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Lori Simone

Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
ESL 6th-8th Grade Reading and English Teachers
Thursday, January 21
 

6:00pm CST

Attendee Registration The Arbor-Atrium Level (Lobby)
 
Friday, January 22
 

7:30am CST

Attendee Registration The Arbor-Atrium Level (Lobby)

8:00am CST

Exhibits Open Rio Grande Hall B-Plaza Level (Lower)

9:00am CST

Real Characters: Three Children’s Book Authors (Who Are Real Characters Themselves) Share How They Craft Prose Ballroom A-Atrium Level (Lobby)

11:00am CST

Book Signing with Jeff Anderson Rio Grande Hall B-Plaza Level (Lower)

11:30am CST

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

12:50pm CST

Break with Exhibitors / Book Signing in the Exhibit Hall Rio Grande Hall B-Plaza Level (Lower)

1:15pm CST

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

2:30pm CST

Book Signing with Linda Urban Rio Grande Hall B-Plaza Level (Lower)

3:00pm CST

“Tech Up” With Daily Focused Poetry Dialogue Sabine-Plaza Level (Lower) Reading Nonfiction: Strategies That Encourage Close Reading of Nonfiction Texts Ballroom A-Atrium Level (Lobby)

4:15pm CST

#PhotoEssays: Writing in the Age of Instagram San Marcos-Plaza Level (Lower) Art Is All About Pushing Boundaries ... Like Age Ballroom B-Atrium Level (Lobby) Using Images to Increase Reading Comprehension Sabine-Plaza Level (Lower)
 
Saturday, January 23
 

8:00am CST

Exhibits Open Rio Grande Hall B-Plaza Level (Lower)

8:30am CST

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

10:00am CST

Book Signing with Varian Johnson Rio Grande Hall B-Plaza Level (Lower)

10:30am CST

Blogging in the Classroom: Authentic Writing for an Authentic Audience Ballroom A-Atrium Level (Lobby) When I Think of Home Brazos-Atrium Level (Lobby)

11:45am CST

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

1:00pm CST

Exhibit Break and Book Signing with Jacqueline Woodson Rio Grande Hall B-Plaza Level (Lower)

1:30pm CST

Roundtables in Practice: Using Writing to Lessen the Achievement Gap Pecos-Plaza Level (Lower) Yes They Can (And They Did): Before They Were Famous Ballroom B-Atrium Level (Lobby) The Dynamic Pairing of Shared Reading and Close Reading (Grades 1-5) Ballroom A-Atrium Level (Lobby)

2:30pm CST

Break with Exhibitors / Book Signing in the Exhibit Hall Rio Grande Hall B-Plaza Level (Lower)

2:45pm CST

Growing Readers With Award Winning Books Wedgewood-Atrium Level (Lobby) Visual Thinking Strategies: More Than Meets the Eye Brazos-Atrium Level (Lobby)

4:00pm CST

From Close Reading to Brilliant Deduction—Making Wise Inferences Within and Across Texts San Antonio-Plaza Level (Lower) Getting the Most Out of Read-Alouds in the Secondary Classroom Sabine-Plaza Level (Lower) Roundtables in Practice: The Tie That Binds: Creating Interdisciplinary Thematic Units Pecos-Plaza Level (Lower) When Gifted Kids Feel Out of Place: Red Polka Dot in a School of Plaid Ballroom B-Atrium Level (Lobby)

7:30pm CST

Poetry Reading Treehouse Kitchen-Atrium Level (Lobby)
 
Sunday, January 24
 

9:00am CST

Redefining Rigor: Building Classrooms of Joyful, Independent Growth Ballroom B-Atrium Level (Lobby)

12:00pm CST

Book Signing with Doug Fisher and Kristi Mraz Grand Ballroom-Grand Ballroom – Atrium Level (Lobby)