understanding engagement—and actively pursuing it—can make all the difference between forging a real

connection with students and having a classroom that’s simply going through the motions. Engagement by Design puts you in control of managing your classroom’s success and increasing student learning, one moti-vated student at a time. (Intermediate)

EXHIBITOR LISTINGS 2019

National Geographic Learning 5914 S. 175th Circle Omaha, NE 68135 www.ngl.cengage.com/schoolNGL provides quality instructional solutions for all areas of the curriculum. National Geographic connection brings the world into your classroom with images/content that impacts lives as learners and global citizens. Nebraska State Education Association605 S. 14th StreetLincoln, NE. 68508www.nsea.orgThe Nebraska State Education Association advocates for a great education for every student and works to empower education professionals to provide an excellent public education for every student.

Pearson Education1900 E. Lake AvenueGlenview, IL 60025www.pearsonschool.commyView Literacy (NEW) -- ELA curriculum for Grades K-5. ReadyGEN – reading/writing meets college/career ready goals. myPerspective ELA – 6-12 meets college/career ready goals.Supplemental Programs: ILit, Words Their Way and Successmaker

Perma-Bound617 East Vandalia Rd.Jacksonville, IL 62650www.perma-bound.com“The Strongest Books You Can Buy!”

Phoenix Learning Resources, LlcP. O. Box 610Honesdale, PA 18431www.phoenixlr.com ATTN: Mr. Merideth L. Wilcox, Nebraska Sales Representative.PLR offers a comprehensive selection of core and supplemental educational products designed for the K-8 curriculum. Specific resources focused on reading/language arts with application at K-8 level, SPED, and ESL/ELL.

Scholastic Education255 S. 41st Street, Unit 131West Des Moines, IA. 50265www.scholastic.com/home/Scholastic is the most trusted name in reading providing quality content for educators and children for almost 100 years. Scholastic introduces a new balance literacy core instruction with Scholastic Literacy!

The Sequel Bookshop5019 Second Avenue, Ste. 22Kearney, NE 68847www.thesequelbookshop.comFirst 50 people to stop at our table get a FREE travel coloring book ($10 value)! We are an independent bookshop in the Hilltop Mall.

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)PO Box 6084Lincoln, NE. 68506www.scbwi.org/nebraska.scbwi.orgSCBWI Nebraska connects writers and illustrators and helps them grow in their craft, skills, and understanding of the marketplace. We also make it easy for teachers to connect with authors.

Townsend Press439 Kelley DriveWest Berlin, NJ 08091www.townsendpress.comTownsend Press-one focus: producing the best reading, vocabulary & writing textbooks for K-12 students. Townsend materials effectively & economically teach reading, writing, grammar and vocabulary.

We Write for Kids in Nebraska and Beyond!PO Box 2404Fremont, NE 68026-2404www.wewriteforkids.comWe are a group of Nebraska authors who focus on writing books we hope will inspire children of all ages to be readers (and writers) themselves.

University of Nebraska at KearneyCollege of Education905 West 25th StreetKearney, NE 68849www.unk.edu/academics/gradstudies/admissions/prospective-students/grad-programs.phpUNK is affordable, flexible, accredited, and offers several online graduate programs including Master’s Degrees in Curriculum and Instruction, Reading, Special Education, Instructional Technology, School Librarian, Curriculum Supervisor, Principalship, and Superintendent.

University of Nebraska at Omaha308 Roskins Hall6005 University Drive NorthOmaha, NE 68182www.unomaha.edu/college-of-education/teacher-educationGraduate programs in Elementary Education, Secondary Education, and Literacy.

Usborne Books and MoreMegan Tupper, Independent Consultant402/326-0257 [email protected] www.RockinTheReading.comServing families, schools, & libraries for over 15 years.

Zaner-Bloser Educational PublishingPO Box 16764Columbus, OH 43216-6764www.zaner-bloser.comZaner-Bloser is a premier publisher of research-based handwriting, reading, spelling, writing, and vocabulary programs for PreK-8th grade. Superkids K-2 Comprehensive Reading Program, and PreK Happily Ever After.

Judy Young Kelli Westmoreland Bernadette Dwyer


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Read With and Word Study with Students in the Emergent, Beginning, and Transitional Stages8:45 – 11:45 AM l Donald BearParadise 3We’ll explore reading and orthographic development in these stages and I’ll share a plethora of Read With and Word Study activities in the following areas.• Word Study teaches students explicitly with hands-on activities vital skills necessary to excel at

word recognition, spelling and vocabulary. See how spelling is integrated into developmental literacy instruction in differentiated instruction.

• Read With activities give students practice and experience reading. Learn about the literacy diet in emergent literacy, become familiar with Personal Readers, and fluency activities and ways to think about the prosody developmentally. The handout will be at www.donaldrbear.com and will include activities, examples, and schedules. (PreK-3)

Comprehension Connections: Making the Abstract Concrete9:00 – 12:00 NOON l Tanny McGregorParadise 2Inferring, determining importance, synthesizing. It’s not easy to teach these abstract thinking strategies, yet research tells us that by teaching kids to think, we are offering them access to the world. Fortunately, Tanny McGregor has developed visual, tangible, everyday lessons that make abstract thinking concrete. Tanny’s bestselling book, Com-prehension Connections: Bridges to Strategic Reading, is a guide to developing chil-dren’s ability to fully understand texts by making the thinking process achievable, accessible, and incremental. In this workshop, participants will learn how to sequence their teaching to take students from a fun object lesson to a nuanced and lasting understanding of text. Art, music, and movement are incorporated into a supportive structure that reinforces the thinking strategies on a variety of lev-els. Teachers will learn to launch units and create lessons that provide for explicit teaching and value student thinking, across grade levels and across the school day. (PreK-8) Poetry: Write in the Middle of Class An Intensive Writing Workshop for Teachers 9:15 – 11:45 AM l Judy YoungParadise 1CAre you confident in teaching “the poetry unit” or does teaching poetry writing make you nervous? Do you ever wonder how to get your students to write poetry more creatively? Judy Young, author of R is for Rhyme, A Poetry Alphabet, plus eight other poetry books, wants teachers to feel comfortable about using poetry in the classroom and confident in helping students write poetry! In this writing workshop in-service, teachers will learn how fun and easy it is to get their students’ creative juices flowing. By taking the role of their students, teachers will actively participate in a variety of writing activities as Judy leads them through poetry writing from A-Z. (K-8) Engaging Students with and through Authentic Literature9:30 – 12:30 PM & 1:30 – 3:30 PM l Kelli WestmorelandHibiscusAuthentic literature and classroom libraries are the heart of access and equity in our schools. This session is jam-packed with research-based, easy to implement ideas for integrating real books. We’ll explore topics such as:• Developing a literacy program that offers access ad choice• Embracing a multi-text approach to literacy• Integrating multimodal resources and trade books to build knowledge and inquiry• Building text sets to integrate literacy into the content classes• Locating mentor texts for reading and writing workshopsJoin us for a day of laughing and learning! (PreK-6)

EXHIBITOR LISTINGS 2019Arant Creative Group1904 Farnam Street, Suite 704Omaha, NE. 68102www.arantcreative.comAuthor/illustrator Bruce Arant, signing his award-winning books, Simpson’s Sheep Won’t Go to Sleep! and Simpson’s Sheep Just want to Sleep! Also available—information on Bruce’s popular presentations for elementary schools.

Booksource10 Strecker RoadSte 1110Ellisville, MO 63011www.booksource.com & www.bkedresources.comBooksource houses the largest selection of new and classic titles and collections for classroom libraries, bookrooms and content areas. Booksource specializes in customizing any collection to match your specific needs.

Boys Town Press13603 Fr. Flanagan Blvd.Boys Town, NE 68010www.boystown.orgBoys Town Press publishes children’s books that teach important life skills through entertaining stories and captivating artwork and are a great resource for parents and teachers.

Capstone Classroom1710 Roe Crest DriveNorth Mankato, Minnesota 56003www.capstoneclassroom.comCapstone publishes children’s media, including books, digital products, solutions and services, literacy programs, and K-12 professional development resources. Capstone ignites curiosity and imagination through the power of inspiring learning experiences.

Concordia University Nebraska800 N. Columbia AvenueSeward, NE. 68434www.cune.eduEducational Services.

Crabtree Publishing Company Merideth L. Wilcox (REP)350 Fifth Avenue, 59th Floor P. O. Box 246New York, NY 10118 Ankeny, IA 50021www.crabtreebooks.comMajor publisher for both the classroom and library offering a comprehensive selection of leveled non-fiction/fiction books across the curriculum for PK-grade 9 levels. FREE TG’s & BLM available on website.

Educational Design SolutionsPO Box 145Walton, KS. 67151www.educationaldesignsolutions.comEDS provides educators with the easiest and most effective data to guide instruction and monitor progress connecting to individualized educational decisions. We represent Lexia, Reading Plus, Symphony Math and Chalktalk.

Empowering Writers731 Main Street, Suite 117Monroe, CT. 06468www.empoweringwriters.comEmpowering Writers offers professional development teaching K-8 teachers how to teach writing. EW’s writing process allows all students to be successful in narrative, expository/opinion and response to text writing.

Graceland University1401 W. Truman RoadIndependence, MO. 64050www.graceland.eduMaster of Education programs that are completely online. We offer Literacy, Special Education and Instructional Leadership. You do your assignments in your classroom!

Heinemann10 Strecker RoadSte 1110Ellisville. MO 63011www.heinemann.comHeinemann elevates teacher expertise through its professional resources and educational services. Heinemann has cutting edge products by renowned authors such as Fountas and Pinnell, Lcy Calkins and many more!

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt2700 La Frontera Blvd.Round Rock, TX 78681www.hmhco.comProviding comprehensive learning solutions to help all students achieve their maximum potential, HMH serves as the leading source for personalized, flexible, and dynamic instruction.

Institute for Holocaust Education333 S. 132nd StreetOmaha, NE. 68154www.ihene.orgIHE will provide free resource lists for age-appropriate Holocaust literature, as well as writing, listening, and digital activities for grades 6-12. Materials on rational and best practice will be available.

Learning Connections, Inc.3520 Hanson Dr.Lincoln, NE 68502www.learningconnectionsweb.comWe create bilingual literacy kits and parent packs designed to enhance children’s literacy skills and promote parent involvement. Kits range from birth to fifth grades.

Mackin3505 County Road 42WBurnsville, MN 55306www.mackin.comMackin provides library/classroom materials for PK-12 including print books, eBooks, Makerspace materials, online databases, audiobooks, videos, Mackin VIA (FREE digital resource management system), and more.

McGraw-Hill Education2105 S. River Rock DrivePapillion, NE 68046www.mheonline.comMcGraw-Hill delivers engaging, adaptive and personalized solutions that improve performance and results in the ELA K-12 classroom.

MicrosoftOne Microsoft WayRedmond, WA. 98052http://aka.ms/LearningToolsFree, accessible AT to support students struggling with reading and writing. Learning Tools for users with learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, or a combination of unique student abilities.


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Engagement by Design 12:30 – 3:00 PM l Nancy FreyParadise 4Creating Learning Environments Where Students ThriveEvery teacher wants engaged students. No student wants to be bored. So why isn’t every classroom teeming with discussion and purposeful activity centered on the day’s learning expectations?


