iowa reading association conference june 23 – 24, 2015
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Iowa Reading Association Conference June 23 – 24, 2015. Keynote Speakers 2015. Eric Litwin. 1st book - The Nuts, Bedtime at the Nut House A vailable July 29, 2014 B ook will have music and movement A lso will have a nutty lullaby. Statewide Book Study Grades K - 12. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Iowa Reading AssociationConference
June 23 – 24, 2015
Keynote Speakers2015
Eric Litwin
• 1st book - The Nuts, Bedtime at the Nut House
• Available July 29, 2014
• Book will have music and movement
• Also will have a nutty lullaby
Gallagher or Serravallo studyTwo or more in a groupOne hour graduate credit
orOne hour renewal creditRegistration info on websiteMust be a member of Iowa
Reading Association
Statewide Book StudyGrades K - 12
Kelly Gallagher
Kelly Gallagher
English Coordinator for the Anaheim Union High School District, an urban district comprised of 37,000 secondary students
Co-Director of the South Basin Writing Project at California State University, Long Beach
Adjunct professor at California State University, Fullerton, where he taught secondary literacy courses
Jennifer SerravalloStatewide Book StudyGrades K-2
Jennifer SerravalloStatewide Book StudyGrades 3 - 6
Devin Scillian
• Journalist• Best Selling Author• Songwriter• Musician• NBC News Anchor
Devin Scillian
Julia Cook
Elementary Guidance CounselorAuthor of 38 award winning books
“In order to teach children you must enter their view of the world.” Julia Cook
Mary Bigler• Award winning professor at Eastern Michigan University• Spent her life promoting literacy• Advocating for children• Celebrating the joys of teaching, parenting, and living• Humorous, enthusiastic and inspirational education speaker• Thought-provoking message• Shares the joys and challenges of teaching
Award Winning PoetCalled “The King of Giggle
Poetry” by his fansCreator of the popular
GigglePoetry websiteAuthor/editor of humorous
poetry books that have sold over three million copies
Bruce Lansky
Mike GrafAdventures with the
Parkers Series of 12 National
Park AdventuresWeathercasterConsultant for The
Weather ChannelAuthor of more than
75 books for teachers and children
Todd Whitaker
• Professor at Indiana State University
• Inspirational
• Motivational
• Educational
• Leading authority on staff
motivation
• Written over 30 books
Jane Feber
• Middle school language arts teacher in Florida
• Won several awards for her innovative approach
• Believes that “learning sticks” when students are engaged
• Author of four teacher resource books
Jane FeberEngage Striving Students in the Common Core Classroom
Active Word Play
Student Engagementin Fundamental
Creative Book Reports
Concurrent Session Speakers
Owner and Founder of
HeidiSongs.com
Created 14 original cd’s and
dvd’s which teach beginning
reading and math skills
Heidi Butkus
Katherine Hannigan
• Iowa author of the New York Times bestseller Ida B, and author and illustrator of Emmaline and the Bunny (Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year) and True (…Sort Of)
• Currently working on the illustrations for her upcoming picture books, Dirt + Water = Mud and Do You Mean…?
Katherine Hannigan
Delia Ray Howard
Iowa Children’s Choice Award Book 2013-2014, Here Lies Linc
• Iowa City author• Published 5 novels• Two books about the Civil War• Forthcoming novel,
Finding Fortuneabout the pearl button history of Muscatine
Wendy HenrichsIowa City Author
When Anju Loved Being an ElephantI Am Tama, Lucky Cat
Award-winning author of both fiction and nonfiction
Novels, inspired by real heroines on America’s home front, are marked by their historical integrity and gritty inspiration
Jocelyn GreenCedar Falls Author
Here it is, come take a look
I know it’s small. It’s my favorite book
It’s filled with wonder, a wild adventure
It’s called a passport, and here’s the clincher--
It’s a book completely written by me
Of the places I go and the things that I see
Each colorful stamp is a trip I took
There’s a world inside my favorite book