WRITING IN AN ERA - UCF College of Education and Human

17th Annual
LITERACY
SYMPOSIUM
AT THE FOREFRONT OF LITERACY LEARNING
APRIL 3, 2015
WRITING IN AN ERA
OF NEW EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS
KEYNOTES AND FEATURED SPEAKERS
KEYNOTES
Terri Fine Professor of Political
Cheryl Ellis National Education
Consultant Examining the DNA
of writing
Troy Hicks Innovative
Educator Digital writing,
digital teaching
Katherine McKnight
Science and Senior Research Fellow
at UCF’s Lou Frey Institute of
Politics and Government Teaching
social studies through
supreme court cases
and primary documents
Jerry Johns Renown Literacy
Distinguished Literacy Professor and
author Engaging all learners
in reading and writing for
the 21st century
Scholar and Past President of IRA/
ILA and Bobbi Berglund
Distinguished Reading Educator and
Author Fluency and the FL
language arts standards
Alan Sitomer Award-Winning
Evan Lefsky Education
Author and Educator Engaging
the disengaged reader
FEATURED
SPEAKERS
Director Blended learning
opportunities towards
transitioning to the FL
standards for FL teachers
and school leaders
Teacher of the Year Reading,
writing, and literacy
in your content area
Children’s Author and Illustrator
Engage kids with books
and drawings
Christie Bassett 2015 FL
Ethan Long Award-Winning
Mary Palmer Outstanding
Arts Educator The Arts:
A pathway to successful
reading and writing
Dorina Sackman 2014 FL
Teacher of the Year The writing
recipe for students in
grades 6-12
Julia Somers-Arthur
FLDOE Writing Specialist,
Bureau of Standards and Instructional
Support Writing and learning
in the content areas
Wendy Stevens Executive
Director of Just Read, FL! and
Laurie Lee Deputy Director
of Just Read, FL! FLDOE Reading
like writers
Vicky Zygouris-Coe Reading
Educator and Author Embrace
disciplinary literacy for
deep literacy and content
learning in grades 6-12
For more information on additional presentations, please visit education.ucf.edu/litsymposium/program.cfm after March 19, 2015.
OTHER CONFERENCE TOPICS INCLUDE:­
Teaching Young Writers • Motivating Adolescent Readers and Writers • Writing Assessments •
Writing in the 21st Century • Reading, Writing, and New Educational Standards • Writing in the Content Areas •
Disciplinary Writing • Reading, Writing, and College and Career Readiness
REGISTRATION:
education.ucf.edu/litsymposium/register.cfm
2015 Symposium Registration Rates: $10 students; $20 professionals
CONTACT:
Vicky Zygouris-Coe, Ph.D., Event Organizer (vzygouri@ucf.edu)
and/or Lourdes Smith, Event Assistant (lourdes.smith@ucf.edu)
Sponsored by Zaner-Bloser, Triumph Learning, The Chapters Group, UCF College of Education and Human Performance,
UCF Teaching Academy and College Outreach, and Morgridge International Reading Center.