Classroom dynamics are inherently complex, as multifaceted as the personalities in the room, so where should a teacher begin? Engagement by Design gives you a framework for making daily improvements and highlights the opportunities that will bring the greatest benefit in the least amount of time. You’ll learn about relationships, clarity, and challenge, including• How getting to know each student a little better can fundamentally change the classroom dynamics—

and how to do that• What it means to be an “intentionally inviting” teacher, and how it gives you an advantage in creat-

ing an environment conducive to learning• How to bring more clarity to key aspects of your work—and how it can reap substantial rewards for

you and your students• How opening the culture to student voice—listening to students—is linked to academic motivation,

and how to use it to shape your day-to-day planning• The best ways to increase learning for your students, boosting the proportional value of their school year• Understanding engagement—and actively pursuing it—can make all the difference between forging a real

connection with students and having a classroom that’s simply going through the motions. Engagement by Design puts you in control of managing your classroom’s success and increasing student learning, one moti-vated student at a time. (Primary)

Read With and Word Study with Students in the Intermediate and Advanced Reading Stages1:00 – 4:00 PM l Donald BearParadise 3How do students develop during the Intermediate stage and what do readers in the Advanced stage need to know for a lifetime of reading, writing, and thinking? I’ll present activities and examples to explore that question:• Learn how morphology adds power to vocabulary learning during the Syllables and Affixes and Deri-

vational Relations stages. Learn vocabulary activities including disciplinary concept sorts, vocabulary notebooks, and practices to teach vocabulary deeply and generatively. Learn ways to teach academic vocabularies and vocabulary study as a habit of thinking for all students. Learn the when and how of small and whole group instruction and teaching routines.

• Activities to teach reading for deep and wide learning and enjoyment are presented. The handout will be at www.donaldrbear.com and will include etymological resources, activities and schedules. (Grades 4-12)

Illuminating the possibilities: Transforming literacy instruction in the 21st century classroom1:30 – 3:30 PM l Bernadette DwyerParadise 1 Reading, writing and communicating online introduces new complexities. Using digi-tal technologies and the Internet to enhance literacy and learning requires a range of skills, strategies, dispositions, and social practices. In a global era our students need to be able to collaborate and communicate effectively, to engage in critical thinking, and to be engaged, curious, and creative learners.Drawing on over a decade of classroom research projects, conducted across the continuum of the elementary school setting, this session addresses these issues against the backdrop of the Internet inquiry cycle, reader response in online literature circles, and the intersection between digital and disciplinary literacies. (K-8)

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true — it’s the 2019 NSLA Exposition! Whatever your district’s

literacy needs are, you will find a solution for them here. You’ll

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Join us at the Welcome Reception in the EXHIBIT HALL on Thursday afternoon. There

will be music, door prizes, complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Visit our

vendors, purchase books, collect autographs, meet your NSLA officers and find out how to

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THURSDAY NIGHT EVENTS

Social and Poetry Slam 5:30 - 7:00 PM • Paradise 3

Hosted by Judy Young, author of award-winning book, R is for Rhyme, A Poetry Alphabet, and NSLA Slam Poetry award winner, Marilyn Coon!

When Judy was about ten years old, she showed her grandmother a poem she had written. Her grandmother encouraged her to keep writing and Judy did! Judy’s children’s poetry, fiction and nonfiction books are used extensively in classrooms across the country and have received numerous awards, honors and recognition. One of Judy’s most exciting honors was having A Pet for Miss Wright read by LeVar Burton for Reading Rainbow Storytime Video to celebrate National Reading Month. Another cherished honor was watching as R is for Rhyme, A Poetry

Alphabet was performed by the Tanner Creative Dance Program and Children’s Dance Theatre of the University of Utah for their 58th annual performance. Judy says, “It brought tears to my eyes knowing my words were the creative inspiration of two other art forms: music and dance.”

The Slam starts with a presentation which includes Judy’s performance of her Poetry from A to Z Rap. Then, Judy and Marilyn will invite others to join the fun in reciting or reading their own work or work of others in a relaxed and lively “contest.”

Hey, Mister! Hey, Ma’am! Come, let’s go! It’s a Poetry Slam! Now’s your chance to win a prize!

Everybody qualifies!Just bring a poem (or two or three)

Serious, funny, or fancy-freeDon’t be bashful, get up, be a ham!

Recite your poem at the Poetry Slam!

This event is open to everyone and the rules are simple:

• Contestants can be individuals or get together as a team.• Bring a favorite poem.• Poems can be your work or the work of others, serious or funny, any subject!• Poems can be recited from memory, read aloud, or performed as a team.• Up to 3-minute time limit.• No props, costumes or music are allowed.• Top three winners will win a prize!

Poetry Out Loud: Nebraska!Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition and educational program that encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. This free program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and learn about our literary heritage. Students also have the opportunity to compete for a free trip to Washington DC and over $50,000 in scholarships and prizes. Visit the Poetry Out Loud website to learn more.

The Summer Institute is part of the NSLA Statewide Virtual Book Club for "Who's Doing the Work? How to Say Less so Readers Can Do More". NSLA encourages you to attend one of the two informational sessions during conference or stop by the NSLA table to get information on the Book Study. This is a great way to continue your professional development experience after the conference.

July 16, 2019 Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris,

authors of “Who’s Doing the Work?” will offer the keynote address.

Additional speakers and topic sessions will occur throughout the day.

Watch our website, nereads.org, for more information.


THURSDAY | 2.21.19

Turn Pages into DreamsClayton Anderson

Astronaut Clayton “Astro Clay” Anderson, Nebraska’s only Astronaut, spent 167 days in space and 38 hours and 28 minutes in executing 6 spacewalks. He applied 15 times before NASA selected him as an Astronaut in 1998; and he spent 30 years working for NASA, 15 as an engineer and then 15 as an Astronaut.

Succeeding in one of the most difficult and coveted jobs in the world through perseverance and a never-give-up mantra, Anderson employs NASA’s “Plan, Train and Fly (Execute)” philosophy to all his speaking engagements and projects.

Coupled with lessons learned in the areas of leadership, persistence, and passion, he provides unique and “out of this world” insights for those seeking to achieve practical execution.

Clay’s AWARD WINNING book, The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut, children’s books A is for Astronaut: BlastingThrough the Alphabet and It’s a Question of Space: An Ordinary Astronaut’s Answers to Sometimes Extraordinary Questions and a special “Astronaut Edition” Fisher Space Pen are available at www.AstroClay.com.

THURSDAY NIGHT EVENTSTHE MARYANN MANNING SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS BANQUET7:00 - 9:00 PM • Paradise 4Presiding: Karen Heafer

The Maryann Manning Memorial Scholarship honors the memory of our fellow Nebraskan, Dr. Maryann Manning Elected to be 2015 – 2016 President of the International Reading AssociationMaryann Murphy Manning died September 8, 2013, in Bali, Indonesia, while working at a literacy

conference, doing what she loved.

WELCOME FROM NSLA: Karen Heafer, Chair of the NSLA Board of DirectorsWELCOME FROM THE CITY OF KEARNEY: Tim Higgins, Buffalo County CommissionerWELCOME FROM THE INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION: Bernadette Dwyer, PresidentDinner is ServedRECOGNITION OF NSLA PAST PRESIDENTS AND STUDENT AMBASSADORS: Karen Heafer

Celebrate Literacy – Marilyn Coon Shawna Lindner, Children’s Librarian, Kearney Public LibraryDistinguished Educator – Julie Schick Amy Mancini Marshall, Grand Island Public Schools

PRESENTING AWARDS:

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Nikki PiperSPECIAL ‘LAUNCH’: Karen HeaferLOOKING TO 2020: Nikki Piper

NSLA Scholarships – Tricia Parker Alicia Laufenberg Tiffany Taira Young

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FRIDAY | 2.22.19

Children’s Rights to Read

Pledge your support for these #RightsToRead: www.rightstoread.org

1. Children have the basic human right to read.

2. Children have the right to access texts in print and digital formats.

3. Children have the right to choose what they read.

4. Children have the right to read texts that mirror their experiences and languages, provide windows into the lives of others, and open doors into our diverse world.

5. Children have the right to read for pleasure.

6. Children have the right to supportive reading environments with knowledgeable literacy partners.

7. Children have the right to extended time set aside for reading.

8. Children have the right to share what they learn through reading by collaborating with others locally and globally.

9. Children have the right to read as a springboard for other forms of communication, such as writing, speaking, and visually representing.

10. Children have the right to benefit from the financial and material resources of governments, agencies, and organizations that support reading and reading instruction.

FRIDAY AFTERNOON EVENTS

Do you want to start a Book Club?2:30 – 3:30 • PalmJudy Henning [email protected] shows students who participate Book Clubs have a better reading attitude and improved reading skills. Schools should make Book Clubs available at all levels and involve the school librarian, classroom teachers, and parents as facilitators. This presentation will discuss best practices of Book Clubs. (Elem/Sec) Linking Literature and Science: Birds2:30 – 4:00 • LotusLindsay Rogers [email protected]

Monica Macoubrie [email protected] us as we link the worlds of children’s literature and science. We will start by reading a bird-related book, then investigate ways to engage children in science investigations using birds as an integrating concept. (EC, Elem)

How Syllables Can “Light the Way” for Struggling Readers2:45 - 3:45 • JasmineCarolyn Brandle [email protected] In this presentation, the benefits of learning the 6 syllable types will be explained and defined. The ability to take a word apart to pronounce it and/or determine its meaning is helpful for all students, but particularly for the struggling reader. (Elem, MS)

It’s about Comprehensive Literacy Solutions!2:45 - 3:45 • HibiscusJim Strayer [email protected] Come see Scholastic’s Comprehensive Literacy Solutions support whole & small group instruction with print and digital, guided reading, summer books, and independent reading. Family engagement and learning supports also discussed. (All)

Trends in Publishing of Trade Books for Children & AdolescentsAuthor Panel Discussion – facilitated by Stephanie Burdic

3:00 – 4:00 • Paradise 2Judy Young, Ann Marie Stephens, Bruce Arant, April Henry, Lydia Kang, and Kristin GanoungThe panel will share their views on how the publishing industry has changed in recent years and predict what will happen in the future based on their personal experiences. They will discuss some of the biggest challenges that they currently face and how educators can help. Come prepared to ask questions and learn about what’s new in the field.

Enabling Learning Environments in the Classroom to Enhance Vocabulary, Fluency, and Comprehension Development Using a Range of Multimodal Tools3:00 –4:00 • Paradise 3Bernadette DwyerThis session will describe the research on effective vocabulary, fluency and comprehension development and explore how a range of multimodal and digital tools can be used effectively to excite, empower, engage, and energize students towards literacy and learning in the classroom.

Autographing SessionsAutographing sessions will take place in the Exhibit Hall at various times during the conference. Please refer to the signs located in the Exhibit Hall for specific authors and times

Don’t Forget TO VISIT THE EXHIBIT HALL


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Lighting Up Morning Meetings by Merging Literacy with Social Emotional Skills:10 Engaging Lessons Paired with 10 S.E.L. Books1:15 - 2:15 • JasmineEmily Kildow [email protected] you want to teach, practice, and instill social emotional skills (empathy, self-control, etc.) to your students? This session will provide a list of books and text-related activities to create a positive, collaborative classroom environment. (EC, Elem)

Engaging Upper-Elementary Students Using Poetry1:15 - 2:15 • HibiscusAshley Feik [email protected]

Megan Ahrens [email protected] We will explore multiple poems for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to read and write. Poems may be used in large or small group settings. You will walk away with resources to use immediately in your classroom. (Elem)

Teaching English Language Learners: How to build positive and authentic relationships to support ELL students and their families1:30 – 2:30 • Paradise 3Colleen SchmitIn this interactive presentation, the presenter describes the importance and value of building authentic relationships when serving English Language Learners. A focus will be placed on not only relationships with the students but with their families as well. Attendees will leave the presentation with applicable strategies and ideas to implement within their own classrooms and programs.

Self-Love is Self-Care In and Out of the Workplace: Creative tools to take care of you! 2:00 – 3:30 • Paradise 4Felicia WebsterStress is normal in the workplace, but when it becomes excessive, it can interfere with your physical and emotional well-being, as well as your productivity and performance. With the right tools and techniques, you can create a healthy balance in your schedule at work and in your everyday life.Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Join me in this hands-on workshop where we will explore practical and creative ways to manage stress.This session is open to anyone who is interested in finding artistic ways of letting go of people, places and things that no longer serve their highest good in a safe space.

