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TCTELA: 51st Annual Conference

Allie McCarron

Harmony Public Schools
Instructional Coach
Dallas-Fort Worth

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I've taught ELA for five years in grades ranging from 4-11, and have been an instructional coach for three years. In addition to working with North Star of Texas Writing Project as a teacher consultant, I also serve as chair of the Adolescent Literacy Committee for TCTELA.

Feel free to talk to me about reading/writing strategies, working with special populations, teaching middle/high school, science fiction, and gaming!

9:00am CST

ELA/Reading Curriculum Update: K-12 Ballroom B-Atrium Level (Lobby)

10:00am CST

Make Your Voice Heard: Taking Action & Becoming Involved in the ELAR/SLAR TEKS Revisions Ballroom B-Atrium Level (Lobby)

11:30am CST

Luncheon with Sonia Nazario and Edmund J Farrell Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation Rio Grande Hall A – Plaza Level (Lower)

1:15pm CST

General Session I–Donna Bahorich, Kim Pinkerton, and Linda Urban Grand Ballroom-Grand Ballroom – Atrium Level (Lobby)

3:00pm CST

From the Ground Up: Growing Imaginary Civilizations Through Choice, Chance, and Games Ballroom B-Atrium Level (Lobby)

4:15pm CST

Committee Meetings Pecos-Plaza Level (Lower)

8:30am CST

General Session II-Varian Johnson and Mercedes Bonner Award Presentation Grand Ballroom-Grand Ballroom – Atrium Level (Lobby)

10:30am CST

Using Art to Support Close Reading Skills Wedgewood-Atrium Level (Lobby)

11:45am CST

Luncheon with Jacqueline Woodson and Teacher of the Year Presentations Rio Grande Hall A – Plaza Level (Lower)

1:30pm CST

Yes They Can (And They Did): Before They Were Famous Ballroom B-Atrium Level (Lobby)

2:45pm CST

Confer With Confidence: Six Essential Elements for Speaking With Student Writers Sabine-Plaza Level (Lower)

4:00pm CST

Roundtables in Practice: Shakespearean Histories' Influence on George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" Pecos-Plaza Level (Lower)

7:30pm CST

Poetry Reading Treehouse Kitchen-Atrium Level (Lobby)

9:00am CST

Close Reading of Complex Texts Ballroom A-Atrium Level (Lobby)