Friday
7:30 – 8:30
Registration and Exhibits
8:30 – 9:30
Morning Keynote
Sowing the Seeds of Imagination
9:40 – 10:30
Breakout Sessions
9:40 – 10:30
Depth of Knowledge
Why Utah Children Need Global Literature
Reading/Writing Connection
Building Phonological Awareness through Purposeful Play
Laura J. Reina
Room 320
10:40 – 11:30
Looking Carefully at Children’s Expository Literature
Engaging Students in Active Literacy Strategies Across the Curriculum
Engaging Children in “Artful” Literature Conversations
Intervention Games & Activities for Beginning and Struggling Readers
Literacy Strategies for Students with Learning Disabilities
11:40 – 12:40
Author Luncheon
Godzilla Meets Cinderella: Purposeful Narrative Play
12:40 – 1:30
Book Signings and Exhibits
1:40 – 2:30
Breakout Sessions
1:40 – 2:30
Harvesting the Power of Guided Reading to Maximize the Growth of ALL Readers
Integrating the Power of Oral Storytelling Into My Teaching: Where, Why and How
Getting Students to Lean-In with Wonder
Integrating Culture into Reading for English Language Learners
2:40 – 3:40
Afternoon Keynote
Harvesting Math: Understanding with Literacy
3:40 – 3:50
Prize Giveaways
Games and Rokus and Fire tablets, oh my!
Saturday
7:30 – 8:30
Registration and Exhibits
8:30 – 9:30
Morning Keynote
Don’t Limit Your Challenges…Challenge Your Limits
9:40 – 10:30
Breakout Sessions
9:40 – 10:30
Finding Joy in Writing
Why Teachers Love Verse Novels and Kids May Not
10:40 – 11:30
Literacy and STEM: How they work together to help develop a whole child
Kellie Yates
Room 316
Simplified Debate in a 6th Grade Classroom: The Power behind Words
A Novel Sequence for Teaching Letters and Sounds in Kindergarten
Debate, What Is It Good For?: Developing Democratic Citizens Through Meaningful Interactions
11:40 – 12:40
Author Luncheon
Be Amazing, Not Annoying: Lessons I’ve Learned from 3 Million School Kids
12:40 – 1:30
Book Signings and Exhibits
1:40 – 2:30
Breakout Sessions
1:40 – 2:30
What If My “Mind’s Eye” Can’t See?
21st Century Literacy Centers
2:40 – 3:40
Afternoon Keynote
3:40 – 3:50
Prize Giveaways
Spheros and stereo systems and Osmos…and more Fire tablets! Oh my!