NSLA Virtual Book Club Introduction2:00 - 2:30 • Exhibit Hall“Who’s Doing the Work?” by Burkins and Yaris

Teaching Argument via Children’s Literature and the Internet2:30 - 4:00 • Paradise 1ABKelli WestmorelandIn this session, participants will explore various multimodal texts that naturally spark engagement as they encourage students to explore different perspectives. These authentic texts create the foundation for argument writing. We will explore topics through literature, incorporate the writing process using a variety of drafting techniques, and look at a variety of authentic methods of publication.

(You) Change a Student’s Literacy Story!2:30 - 3:30 • Paradise 1CStephanie Malone [email protected] Pause. Just Pause. In this session,we will take a step back to reflect on how we teach our stubborn struggling readers. Then we will take two steps forward and learn how you can change your student’s literacy story through three interventions: Let’s Talk, Read with Me, and structured guided reading. (MS, SEC)


No More Robots: Helping Kids Re-Program Their Reading Voices – with Expression!8:00 - 9:00 • Paradise 3Bruce ArantIt may take loads of patience and lots of practice, but it will be worth the effort if the all-too-common “robot voice” is erased from your students’ “hard drives.” A brief overview of tips and tricks to help make reading aloud more enjoyable for the reader — and for the listener.

It’s a Wild World: Mixing Literature with STEM8:00 - 9:00 • Paradise 4Judy YoungAuthor Judy Young uses The Missing Grizzly Cubs, Danger at the Dinosaur Stomping Grounds and The Wolves of Slough Creek from the new Wild World of Buck Bray Series to share some hands-on STEM projects that you can use in your classroom to create fun and exciting cross-curricular lessons for your students.

FRIDAY MORNING EVENTS

Adobe Spark Video Book Trailers for Middle School Students8:00 – 9:00 • Paradise 1ABMonica Burns [email protected] session will introduce a format for creating book trailers with the free Adobe Spark tools. Perfect for middle school students, this session will include a hands-on opportunity to create a book trailer to use as an exemplar for their students. This session will focus on activities perfect for novel studies, literature circles and independent reading responses.

Sizzle, Snap, Pop, or Snooze: What’s Hot and What We’ve Bought in Young Adult Literature8:00 - 9:00 • Paradise 1CStephanie Burdic [email protected] This session explores thirty not-to-be missed recently published student choice titles, looks at popular authors, and brainstorms ways to promote the best of Young Adult literature to students. (MS, Sec)

Sessions with this label will be eligible for early childhood education inservice credit. At the end of the session(s) that you attend, simply have your certificate in the back of the program book stamped. This certificate

can be kept in your file and utilized to verify the yearly requirement for professional development.

Featured Sessions

Seating for all sessions will be on a first come, first served basis. Room monitors will close the doors when all seats are filled. Sitting on the floor or standing will not be permitted and the practice of “saving seats” is discouraged. This is to ensure that every attendee has the opportunity to take part in a high-quality professional development experience provided by NSRA.

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Social Emotional Learning Through Literacy8:00 – 9:00 • JasmineKim Webster [email protected]

Ashley Hergott [email protected]

Toni Bloch [email protected] and emotional development is a key component to school success. In this session, we will focus on ways to incorporate social and emotional learning into your everyday curriculum. You will leave with strategies, exercises, and resources to easily implement into your classroom. (EC, Elem)

Heterogeneous Guided Reading Groups: How Teachers Match Instruction to Learners’ Needs8:00 – 9:00 • HibiscusTiffany Young [email protected] how students in your lowest reading groups will ever catch up? Discuss how to match instruction rather than leveled texts to meet students’ needs in heterogenous guided reading groups. (EC, Elem)

Preparing Teachers to Support Struggling First-Grade Readers8:00 – 9:00 • PalmBettina Baker [email protected] This research presentation identifies specific word structures first-graders are expected to learn, and reveals the actual learning rates of those structures by students who are not achieving on grade level.(EC, Elem)

Let’s Talk8:00 – 9:00 • LotusJoni Irlmeier [email protected] presentation will promote the significance of student talk in all classrooms and will address the what, the why, and the how. Student talk compliments literacy instruction. (Elem, ELL)

Improving Reading and Writing with Free Microsoft Learning Tools8:00 – 8:30 • Exhibit HallRachel Berger [email protected] you know Microsoft has created free, accessible AT to support students who struggle with reading and writing? This session will showcase how these free Learning Tools can be used to support classroom engagement of reading and writing for users with learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, emerging readers or a combination of any of the broad range of unique student abilities. Details, demonstrations and student examples will be shared about several new and improved sets of features across Microsoft products.

Reaching Students on the Autism Spectrum AND the Parents Who Come with Them8:30 - 10:30 • Paradise 2Barbara BorosonMore students on the autism spectrum are being included in general education classrooms than ever before, and effective collaboration with their parents is critical to their success all the way through. This powerful session contrasts the acute academic challenges confronted by educators with the chronic practical and emotional challenges facing parents and caregivers—and the profoundly different perspectives we all bring to the table. Participants take away meaningful strategies for broaching difficult conversations with parents, for bridging those wide gaps in communication, and for clearing a path for effective collaboration between school and home. Together, parents and professionals become a vital force in bringing out the best in the children we share.

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Who are “legitimate” readers in middle and high school reading classes?1:00 - 1:30 • Exhibit HallLoukia Sarroub [email protected]

Aiqing Yu [email protected]

Stephanie Malone [email protected] The purpose of this study is to explore teacher and student interaction related to multiple texts and discourse and the connections between socio-economic status and literacy for middle and secondary low-SES students in an intervention reading program class. (MS, Sec)

Virtual Reality in the Reading Classroom (with or without a headset!)1:00 - 2:00 • Paradise 1ABMonica Burns [email protected] are lots of reasons to incorporate virtual reality in the classroom. In the reading classroom, VR is an absolute must-have! In this session you’ll explore VR resources to use with students of all ages, both with and without a headset. If you’re curious about virtual reality and how it can support readers throughout the school year, come exploring the world with us!

High Impact Language Growth for ELLs: Supporting Second Language Acquisition through First Language Development1:00 - 2:00 • Paradise 1CStephanie Call [email protected] Understanding how deeply second language learning is supported by first language experience can enable districts to create structural supports to accelerate learning for ELLs.(EC, Elem, MS, Sec, ELL)

Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Content: Autism Spectrum Disorder at School1:00 - 2:30 • Paradise 2Barbara BorosonWe hold this truth to be self-evident: Students on the spectrum need support with life literacy, before they can reachfor content literacy. This lively, interactive session provides critical strategies for reducing anxiety, enhancing engagement, decoding behavior, and supporting socialization—all necessary benchmarks on the path toward curricular learning. We will then look at effective techniques for getting information in and information out, as we move toward our collective goal of literacy and independence for all.

Boys and Girls Book Clubs1:00 – 2:00 • PalmKelly Kingsley [email protected]

Robert Ingram [email protected]

Gina Bittner [email protected] Join us for an hour of high impact strategies that will motivate and encourage all readers, yes even those reluctant ones, to embrace reading as a hobby of choice. Find out how to implement book clubs, focusing on literacy and social interaction. (Elem)

Lighting Up Science Vocabulary Instruction1:00 – 2:00 • LotusChris Tee Weixelman [email protected] With the emphasis on STEM and the new science standards, we will look at the latest research and methods for teaching science vocabulary and discuss some successful strategies to increase student learning. (EC, Elem)



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Teacher Well-Being: Guard Against Losing Yourself in the Quest to Do What’s Best for Kids9:00 – 9:30 • Exhibit HallAbby Weiland [email protected] (Elem/MS)

Creating eBooks for Reading Responses9:30 - 10:30 • Paradise 1ABMonica Burns [email protected] for a new way to have students capture their reading this school year? This session will spotlight Book Creator as an ebook creation tool for students of all ages. It is Chromebook and iPad friendly and gives students a way to create a reading journal they can update and add to throughout the school year. This session will incorporate multimedia responses to help students have voice and choice to talk about their reading.

The Nuts and Bolts of Personal Reading: From Rationale to Practice: What you need to know to get started, stay organized, and sustain this powerful part of your instruction.9:30 - 10:30 • Paradise 1CTish Rezac [email protected] (MS)

Do The Write Thing: Strengthening Student Literacy9:30 - 11:00 • Paradise 3Ann Marie StephensIn this presentation, long time teacher and children’s book author, Ann Marie Stephens, discusses how developing confident readers and writers can pave the way to lifelong success. Through her experiences facilitating the writing workshop with elementary school students, she’ll share ideas for strengthening student literacy and creating bonds within a school that lead to undeniable and unforgettable changes for everyone.

The Power of Storytelling, Poetry and Music can bring a Classroom to Live9:30 - 10:30 • Paradise 4Felicia WebsterThis workshop provides a soulful and unique blend in the art of storytelling using spoken word poetry. As a rich part of the oral tradition of African and African American history, the participants will listen to a poem by an African American poet and explore the figurative and colorful language used to convey the story. Finally, each “poet,” will respond to the poem shared through their own lens by writing, editing and performing their own spoken word piece for an audience of their peers.

Social Emotional Learning With Technology in Primary Grades9:30 – 10:30 • JasmineAngie Konen [email protected]

Ashley Hergott [email protected] emotional learning is key to a child’s success. Join us in learning about technology tools to enhance social emotional learning. (EC, Elem)

Burn Baby, Burn: 8 Strategies to Identify and Extinguish Teacher Burnout9:30 – 10:30 • HibiscusColleen SchmitAre you engulfed in the flames of burnout?! Join Colleen as she helps to guide you to begin to extinguish the flames of teacher burnout out and reclaim your joy in the classroom. Practical and real strategies will be at your fingertips for you to begin implementing immediately!

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FRIDAY LUNCH EVENTS

11:30 – 12:00 Buffet Open for Featured AuthorApril Henry speaking from 12:00 - 12:45 in Paradise 4

New York Times bestselling author April Henry is known for the meticulous research that shapes her stories. And that research always starts with reading! For example, an upcoming character needed to have survived a house fire and know first aid, so April started by reading memoirs and wilderness medicine blogs. Then she became certified in Wilderness Medicine. All this will make her upcoming book more accurate. In addition to sharing the stories behind the stories, April will take you step-by-step through the process of how to write a book, where to get ideas, and how to make those ideas feel real. She’ll illustrate how real-life research is important to creating stories full of tension, authenticity and characters readers care about, and show how real-life stories can become the spark for fiction. Her stories behind the stories will give educators the tools and insights they need to hook students and make them want to read.

SEAN Meet and Greet12:00 – 12:50 in Paradise 3Mike Wiesen,SEAN Representative, Hosting Students will be provided lunch and an opportunity for an informal conversation with SEAN/NSEA representatives.


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Lunch11:00 – 12:30 Buffet Open Options with a speaker will require a ticket issued through pre-registration for the event. Others may enjoy their meals and conversation in the restaurant or other areas of the Ramada.

FRIDAY LUNCH EVENTSHot Topics

11:00 - 11:30 Buffet Open Panel Discussion from 11:30 - 12:15 in the Exhibit HallModerators: Marissa Payzant, NDE English Language Arts Education Specialist, and Rhea Hochstien, NDE Special Education.

Join us for a lunch panel discussion where you will learn about the Nebraska Reading Improvement Act and its implications for early literacy across the state and in your own classroom. We’ll also take some time for a Q & A before the end of the session.

