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 ([email protected]) and/or Lourdes Smith, Event Assistant ([email protected]) 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.