Ink and Inspiration is a two day conference for 6-12 Literacy Educators. We will convene at Lindbergh High School on July 16th - 17th.
Event Details:
Lindbergh High School
$350 Registration for both days
Day 1: 7/16
Keynote Speaker: Cornelius Minor
Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator and part-time Pokemon trainer. He works with teachers, school leaders, and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform in cities (and sometimes villages) across the globe. His latest book, We Got This, explores how the work of creating more equitable school spaces is embedded in our everyday choices — specifically in the choice to really listen to kids.
Cornelius has been featured in Education Week, Brooklyn Magazine, and Learning for Justice. He has partnered with The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, The New York City Department of Education, The International Literacy Association, Scholastic, and Lesley University’s Center for Reading Recovery and Literacy Collaborative. Out of Print, a documentary featuring Cornelius, made its way around the film festival circuit, and he has been a featured speaker at conferences all over the world. He is a dedicated Hip hop fan, and on some evenings, you can find him online saving the universe with his PlayStation or on paper saving the realm in Dungeons & Dragons.
Most recently, along with his partner and wife, Kass Minor, he has established The Minor Collective, a community-based movement designed to foster sustainable change in schools. Whether working with educators and kids in Los Angeles, Seattle, or New York City, Cornelius uses his love for technology, literature, and social media to bring communities together. As a teacher, Cornelius draws not only on his years teaching middle school in the Bronx and Brooklyn, but also on time spent skateboarding, shooting hoops, and working with young people.
These days, Cornelius spends time building elaborate Lego structures with his two young children, searching for an elusive pair of Jordan IVs, and is ritually re-reading all of the 1990’s era comic books that he can find.
Day 2: 7/17
Keynote Speaker: Kate Roberts
Kate Roberts is a national literacy consultant, top-selling author, and popular keynote speaker. She taught reading and writing in Brooklyn, NY and worked as a literacy coach before joining the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project in 2005, where she worked as a Lead Staff Developer for 11 years. Kate is the co-author (with Christopher Lehman) of the popular Falling in Love with Close Reading, and of DIY Literacy (with Maggie Beattie Roberts), along with two Heinemann Unit of Study books on Literary Essay. Her work with students across the country has led to her belief that all kids can be insightful, academic thinkers when the work is demystified, broken down and made engaging. To this end, Kate has worked nationally and internationally to help teachers, schools, and districts develop and implement strong teaching practices and curriculum. Her blog, Heinemann Blog | Kate Roberts is a touchstone for hundreds of teachers and she uses social media, particularly Twitter (@teachkate), to help build community and solve problems among her educator peers.
Call For Proposals
We are looking for additional presenters to host break-out sessions at the conference.
REGISTRATION FEES will be waived with the commitment to present.
Call for Proposals–Ink and Inspiration
Presenters will have the option of proposing a regular or a double session. Regular break-out sessions will be 75 minutes in length. Double blocked sessions will be 2 hours and 45 minutes long. There will be three 75 minute sessions per day.
Please identify whether your session is an introduction to the topic, or an advanced session that focuses on classroom implementation.
Topic of interest might be:
Equity and social justice
Providing access to diverse texts
Reading intervention and access to complex texts for all readers
Expanding the canon
Argument, advocacy, and writing for real audiences
Reading and composing digital texts
Balancing whole class, group, and independent reading
Promoting informational text reading and writing
Writing across the curriculum
Supporting independence, authenticity, and choice
Teaching foundational reading skills
Assessment and feedback
Course specific sessions for AP, IB, and Dual Credit are encouraged.
Register Here!
Having trouble registering? email chris@clstl.org
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