11:15 - 11:45 Buffet Open for Featured AuthorJudy Young speaking from 11:45 – 12:30 in Jasmine/Hibiscus Author of twenty-nine award-winning fiction, poetry and nonfiction books for children ages birth through thirteen, including her novel Promise, The Wild World of Buck Bray series for middle grade kids, Digger and Daisy early reader series and A Pet for Miss Wright read on Reading Rainbow, Judy Young is living proof that dreams do come true! Join Judy as she relates her unique and humorous story of how her career changed from a speech/language pathologist in the schools to an award-winning author!

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Literacy Devices: Let Children’s Books Light The Way9:30 – 10:30 • PalmKathy Danielson [email protected]’s books that illuminate the use of literacy devices such us personification, hyperbole, alliteration, etc. will be shared, along with ideas for enhancing students’ understanding of these skills. A list of recommended books will be shared. (Elem)

Literary Analysis – Strategic Reading – Informed Writing9:30 – 10:30 • LotusJennifer Seaton [email protected] students to read closely, deconstruct text, and provide text evidence is complex. In this session participants will receive practical lessons for teaching responsive writing with a variety of texts. (Elem, MS)

Joining Forces: Bridging the Literacy Gap between Researchers and Practitioners10:00 – 10:30 • Exhibit HallTiffany Young [email protected] you interested in sharing your experiential knowledge of literacy instruction on a broader scale? Discuss the ways in which researchers and teachers can work together to inspire innovation. (EC, Elem)

Taming the Wild Text: 15 Tools for Digital Readers11:00 – 12:00 • Paradise 1ABMonica Burns [email protected] this fast-paced session, you will learn about 15 favorite technology tools for digital readers. These tools are perfect for K-12 teachers and totally customizable for your learning goals. The goal of this session is to help educators understand the power of technology? in the hands of digital readers through the presentation of a series of tools in the context of classroom learning experiences.

Literacy-Based Activities for The World Language Classroom11:00 - 12:00 • Paradise 1CStephanie Call [email protected] will learn how to apply technology infused, literacy-based strategies to support world language curriculum and to accelerate world language learning. (MS, Sec, ELL)

STEM: Fiction as a Learning Tool11:00 – 12:00 • Paradise 2Lydia KangLydia Kang, a practicing physician and author, will discuss how to make reluctant readers interested in sci-fi. She will share her ideas on how to be more cross-sectional with teaching using fiction in math and sciences.

Vocabulary Intervention Strategies for Students At-Risk11:00 – 12:00 • PalmRebecca Tuttle [email protected] many of our students living in poverty come to school ill prepared in vocabulary skills. They need background knowledge and experiences to help comprehend complex text. We will be learning new vocabulary intervention strategies to help build background knowledge. (Elem, MS)

Spotlight on the Little Things11:00 – 12:00 • LotusCarrie Kracl [email protected]

Dena Harshbarger [email protected] This session will cover a variety of literacy tips that can be easily implemented in the classroom. Independent reading, classroom management, conferencing, read alouds, questioning and small group phonics instruction are just a few of the topics that will be discussed. (EC, Elem)



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Teacher Well-Being: Guard Against Losing Yourself in the Quest to Do What’s Best for Kids9:00 – 9:30 • Exhibit HallAbby Weiland [email protected] (Elem/MS)

Creating eBooks for Reading Responses9:30 - 10:30 • Paradise 1ABMonica Burns [email protected] for a new way to have students capture their reading this school year? This session will spotlight Book Creator as an ebook creation tool for students of all ages. It is Chromebook and iPad friendly and gives students a way to create a reading journal they can update and add to throughout the school year. This session will incorporate multimedia responses to help students have voice and choice to talk about their reading.

The Nuts and Bolts of Personal Reading: From Rationale to Practice: What you need to know to get started, stay organized, and sustain this powerful part of your instruction.9:30 - 10:30 • Paradise 1CTish Rezac [email protected] (MS)

Do The Write Thing: Strengthening Student Literacy9:30 - 11:00 • Paradise 3Ann Marie StephensIn this presentation, long time teacher and children’s book author, Ann Marie Stephens, discusses how developing confident readers and writers can pave the way to lifelong success. Through her experiences facilitating the writing workshop with elementary school students, she’ll share ideas for strengthening student literacy and creating bonds within a school that lead to undeniable and unforgettable changes for everyone.

The Power of Storytelling, Poetry and Music can bring a Classroom to Live9:30 - 10:30 • Paradise 4Felicia WebsterThis workshop provides a soulful and unique blend in the art of storytelling using spoken word poetry. As a rich part of the oral tradition of African and African American history, the participants will listen to a poem by an African American poet and explore the figurative and colorful language used to convey the story. Finally, each “poet,” will respond to the poem shared through their own lens by writing, editing and performing their own spoken word piece for an audience of their peers.

Social Emotional Learning With Technology in Primary Grades9:30 – 10:30 • JasmineAngie Konen [email protected]

Ashley Hergott [email protected] emotional learning is key to a child’s success. Join us in learning about technology tools to enhance social emotional learning. (EC, Elem)

Burn Baby, Burn: 8 Strategies to Identify and Extinguish Teacher Burnout9:30 – 10:30 • HibiscusColleen SchmitAre you engulfed in the flames of burnout?! Join Colleen as she helps to guide you to begin to extinguish the flames of teacher burnout out and reclaim your joy in the classroom. Practical and real strategies will be at your fingertips for you to begin implementing immediately!

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FRIDAY LUNCH EVENTS

11:30 – 12:00 Buffet Open for Featured AuthorApril Henry speaking from 12:00 - 12:45 in Paradise 4

New York Times bestselling author April Henry is known for the meticulous research that shapes her stories. And that research always starts with reading! For example, an upcoming character needed to have survived a house fire and know first aid, so April started by reading memoirs and wilderness medicine blogs. Then she became certified in Wilderness Medicine. All this will make her upcoming book more accurate. In addition to sharing the stories behind the stories, April will take you step-by-step through the process of how to write a book, where to get ideas, and how to make those ideas feel real. She’ll illustrate how real-life research is important to creating stories full of tension, authenticity and characters readers care about, and show how real-life stories can become the spark for fiction. Her stories behind the stories will give educators the tools and insights they need to hook students and make them want to read.

SEAN Meet and Greet12:00 – 12:50 in Paradise 3Mike Wiesen,SEAN Representative, Hosting Students will be provided lunch and an opportunity for an informal conversation with SEAN/NSEA representatives.


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Social Emotional Learning Through Literacy8:00 – 9:00 • JasmineKim Webster [email protected]

Ashley Hergott [email protected]

Toni Bloch [email protected] and emotional development is a key component to school success. In this session, we will focus on ways to incorporate social and emotional learning into your everyday curriculum. You will leave with strategies, exercises, and resources to easily implement into your classroom. (EC, Elem)

Heterogeneous Guided Reading Groups: How Teachers Match Instruction to Learners’ Needs8:00 – 9:00 • HibiscusTiffany Young [email protected] how students in your lowest reading groups will ever catch up? Discuss how to match instruction rather than leveled texts to meet students’ needs in heterogenous guided reading groups. (EC, Elem)

Preparing Teachers to Support Struggling First-Grade Readers8:00 – 9:00 • PalmBettina Baker [email protected] This research presentation identifies specific word structures first-graders are expected to learn, and reveals the actual learning rates of those structures by students who are not achieving on grade level.(EC, Elem)

Let’s Talk8:00 – 9:00 • LotusJoni Irlmeier [email protected] presentation will promote the significance of student talk in all classrooms and will address the what, the why, and the how. Student talk compliments literacy instruction. (Elem, ELL)

Improving Reading and Writing with Free Microsoft Learning Tools8:00 – 8:30 • Exhibit HallRachel Berger [email protected] you know Microsoft has created free, accessible AT to support students who struggle with reading and writing? This session will showcase how these free Learning Tools can be used to support classroom engagement of reading and writing for users with learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, emerging readers or a combination of any of the broad range of unique student abilities. Details, demonstrations and student examples will be shared about several new and improved sets of features across Microsoft products.

Reaching Students on the Autism Spectrum AND the Parents Who Come with Them8:30 - 10:30 • Paradise 2Barbara BorosonMore students on the autism spectrum are being included in general education classrooms than ever before, and effective collaboration with their parents is critical to their success all the way through. This powerful session contrasts the acute academic challenges confronted by educators with the chronic practical and emotional challenges facing parents and caregivers—and the profoundly different perspectives we all bring to the table. Participants take away meaningful strategies for broaching difficult conversations with parents, for bridging those wide gaps in communication, and for clearing a path for effective collaboration between school and home. Together, parents and professionals become a vital force in bringing out the best in the children we share.

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Who are “legitimate” readers in middle and high school reading classes?1:00 - 1:30 • Exhibit HallLoukia Sarroub [email protected]

Aiqing Yu [email protected]

Stephanie Malone [email protected] The purpose of this study is to explore teacher and student interaction related to multiple texts and discourse and the connections between socio-economic status and literacy for middle and secondary low-SES students in an intervention reading program class. (MS, Sec)

Virtual Reality in the Reading Classroom (with or without a headset!)1:00 - 2:00 • Paradise 1ABMonica Burns [email protected] are lots of reasons to incorporate virtual reality in the classroom. In the reading classroom, VR is an absolute must-have! In this session you’ll explore VR resources to use with students of all ages, both with and without a headset. If you’re curious about virtual reality and how it can support readers throughout the school year, come exploring the world with us!

High Impact Language Growth for ELLs: Supporting Second Language Acquisition through First Language Development1:00 - 2:00 • Paradise 1CStephanie Call [email protected] Understanding how deeply second language learning is supported by first language experience can enable districts to create structural supports to accelerate learning for ELLs.(EC, Elem, MS, Sec, ELL)

Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Content: Autism Spectrum Disorder at School1:00 - 2:30 • Paradise 2Barbara BorosonWe hold this truth to be self-evident: Students on the spectrum need support with life literacy, before they can reachfor content literacy. This lively, interactive session provides critical strategies for reducing anxiety, enhancing engagement, decoding behavior, and supporting socialization—all necessary benchmarks on the path toward curricular learning. We will then look at effective techniques for getting information in and information out, as we move toward our collective goal of literacy and independence for all.

Boys and Girls Book Clubs1:00 – 2:00 • PalmKelly Kingsley [email protected]

Robert Ingram [email protected]

Gina Bittner [email protected] Join us for an hour of high impact strategies that will motivate and encourage all readers, yes even those reluctant ones, to embrace reading as a hobby of choice. Find out how to implement book clubs, focusing on literacy and social interaction. (Elem)

Lighting Up Science Vocabulary Instruction1:00 – 2:00 • LotusChris Tee Weixelman [email protected] With the emphasis on STEM and the new science standards, we will look at the latest research and methods for teaching science vocabulary and discuss some successful strategies to increase student learning. (EC, Elem)



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Lighting Up Morning Meetings by Merging Literacy with Social Emotional Skills:10 Engaging Lessons Paired with 10 S.E.L. Books1:15 - 2:15 • JasmineEmily Kildow [email protected] you want to teach, practice, and instill social emotional skills (empathy, self-control, etc.) to your students? This session will provide a list of books and text-related activities to create a positive, collaborative classroom environment. (EC, Elem)

Engaging Upper-Elementary Students Using Poetry1:15 - 2:15 • HibiscusAshley Feik [email protected]

Megan Ahrens [email protected] We will explore multiple poems for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students to read and write. Poems may be used in large or small group settings. You will walk away with resources to use immediately in your classroom. (Elem)

Teaching English Language Learners: How to build positive and authentic relationships to support ELL students and their families1:30 – 2:30 • Paradise 3Colleen SchmitIn this interactive presentation, the presenter describes the importance and value of building authentic relationships when serving English Language Learners. A focus will be placed on not only relationships with the students but with their families as well. Attendees will leave the presentation with applicable strategies and ideas to implement within their own classrooms and programs.

Self-Love is Self-Care In and Out of the Workplace: Creative tools to take care of you! 2:00 – 3:30 • Paradise 4Felicia WebsterStress is normal in the workplace, but when it becomes excessive, it can interfere with your physical and emotional well-being, as well as your productivity and performance. With the right tools and techniques, you can create a healthy balance in your schedule at work and in your everyday life.Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Join me in this hands-on workshop where we will explore practical and creative ways to manage stress.This session is open to anyone who is interested in finding artistic ways of letting go of people, places and things that no longer serve their highest good in a safe space.

NSLA Virtual Book Club Introduction2:00 - 2:30 • Exhibit Hall“Who’s Doing the Work?” by Burkins and Yaris

Teaching Argument via Children’s Literature and the Internet2:30 - 4:00 • Paradise 1ABKelli WestmorelandIn this session, participants will explore various multimodal texts that naturally spark engagement as they encourage students to explore different perspectives. These authentic texts create the foundation for argument writing. We will explore topics through literature, incorporate the writing process using a variety of drafting techniques, and look at a variety of authentic methods of publication.

(You) Change a Student’s Literacy Story!2:30 - 3:30 • Paradise 1CStephanie Malone [email protected] Pause. Just Pause. In this session,we will take a step back to reflect on how we teach our stubborn struggling readers. Then we will take two steps forward and learn how you can change your student’s literacy story through three interventions: Let’s Talk, Read with Me, and structured guided reading. (MS, SEC)


No More Robots: Helping Kids Re-Program Their Reading Voices – with Expression!8:00 - 9:00 • Paradise 3Bruce ArantIt may take loads of patience and lots of practice, but it will be worth the effort if the all-too-common “robot voice” is erased from your students’ “hard drives.” A brief overview of tips and tricks to help make reading aloud more enjoyable for the reader — and for the listener.

It’s a Wild World: Mixing Literature with STEM8:00 - 9:00 • Paradise 4Judy YoungAuthor Judy Young uses The Missing Grizzly Cubs, Danger at the Dinosaur Stomping Grounds and The Wolves of Slough Creek from the new Wild World of Buck Bray Series to share some hands-on STEM projects that you can use in your classroom to create fun and exciting cross-curricular lessons for your students.


Adobe Spark Video Book Trailers for Middle School Students8:00 – 9:00 • Paradise 1ABMonica Burns [email protected] session will introduce a format for creating book trailers with the free Adobe Spark tools. Perfect for middle school students, this session will include a hands-on opportunity to create a book trailer to use as an exemplar for their students. This session will focus on activities perfect for novel studies, literature circles and independent reading responses.

Sizzle, Snap, Pop, or Snooze: What’s Hot and What We’ve Bought in Young Adult Literature8:00 - 9:00 • Paradise 1CStephanie Burdic [email protected] This session explores thirty not-to-be missed recently published student choice titles, looks at popular authors, and brainstorms ways to promote the best of Young Adult literature to students. (MS, Sec)

Sessions with this label will be eligible for early childhood education inservice credit. At the end of the session(s) that you attend, simply have your certificate in the back of the program book stamped. This certificate

can be kept in your file and utilized to verify the yearly requirement for professional development.

Featured Sessions

Seating for all sessions will be on a first come, first served basis. Room monitors will close the doors when all seats are filled. Sitting on the floor or standing will not be permitted and the practice of “saving seats” is discouraged. This is to ensure that every attendee has the opportunity to take part in a high-quality professional development experience provided by NSRA.

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Children’s Rights to Read

Pledge your support for these #RightsToRead: www.rightstoread.org

1. Children have the basic human right to read.

2. Children have the right to access texts in print and digital formats.

3. Children have the right to choose what they read.

4. Children have the right to read texts that mirror their experiences and languages, provide windows into the lives of others, and open doors into our diverse world.

5. Children have the right to read for pleasure.

6. Children have the right to supportive reading environments with knowledgeable literacy partners.

7. Children have the right to extended time set aside for reading.

8. Children have the right to share what they learn through reading by collaborating with others locally and globally.

9. Children have the right to read as a springboard for other forms of communication, such as writing, speaking, and visually representing.

10. Children have the right to benefit from the financial and material resources of governments, agencies, and organizations that support reading and reading instruction.


Do you want to start a Book Club?2:30 – 3:30 • PalmJudy Henning [email protected] shows students who participate Book Clubs have a better reading attitude and improved reading skills. Schools should make Book Clubs available at all levels and involve the school librarian, classroom teachers, and parents as facilitators. This presentation will discuss best practices of Book Clubs. (Elem/Sec) Linking Literature and Science: Birds2:30 – 4:00 • LotusLindsay Rogers [email protected]

Monica Macoubrie [email protected] us as we link the worlds of children’s literature and science. We will start by reading a bird-related book, then investigate ways to engage children in science investigations using birds as an integrating concept. (EC, Elem)

How Syllables Can “Light the Way” for Struggling Readers2:45 - 3:45 • JasmineCarolyn Brandle [email protected] In this presentation, the benefits of learning the 6 syllable types will be explained and defined. The ability to take a word apart to pronounce it and/or determine its meaning is helpful for all students, but particularly for the struggling reader. (Elem, MS)

It’s about Comprehensive Literacy Solutions!2:45 - 3:45 • HibiscusJim Strayer [email protected] Come see Scholastic’s Comprehensive Literacy Solutions support whole & small group instruction with print and digital, guided reading, summer books, and independent reading. Family engagement and learning supports also discussed. (All)

Trends in Publishing of Trade Books for Children & AdolescentsAuthor Panel Discussion – facilitated by Stephanie Burdic

3:00 – 4:00 • Paradise 2Judy Young, Ann Marie Stephens, Bruce Arant, April Henry, Lydia Kang, and Kristin GanoungThe panel will share their views on how the publishing industry has changed in recent years and predict what will happen in the future based on their personal experiences. They will discuss some of the biggest challenges that they currently face and how educators can help. Come prepared to ask questions and learn about what’s new in the field.

Enabling Learning Environments in the Classroom to Enhance Vocabulary, Fluency, and Comprehension Development Using a Range of Multimodal Tools3:00 –4:00 • Paradise 3Bernadette DwyerThis session will describe the research on effective vocabulary, fluency and comprehension development and explore how a range of multimodal and digital tools can be used effectively to excite, empower, engage, and energize students towards literacy and learning in the classroom.




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Turn Pages into DreamsClayton Anderson

Astronaut Clayton “Astro Clay” Anderson, Nebraska’s only Astronaut, spent 167 days in space and 38 hours and 28 minutes in executing 6 spacewalks. He applied 15 times before NASA selected him as an Astronaut in 1998; and he spent 30 years working for NASA, 15 as an engineer and then 15 as an Astronaut.

Succeeding in one of the most difficult and coveted jobs in the world through perseverance and a never-give-up mantra, Anderson employs NASA’s “Plan, Train and Fly (Execute)” philosophy to all his speaking engagements and projects.

Coupled with lessons learned in the areas of leadership, persistence, and passion, he provides unique and “out of this world” insights for those seeking to achieve practical execution.

Clay’s AWARD WINNING book, The Ordinary Spaceman: From Boyhood Dreams to Astronaut, children’s books A is for Astronaut: BlastingThrough the Alphabet and It’s a Question of Space: An Ordinary Astronaut’s Answers to Sometimes Extraordinary Questions and a special “Astronaut Edition” Fisher Space Pen are available at www.AstroClay.com.

THURSDAY NIGHT EVENTSTHE MARYANN MANNING SCHOLARSHIP AND AWARDS BANQUET7:00 - 9:00 PM • Paradise 4Presiding: Karen Heafer

The Maryann Manning Memorial Scholarship honors the memory of our fellow Nebraskan, Dr. Maryann Manning Elected to be 2015 – 2016 President of the International Reading AssociationMaryann Murphy Manning died September 8, 2013, in Bali, Indonesia, while working at a literacy

conference, doing what she loved.

WELCOME FROM NSLA: Karen Heafer, Chair of the NSLA Board of DirectorsWELCOME FROM THE CITY OF KEARNEY: Tim Higgins, Buffalo County CommissionerWELCOME FROM THE INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION: Bernadette Dwyer, PresidentDinner is ServedRECOGNITION OF NSLA PAST PRESIDENTS AND STUDENT AMBASSADORS: Karen Heafer

Celebrate Literacy – Marilyn Coon Shawna Lindner, Children’s Librarian, Kearney Public LibraryDistinguished Educator – Julie Schick Amy Mancini Marshall, Grand Island Public Schools

PRESENTING AWARDS:

INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKER: Nikki PiperSPECIAL ‘LAUNCH’: Karen HeaferLOOKING TO 2020: Nikki Piper

NSLA Scholarships – Tricia Parker Alicia Laufenberg Tiffany Taira Young

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THURSDAY NIGHT EVENTS

Social and Poetry Slam 5:30 - 7:00 PM • Paradise 3

Hosted by Judy Young, author of award-winning book, R is for Rhyme, A Poetry Alphabet, and NSLA Slam Poetry award winner, Marilyn Coon!

When Judy was about ten years old, she showed her grandmother a poem she had written. Her grandmother encouraged her to keep writing and Judy did! Judy’s children’s poetry, fiction and nonfiction books are used extensively in classrooms across the country and have received numerous awards, honors and recognition. One of Judy’s most exciting honors was having A Pet for Miss Wright read by LeVar Burton for Reading Rainbow Storytime Video to celebrate National Reading Month. Another cherished honor was watching as R is for Rhyme, A Poetry

Alphabet was performed by the Tanner Creative Dance Program and Children’s Dance Theatre of the University of Utah for their 58th annual performance. Judy says, “It brought tears to my eyes knowing my words were the creative inspiration of two other art forms: music and dance.”

The Slam starts with a presentation which includes Judy’s performance of her Poetry from A to Z Rap. Then, Judy and Marilyn will invite others to join the fun in reciting or reading their own work or work of others in a relaxed and lively “contest.”

Hey, Mister! Hey, Ma’am! Come, let’s go! It’s a Poetry Slam! Now’s your chance to win a prize!

Everybody qualifies!Just bring a poem (or two or three)

Serious, funny, or fancy-freeDon’t be bashful, get up, be a ham!

Recite your poem at the Poetry Slam!

This event is open to everyone and the rules are simple:

• Contestants can be individuals or get together as a team.• Bring a favorite poem.• Poems can be your work or the work of others, serious or funny, any subject!• Poems can be recited from memory, read aloud, or performed as a team.• Up to 3-minute time limit.• No props, costumes or music are allowed.• Top three winners will win a prize!

Poetry Out Loud: Nebraska!Poetry Out Loud is a national poetry recitation competition and educational program that encourages students to learn about great poetry through memorization and performance. This free program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence and learn about our literary heritage. Students also have the opportunity to compete for a free trip to Washington DC and over $50,000 in scholarships and prizes. Visit the Poetry Out Loud website to learn more.

The Summer Institute is part of the NSLA Statewide Virtual Book Club for "Who's Doing the Work? How to Say Less so Readers Can Do More". NSLA encourages you to attend one of the two informational sessions during conference or stop by the NSLA table to get information on the Book Study. This is a great way to continue your professional development experience after the conference.

July 16, 2019 Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris,

authors of “Who’s Doing the Work?” will offer the keynote address.

Additional speakers and topic sessions will occur throughout the day.

Watch our website, nereads.org, for more information.


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Imagine dozens of companies, all in one place, all eager to show

off their best products and services. It’s not too good to be

true — it’s the 2019 NSLA Exposition! Whatever your district’s

literacy needs are, you will find a solution for them here. You’ll

also be inspired by new ideas and innovative displays.

Our Exposition is your most comprehensive and efficient way

to see the education industry’s latest offerings.

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Join us at the Welcome Reception in the EXHIBIT HALL on Thursday afternoon. There

will be music, door prizes, complimentary cocktails and hors d’oeuvres. Visit our

vendors, purchase books, collect autographs, meet your NSLA officers and find out how to

get involved!

FREE and open to all registered attendees.

NSLA is grateful to the Ramada Inn

for sponsoring this event

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Autographing SessionsAutographing sessions will take place in the Exhibit Hall at various times during the conference. Please refer to the signs located in the Exhibit Hall

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Engagement by Design 12:30 – 3:00 PM l Nancy FreyParadise 4Creating Learning Environments Where Students ThriveEvery teacher wants engaged students. No student wants to be bored. So why isn’t every classroom teeming with discussion and purposeful activity centered on the day’s learning expectations?


Classroom dynamics are inherently complex, as multifaceted as the personalities in the room, so where should a teacher begin? Engagement by Design gives you a framework for making daily improvements and highlights the opportunities that will bring the greatest benefit in the least amount of time. You’ll learn about relationships, clarity, and challenge, including• How getting to know each student a little better can fundamentally change the classroom dynamics—

and how to do that• What it means to be an “intentionally inviting” teacher, and how it gives you an advantage in creat-

ing an environment conducive to learning• How to bring more clarity to key aspects of your work—and how it can reap substantial rewards for

you and your students• How opening the culture to student voice—listening to students—is linked to academic motivation,

and how to use it to shape your day-to-day planning• The best ways to increase learning for your students, boosting the proportional value of their school year• Understanding engagement—and actively pursuing it—can make all the difference between forging a real

connection with students and having a classroom that’s simply going through the motions. Engagement by Design puts you in control of managing your classroom’s success and increasing student learning, one moti-vated student at a time. (Primary)

Read With and Word Study with Students in the Intermediate and Advanced Reading Stages1:00 – 4:00 PM l Donald BearParadise 3How do students develop during the Intermediate stage and what do readers in the Advanced stage need to know for a lifetime of reading, writing, and thinking? I’ll present activities and examples to explore that question:• Learn how morphology adds power to vocabulary learning during the Syllables and Affixes and Deri-

vational Relations stages. Learn vocabulary activities including disciplinary concept sorts, vocabulary notebooks, and practices to teach vocabulary deeply and generatively. Learn ways to teach academic vocabularies and vocabulary study as a habit of thinking for all students. Learn the when and how of small and whole group instruction and teaching routines.

• Activities to teach reading for deep and wide learning and enjoyment are presented. The handout will be at www.donaldrbear.com and will include etymological resources, activities and schedules. (Grades 4-12)

Illuminating the possibilities: Transforming literacy instruction in the 21st century classroom1:30 – 3:30 PM l Bernadette DwyerParadise 1 Reading, writing and communicating online introduces new complexities. Using digi-tal technologies and the Internet to enhance literacy and learning requires a range of skills, strategies, dispositions, and social practices. In a global era our students need to be able to collaborate and communicate effectively, to engage in critical thinking, and to be engaged, curious, and creative learners.Drawing on over a decade of classroom research projects, conducted across the continuum of the elementary school setting, this session addresses these issues against the backdrop of the Internet inquiry cycle, reader response in online literature circles, and the intersection between digital and disciplinary literacies. (K-8)


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Read With and Word Study with Students in the Emergent, Beginning, and Transitional Stages8:45 – 11:45 AM l Donald BearParadise 3We’ll explore reading and orthographic development in these stages and I’ll share a plethora of Read With and Word Study activities in the following areas.• Word Study teaches students explicitly with hands-on activities vital skills necessary to excel at

word recognition, spelling and vocabulary. See how spelling is integrated into developmental literacy instruction in differentiated instruction.

• Read With activities give students practice and experience reading. Learn about the literacy diet in emergent literacy, become familiar with Personal Readers, and fluency activities and ways to think about the prosody developmentally. The handout will be at www.donaldrbear.com and will include activities, examples, and schedules. (PreK-3)

Comprehension Connections: Making the Abstract Concrete9:00 – 12:00 NOON l Tanny McGregorParadise 2Inferring, determining importance, synthesizing. It’s not easy to teach these abstract thinking strategies, yet research tells us that by teaching kids to think, we are offering them access to the world. Fortunately, Tanny McGregor has developed visual, tangible, everyday lessons that make abstract thinking concrete. Tanny’s bestselling book, Com-prehension Connections: Bridges to Strategic Reading, is a guide to developing chil-dren’s ability to fully understand texts by making the thinking process achievable, accessible, and incremental. In this workshop, participants will learn how to sequence their teaching to take students from a fun object lesson to a nuanced and lasting understanding of text. Art, music, and movement are incorporated into a supportive structure that reinforces the thinking strategies on a variety of lev-els. Teachers will learn to launch units and create lessons that provide for explicit teaching and value student thinking, across grade levels and across the school day. (PreK-8) Poetry: Write in the Middle of Class An Intensive Writing Workshop for Teachers 9:15 – 11:45 AM l Judy YoungParadise 1CAre you confident in teaching “the poetry unit” or does teaching poetry writing make you nervous? Do you ever wonder how to get your students to write poetry more creatively? Judy Young, author of R is for Rhyme, A Poetry Alphabet, plus eight other poetry books, wants teachers to feel comfortable about using poetry in the classroom and confident in helping students write poetry! In this writing workshop in-service, teachers will learn how fun and easy it is to get their students’ creative juices flowing. By taking the role of their students, teachers will actively participate in a variety of writing activities as Judy leads them through poetry writing from A-Z. (K-8) Engaging Students with and through Authentic Literature9:30 – 12:30 PM & 1:30 – 3:30 PM l Kelli WestmorelandHibiscusAuthentic literature and classroom libraries are the heart of access and equity in our schools. This session is jam-packed with research-based, easy to implement ideas for integrating real books. We’ll explore topics such as:• Developing a literacy program that offers access ad choice• Embracing a multi-text approach to literacy• Integrating multimodal resources and trade books to build knowledge and inquiry• Building text sets to integrate literacy into the content classes• Locating mentor texts for reading and writing workshopsJoin us for a day of laughing and learning! (PreK-6)

EXHIBITOR LISTINGS 2019Arant Creative Group1904 Farnam Street, Suite 704Omaha, NE. 68102www.arantcreative.comAuthor/illustrator Bruce Arant, signing his award-winning books, Simpson’s Sheep Won’t Go to Sleep! and Simpson’s Sheep Just want to Sleep! Also available—information on Bruce’s popular presentations for elementary schools.

Booksource10 Strecker RoadSte 1110Ellisville, MO 63011www.booksource.com & www.bkedresources.comBooksource houses the largest selection of new and classic titles and collections for classroom libraries, bookrooms and content areas. Booksource specializes in customizing any collection to match your specific needs.

Boys Town Press13603 Fr. Flanagan Blvd.Boys Town, NE 68010www.boystown.orgBoys Town Press publishes children’s books that teach important life skills through entertaining stories and captivating artwork and are a great resource for parents and teachers.

Capstone Classroom1710 Roe Crest DriveNorth Mankato, Minnesota 56003www.capstoneclassroom.comCapstone publishes children’s media, including books, digital products, solutions and services, literacy programs, and K-12 professional development resources. Capstone ignites curiosity and imagination through the power of inspiring learning experiences.

Concordia University Nebraska800 N. Columbia AvenueSeward, NE. 68434www.cune.eduEducational Services.

Crabtree Publishing Company Merideth L. Wilcox (REP)350 Fifth Avenue, 59th Floor P. O. Box 246New York, NY 10118 Ankeny, IA 50021www.crabtreebooks.comMajor publisher for both the classroom and library offering a comprehensive selection of leveled non-fiction/fiction books across the curriculum for PK-grade 9 levels. FREE TG’s & BLM available on website.

Educational Design SolutionsPO Box 145Walton, KS. 67151www.educationaldesignsolutions.comEDS provides educators with the easiest and most effective data to guide instruction and monitor progress connecting to individualized educational decisions. We represent Lexia, Reading Plus, Symphony Math and Chalktalk.

Empowering Writers731 Main Street, Suite 117Monroe, CT. 06468www.empoweringwriters.comEmpowering Writers offers professional development teaching K-8 teachers how to teach writing. EW’s writing process allows all students to be successful in narrative, expository/opinion and response to text writing.

Graceland University1401 W. Truman RoadIndependence, MO. 64050www.graceland.eduMaster of Education programs that are completely online. We offer Literacy, Special Education and Instructional Leadership. You do your assignments in your classroom!

Heinemann10 Strecker RoadSte 1110Ellisville. MO 63011www.heinemann.comHeinemann elevates teacher expertise through its professional resources and educational services. Heinemann has cutting edge products by renowned authors such as Fountas and Pinnell, Lcy Calkins and many more!

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt2700 La Frontera Blvd.Round Rock, TX 78681www.hmhco.comProviding comprehensive learning solutions to help all students achieve their maximum potential, HMH serves as the leading source for personalized, flexible, and dynamic instruction.

Institute for Holocaust Education333 S. 132nd StreetOmaha, NE. 68154www.ihene.orgIHE will provide free resource lists for age-appropriate Holocaust literature, as well as writing, listening, and digital activities for grades 6-12. Materials on rational and best practice will be available.

Learning Connections, Inc.3520 Hanson Dr.Lincoln, NE 68502www.learningconnectionsweb.comWe create bilingual literacy kits and parent packs designed to enhance children’s literacy skills and promote parent involvement. Kits range from birth to fifth grades.

Mackin3505 County Road 42WBurnsville, MN 55306www.mackin.comMackin provides library/classroom materials for PK-12 including print books, eBooks, Makerspace materials, online databases, audiobooks, videos, Mackin VIA (FREE digital resource management system), and more.

McGraw-Hill Education2105 S. River Rock DrivePapillion, NE 68046www.mheonline.comMcGraw-Hill delivers engaging, adaptive and personalized solutions that improve performance and results in the ELA K-12 classroom.

MicrosoftOne Microsoft WayRedmond, WA. 98052http://aka.ms/LearningToolsFree, accessible AT to support students struggling with reading and writing. Learning Tools for users with learning differences such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, ADHD, or a combination of unique student abilities.


THURSDAY WORKSHOPS

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Nancy Frey Donald Bear Tanny McGregor

Engagement by Design Creating Learning Environments Where Students Thrive8:30 – 11:30 AM l Nancy FreyParadise 4Every teacher wants engaged students. No student wants to be bored. So why isn’t every classroom teeming with discussion and purposeful activity centered on the day’s learning expectations?


Classroom dynamics are inherently complex, as multifaceted as the personalities in the room, so where should a teacher begin? Engagement by Design gives you a framework for making daily improvements and highlights the opportunities that will bring the greatest benefit in the least amount of time. You’ll learn about relationships, clarity, and challenge, including• How getting to know each student a little better can fundamentally change the classroom

dynamics—and how to do that• What it means to be an “intentionally inviting” teacher, and how it gives you an advan-

tage in creating an environment conducive to learning• How to bring more clarity to key aspects of your work—and how it can reap substantial

rewards for you and your students• How opening the culture to student voice—listening to students—is linked to academic motivation, and how

to use it to shape your day-to-day planning• The best ways to increase learning for your students, boosting the proportional value of their school year• Understanding engagement—and actively pursuing it—can make all the difference between forging a real

connection with students and having a classroom that’s simply going through the motions. Engagement by Design puts you in control of managing your classroom’s success and increasing student learning, one moti-vated student at a time. (Intermediate)

EXHIBITOR LISTINGS 2019

National Geographic Learning 5914 S. 175th Circle Omaha, NE 68135 www.ngl.cengage.com/schoolNGL provides quality instructional solutions for all areas of the curriculum. National Geographic connection brings the world into your classroom with images/content that impacts lives as learners and global citizens. Nebraska State Education Association605 S. 14th StreetLincoln, NE. 68508www.nsea.orgThe Nebraska State Education Association advocates for a great education for every student and works to empower education professionals to provide an excellent public education for every student.

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Sample of Speakers for 2020 Nebraska State Literacy Conference

GERRY BROOKS, Principal, Dad, Husband, Public Speaker, Fun Maker, American’s Next Top Model Educator’s SeasonGerry Brooks is principal at an elementary school in Lexington, Kentucky. His educational experience includes six years in the classroom, two years as an intervention specialist, and 12 years as an administrator.He is a passionate public speaker whose focus is on encouraging and helping teachers improve their instructional abilities. He also has a desire to help administrators successfully lead their staff.An encouraging speaker, he has spoken to educational groups all around the nation. His focus is on encouraging teachers to improve their instruction through personal climate and culture strategies. He desires to help administrators focus on how to lead all staff in a positive and constructive manner.His following on social media has developed through humorous videos that focus on real-world educational experiences. He is currently followed on these social media sites by over 500,000 people.

ROB BUYEA, Children’s Fiction AuthorRob Buyea taught third and fourth graders for six years; then he taught high school biology and coached wrestling for seven years. Currently, he is a full-time writer and lives in Massachusetts with his wife and daughters. He is the author of The Perfect Score and The Perfect Star, companion novels to The Perfect Secret. His first novel, Because of Mr. Terupt, was selected as an E. B. White Read Aloud Honor Book and a Cybils Honor Book. It has also won seven state awards and was named to numerous state reading lists. Mr. Terupt Falls Again and Saving Mr. Terupt are companion novels to Because of Mr. Terupt. Visit him online at robbuyea.com and on Facebook, and follow @RobBuyea on Twitter.Rob ON WRITINGWhile teaching elementary school I soon realized that in order to teach reading and writing, I needed to be a reader and writer first. I began reading all sorts of wonderful books. Then I began writing. First, I wrote about our math classroom, the sorts of activities we were doing and problems we were investigating. Then I began writing stories. My students’ stories were so impressive, I was inspired to write my own. In the beginning, I wrote short ones, nothing too serious. But then one afternoon I was struck by an idea that really excited me. Soon after that I found a group of amazing writers to meet with. I listened to them, and eventually shared my work. Looking back, my writing was not very strong, but they liked my story, and they encouraged me to continue. And so I did. I made a large amount of progress on that manuscript before Mr. Terupt and his students told me to write about them first. I hope to return to that original story one day. Pay attention to the world around you, stories are everywhere. And if you have a story, you have something to write about.



Thank you! Nebraska State Literacy Association wishes to thank

The Ramada Inn For a long and productive partnership hosting our annual

conferences. We have appreciated the professionalism and generosity of the hardworking staff and their attention to detail plus the cheerful, courteous assistance with every request or

need expressed over these many years. It is difficult to find the words to truly express our deep gratitude.




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JONATHAN FRIESEN, Author and Speaker“The heart cry of every human and the theme of my work is MAKE ME VISIBLE. My goal is to help people understand how crucial it is for us to reinforce the two messages every person longs to hear:I SEE YOU. I LIKE WHAT I SEE.”Jonathan Friesen is an international speaker and award-winning author, whose personal experience with Tourette syndrome and epilepsy inspired him to write the highly acclaimed novel Jerk, California (Penguin, 2008), winner of the American Library Association’s 2009 Schneider Award—“Best Book for Teens,” and the coveted “Editor’s Choice” award. He has also received four Higher Goals EPA awards for his short stories. He’s the author of seven novels including Rush (Penguin, 2010) and The Last Martin (Zondervan/HarperCollins, 2011), both of which explore mental health issues. Now Aquifer (Blink/HarperCollins, 2013) his dystopian release, is earning rave reviews for a stunning portrayal of relational hope amidst chaos.Look for Mayday (Penguin, April 2014) and Both of Me (Blink/HarperCollins, 2015).

MATT MASON, Nebraska State PoetMatt Mason is the Nebraska State Poet and Executive Director of the Nebraska Writers Collective. He runs poetry programming for the State Department, working in Nepal, Romania, Botswana and Belarus. Mason is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize for his poem “Notes For My Daughter Against Chasing Storms” and his work can be found in numerous magazines and anthologies, including Ted Kooser’s American Life in Poetry. The author of Things We Don’t Know We Don’t Know (The Backwaters Press, 2006) and The Baby That Ate Cincinnati (Stephen F. Austin University Press, 2013), Matt is based out of Omaha with his wife, the poet Sarah McKinstry-Brown, and daughters Sophia and Lucia.

JAMES E. RANSOME, ArtistThe Children’s Book Council named James E. Ransome as one of seventy-five authors and illustrators everyone should know. Currently a member of the Society of Illustrators, Ransome has received both the Coretta Scott King Award for Illustration and the IBBY Honor Award for his book, The Creation. He has also received a Coretta Scott King Honor Award for Illustration for Uncle Jed’s Barbershop which was selected as an ALA Notable Book and is currently being shown as a feature on Reading Rainbow. How Many Stars in the Sky? and Sweet Clara and the Freedom Quilt were also Reading Rainbow selections. PBS’s Storytime featured his book, The Old Dog. Ransome has exhibited works in group and solo shows throughout the country and received The Simon Wiesenthal Museum of Tolerance award for his book, The Wagon. In 1999 Let My People Go received the NAACP Image Award for Illustration and Satchel Paige was reviewed in Bank Street College of Education’s “The Best Children’s Books of the Year.” In 2001, James received the Rip Van Winkle Award from the School Library Media Specialists of Southeast New York for the body of his work. How Animals Saved the People received the SEBA (Southeastern Book Association) Best Book of the Year Award in 2002 and the Vermont Center for the Book chose Visiting Day as one of the top ten diversity books of 2002. In 2004 James was recognized by the local art association when he received the Dutchess County Executive Arts Award for an Individual Artist. He has completed several commissioned murals for the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis, The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Hemphill Branch Library in Greensboro, NC. He created a historical painting commissioned by a jury for the Paterson, NJ Library and a poster for the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Brown vs the Board of Education. His traveling Exhibit, Visual Stories has been touring the United States since 2003. His work is part of both private and public children’s book art collections.


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LESA CLINE-RANSOME, Children’s Book AuthorI grew up in Malden, MA, a suburb just outside of Boston, the daughter of two nurses and the youngest of three. I consider myself very lucky to have grown up with a mother who loved to read. Each week my Mom would take me with her to our local library so that she could stock up on books. As I grew older I would venture off into the children’s section and gather up on my own collection to check out. Through my mother I realized that reading could become a wonderful escape and writing even more so. When my mother gave me a diary as a gift, I first filled the pages with the “very important” details of my life—adventures with my friends, secret crushes and the many ways in which my family drove me crazy. Then I began creating my own stories. By the time I reached middle school, I decided that I wanted to be a real writer, a journalist. I wanted to sniff out stories, conduct interviews and write in-depth articles for a newspaper in New York City. After I attended a summer workshop for teens interested in journalism at Suffolk University in Boston, I realized that a career in journalism was the last thing I wanted. I was too shy to conduct interviews, hated working under tight deadlines and did not enjoy factual writing. I wanted to create my own stories or at least be able to put my own creative spin on the stories I wrote. By the time I finished high school, I had given up on the idea of any type of writing career.Though my mother started me on my writing journey, it was my teachers in school and throughout college that sustained it. With encouragement from my professors at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, I began writing for the college paper and my passion for writing was renewed. After I graduated, I took my first job in the advertising department at Lord & Taylor but soon realized that writing ad copy for catalogues would not be enough of a creative outlet.I became interested in children’s books the year I married. My husband, James, was working on illustrating his first book which allowed both of us to look at picture books in a new way. When we’d browse books in bookstores, he studied the illustrations, I read the stories. I eventually completed a graduate degree in elementary education and through my coursework became truly immersed in children’s literature.When I was home after the birth of our first child, James would constantly suggest that I start writing for children. He had tons of ideas for books (none of which I liked), but then he showed me a collection of stories about champion athletes. When I read the section on Satchel Paige, the Negro League pitcher, I was hooked. In between my daughter’s naps and another pregnancy, I read and researched and wrote for nearly a year before an editor at Simon & Schuster decided to take a chance on Satchel. Four years, four books (and four children) later and I am still writing. Now as I make my weekly treks to the library with my own children to gather research or stock up on books, I am again reminded of just how lucky I am.

COLBY SHARP, Fifth Grade Teacher and Founder of the Nerdy Book ClubI am a fifth grade teacher in Parma, Michigan. Helping kids find the books that help them fall in love with reading brings me tremendous joy. I have been a classroom teacher since 2006. In 2011, I started the Nerdy Book Club blog with my friend Donalyn Miller. I co-host The Yarn podcast with Teacher Librarian Travis Jonker. I also serve on the Nerd Camp Michigan team. Nerd Camp is a free literacy event that takes place in Parma, Michigan each summer.

KATHY N. HEADLEY, ILA Vice President for 2018-2019Kathy N. Headley is professor of literacy education at Clemson University in South Carolina. In her current role as senior associate dean, Kathy provides leadership for the Division of Collaborative Academic Services in the College of Education and the College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences. With an emphasis on instruction for struggling readers, public school teaching is her educational foundation. Kathy’s professional expertise includes adolescent literacy and writing with specialized interests in comprehension and vocabulary. She has published articles on young adult and children’s literature in journals such as The Reading Teacher and ALAN Review along with research on motivation in the Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Her authored/coauthored chapters are found in The Vocabulary-Enriched Classroom, Comprehension Instruction, and Comprehension Instruction: Building on the Past and Improving Instruction for Today’s Students. Kathy coedited the International Reading Association’s (IRA; now ILA) Adolescent Literacy, Field Tested and Guildford’s Comprehension Instruction: Research-Based Best Practices, 3rd edition. Prior to her election to the IRA/ILA Board of Directors (2010 –2013), Kathy served as both president and state coordinator for the South Carolina Reading Association. Across her educational career, Kathy has served on numerous committees for both the international and state organizations. She is currently chairing the Adolescent Literacy Committee for ILA.




ILA INTENSIVE:NEVADA

EQUITY AND ACCESS TO LITERACY

Las Vegas, NV June 21–22, 2019

Registration is OPEN and hotel rooms are available! Join us on June 21–22, 2019, in Las Vegas, NV, for a two-day event that is specifically designed to help practitioners and professionals like you recognize and address biases in literacy instruction and create classroom and school environments that are diverse, inclusive, affirming, and culturally sensitive.

Keynote Speakers

Sharroky Hollie Lillian Rivera Cornelius Minor

Discover research and strategies that will transform your practice to acknowledge and address disparities among your students. Follow one of three role-based tracks (early literacy educators, administrators, or classroom teachers) as you learn from inspiring experts and explore research centered around effectively supporting all students as they develop literacy skills.






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ILA 2019 IS MOVING TO THE FALL!

Day* Creating a Culture of Literacy October 10–13, 2019 | New Orleans, LA

Thursday, October 10 Institute Day is your opportunity to deeply explore a topic and connect with other literacy educators, researchers, and professionals. Choose from one of our institutes led by leaders in the field, and prepare for a day of focused learning.

Friday and Saturday, October 11–12During the two-day Core Conference, you'll get inspired at the ILA General Session and take your professional learning to the next level with workshops, panels, poster sessions, featured speakers, and access to the Exhibit Hall.

Sunday, October 13 At this full day dedicated to children's literature, you'll get up close and personal with more than 40 authors! Registration includes access to keynotes, panels, sessions, exclusive author signings, and the Children's and Young Adults' Book Awards luncheon. Reserve your spot early for this can't-miss event.

*Please note: Institute Day and Children’s Literature Day are not included in the cost of the Core Conference, and registration is required for both events.

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Conference ChairNikki Piper

Conference Program ChairJulie Agard

Conference Sessions ChairJulie Kozisek

Conference Treasurer Kristin Ganoung

Conference PublicityGail Hayes

Registrar Tiffany Tarvestad

2019 Exhibit Chairs Patsy BrunerKristin Ganoung

Student AmbassadorsCarin Appleget

Past Presidents’ CadreKaren Heafer

SEAN Luncheon CoordinatorCarin Appleget

Advocacy Luncheon and

PublicityMarissa Payzant

Poetry SlamMarilyn Coon

PhotographersShauna Groenewold Harry Heafer

NSLA PresidentKaren Heafer

NSLA MembershipLinda Liebig andFaye Doolittle

NSLA SecretaryDiane Mickey

ILA CoordinatorsMary Lou BeneschColette Sorensen

Administrative AssistanceGrace DenkerAbby HenjesBrielle SchneiderVictoria GressKelsey ScismConnie Scism

Planning Committeefor the 2019 Nebraska State Literacy Conference

NSRA gratefully recognizes the following sponsors:

BooksourceNational Geographic Learning

Nebraska Department of EducationNebraska State Education Association

Ramada Inn

We are indebted to the University of Nebraska at Kearney and the Kearney Visitors Bureau for providing facilities and staff to assist in bringing you the 46th Annual Nebraska State Literacy Conference.

Thank you to all the local council members and retired teachers who have helped and are helping with this conference in any way. Without you, none of this would be possible!

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2018-2019 NSLA Board of DirectorsChairKaren Heafer

Chair ElectNikki Piper

SecretaryDiane Mickey


Co-Directors of MembershipFaye DoolittleLinda Liebig

Co-ILA CoordinatorsMary Lou BeneschColette Sorensen

Director of CommunicationsGail Hayes

Director of Conference ProgramJulie Agard

Director of Conference SessionsJulie Kozisek 2018-2019Local Council Presidents are:CentralJasey O’Dell

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2015-2016 OfficersNebraska State Reading AssociationPresidentTina Tingwald

President ElectRebecca Bartlett

Vice PresidentKaren Heafer

Recording SecretaryCindy Settje


Co-Membership DirectorsFaye DoolittleLinda Liebig

IRA State Co-CoordinatorsMary Lou BeneschColette Sorensen

Past PresidentBetsy Gomez

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Friday Special Session5:00 p.m.PRESIDENT’S CADREPERSIMMON ROOMInvitation required for this event.

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Friday, February 25, 2011AFTERNOON EVENTSFriday Concurrent Sessions3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.CONFESSIONS OF AVIDEO GAME JUNKIEPERSIMMON ROOM

Chris RylanderAuthor Chris Rylander, a dude who still plays way too many videogames, talks about the challenge of getting kids to read in theonslaught of digital media. We’ll take a look at reading materialthat is often not considered such by parents and teachers—including magazines and comics and (gasp) acknowledging thatvideo games contain reading and plots as well, and have merit intheir own right. Chris will also talk about how he learned to balancehis lifelong love of both books and video games, and has embracedwriting books as a career.

Friday Concurrent Ticketed Workshop3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.THE COMPREHENSION REVOLUTION:HELPINGTEACHERS TAKEACLOSER LOOKATTHE READER, TEXT,ACTIVITYAND CONTEXTPARADISE 3Patricia EdwardsThis session will focus on the following objectives: 1) Highlightthe factors that influence learning to read for English languagelearners, 2) Discuss effective practices for teaching English languagelearners, 3) Provide guidelines for teaching English languagelearners, 4) Provide multiple definitions of comprehension, 5)Describe what is involved in thinking about reading comprehension,6) Discuss how to provide good comprehension instruction forEnglish language learners, 7) Provide a brief history ofcomprehension instruction in the U.S., 8) Reveal what researchsays about the factors that affect reading comprehension and 9)Discuss the four levels of metacognitive knowledge.

Friday Concurrent Ticketed Workshop3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.THINKING LIKE ASEVEN YEAR OLDPARADISE ROOM 2

Annie BarrowsIn this session, Annie will discuss the particularneeds and desires of readers as they apply to stories and story-telling. The presentation will apply the Ivy and Bean philosophyof life to various aspects of the early elementary curriculum witha special emphasis on writing.

Friday Concurrent Sessions4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.USING READINGAND WRITINGAS A TOOLTO TEACH SCIENCEJASMINE ROOMLinda Linnen, [email protected] excerpts from several materials will be used todemonstrate how to simultaneously teach science and literacy tostudents. True differentiation and individualization lessons willbe demonstrated. Participants will be given materials, handoutsand ideas to take home for immediate classroom use. (Elementaryand Middle School)

HUMPHREY SCHOOL’S SUCCESS STORYUSING FLUENCY TUTORHIBISCUS ROOMShawna J. Tusse, [email protected] Leudtke, [email protected] Tutor allows students to easily practice, measure, andbuild fluency on-line from school or home. Humphrey’s use ofFluency Tutor’s tools and graphical reports will be demonstrated.(Elementary, Middle/Junior High) Repeated on Saturday morning.

Autographing SessionsAutographing sessions will take place inthe Exhibit Hall at various times duringthe conference. Please refer to the signslocated near the Exhibit Hall entrance forspecific authors and times.

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IRA was founded in 1956 as aprofessional organization of thoseinvolved in teaching reading to learnersof all ages. Over the years, our focus hasexpanded to address a broad range ofissues in literacy education worldwide.Whether your interest is research or

practice, traditional print-based reading and writing or the“new literacies” of the Internet age, new readers or thoseacquiring higher level skills, we offer something for you.

Our Programs - Advocacy and Global OutreachLocally, nationally, and worldwide, we are advocates forpolicy, curriculum, and education reform that support the bestinterests of teachers and learners. Our international outreachactivities encourage communication and collaboration amongprofessionals across national boundaries.

MembershipJoin or renew your IRA membership today! You’ll becomepart of the world’s leading literacy organization, and enjoythe benefits only a professional community can offer.

Awards and GrantsThe Association’s awards program includes honors forteaching, service to the profession, research, media coverageof reading, and authorship of children’s books. Grants supportprofessional development, graduate studies, and research.

Meetings and EventsA full range of conferences and smaller meetings providesprofessional development opportunities to educators acrossthe globe.

Professional CommunitiesWe reach out to educators directly through a network ofcouncils and affiliates. These organizations extend ourcommunity to more than 300,000 reading professionals in 99countries.

PublicationsThe Association publishes the leading peer-reviewed journalsin the field and has more than 100 books, brochures, and otherresources in print. Reading Today, our bimonthly newspaper,keeps members up to date on issues in reading and IRAactivities.

International Reading Association

TIE KNOWLEDGE TOGETHER WITH READING

Stop by the IRA Table to receive yourcomplimentary book bag. Sign up for doorprizes, view the latest professional bookspublished by IRA, purchase books to increaseyour professional library, visit with IRArepresentatives, and join or renew membershipwith one stop.

The mission of the Nebraska State Reading Associationis to lead in the promotion of literacy in the state ofNebraska through collaboration, advocacy andprofessional development.

Join NSRA to:

- Save on registration for the annual conference.- Stay informed about professional issues.- Receive “The Nebraska Reader”.- Expand your circle of professional contacts.- Become involved in local council activities.

For membership information, contact:

Colette [email protected]

Tiffany [email protected]

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2010-2011 OfficersNebraska State Reading Association

PresidentLinda Placzek

President ElectDennis Dubry

Vice PresidentCindy Johnson

Recording SecretaryLinda Dubry

TreasurerLynn Olson

Co-Membership DirectorsColette SorensenTiffany Tarvestad

IRA State Co-CoordinatorsShirley SnyderLaurie Schmidt

Past PresidentLynn Thurber

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Welcome to the 2019 Nebraska State Literacy Association Conference where we will learn to let literacy light the way. On behalf of the Conference Planning Committee, I would like to thank you for choosing to spend this Thursday and/or Friday with us. We know many of you are taking time away from your students, offices and your families. Our goal is to fill you up so that you can return to your classrooms and schools sharing the light of literacy. This conference is designed to provide you with high-quality professional development. This year, the NSLA is excited to offer a new opportunity: A Statewide Virtual Book Club. Our book selection is “Who’s Doing the Work?: How to Say Less so Readers Can Do More” by Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris. I encourage you to attend one of the two informational sessions during conference. This is a great way to continue your professional development experience after the conference. If we want to light the way with literacy, we must spread the fire. We’re thrilled to provide you with multiple opportunities to connect with other educators as you widen your professional network. We’d love you to join us for the social on Thursday from 4:00-5:30. You can also continue the literacy conversation on social media using #NSLA19 on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Finally, we hope to ignite (or re-ignite) your passion for literacy with new ideas. We appreciate the hard work you do in our schools; it is our intent that you leave this conference recharged and ready to share your passion in your districts. We have a fantastic line-up of experts who will spark your imaginations and provide useful ideas to implement in your own classrooms. You can also find a variety of excellent resources in the exhibit hall. Be sure to take a few minutes and check out all that the vendors have to offer. We work hard each year to make this conference valuable to you and your feedback matters. Please complete the evaluation form online. The link and QR code are below. If you provide your e-mail when completing the form, there will be a drawing for a free registration for the 2020 conference. Speaking of the 2020 conference, make plans to attend next year’s conference “Literacy Brings Us Together,” February 20-21, 2020 at a new location, Younes Conference Center here in Kearney. Also, be sure to mark your calendars for the Summer Institute on July 16, 2019 with Jan Burkins and Kim Yaris in partnership with Grand Island Public Schools. Thank you for attending this conference and your commitment to letting literacy light the way.

Nikki PiperConference Chair

Greetings Conference Attendees, I am excited to welcome you to the Nebraska State Literacy Association’s Annual Conference: Let Literacy Light the Way. We are thrilled to offer you many opportunities to brighten the light of literacy. Our goal for you, after attending a wide variety of sessions and visiting with presenters, is to return home energized with new ideas and materials. You will truly be enlightened with the knowledge shared by literacy expects such as Donald Bear, Nancy Frey, Kelli Westmoreland and Monica Burns, just to name a few. We are very honored to have Bernadette Dwyer, president of the International Literacy Association with us for the entire conference. She will be sharing her wealth of knowledge but also greetings and information from ILA, an organization that spreads the light of literacy around the world. Our association is proud to be affiliated with this important organization. We are also thrilled to have Nebraska-born astronaut Clayton Anderson with us on Thursday. He will be autographing his books and speaking at our banquet about how literacy lit his way into space. The mission of the Nebraska State Literacy Association is to promote literacy across the state. We hope we have accomplished this through your time with us. If literacy

is your passion we invite you to join our association and help us keep the light of literacy bright.

Karen Heafer, PresidentNebraska State Reading Association

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Early Childhood Educators Verification of Professional Development Hours

THURSDAY

3 8:45 - 11:45 AMDonald Bear

3 9:00 – 12:00 NoonTanny McGregor

2.5 9:15 – 11:45Judy Young

5 9:30 – 12:30 & 1:30 – 3:30Kelli Westmoreland

2.5 12:30 – 3:00Nancy Frey

3 1:00 – 4:00Tanny McGregor

2 1:30 – 3:30Bernadette Dwyer

Certificate stamped at the end of each session attended.

PLEASE NOTE overlapping times. Cannot attend every session.

FRIDAY

1 8:00 – 9:00 AM Webster/Hergott

1 8:00 – 9:00 AM Young, Judy

1 8:00 – 9:00 AM Young, Tiffany

1 8:00 – 9:00 AM Baker

2 8:30 – 10:30 AM Boroson

1 9:30 – 10:30 AM Konen/Hergott

1 11:00 – 12:00 PM Kracl/Harshbarger

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1 1:00 – 2:00 PM Weixelman

1 1:15 – 2:15Kildow

1 1:30 – 2:30 PM Schmit

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