K-12 Literacy Conference
May 2, 2026
Our 25th “Gathering” Day! As always, free, no registration. Just click buttons below to view.
Opening Session
OPENING – 10AM EST / 7AM PST
Opening Remarks by Christopher Lehman, Founding Director of The Educator Collaborative
Opening Keynote by Dr. Sawsan Jaber, multi-award-winning educator, best selling author, community activist, and consultant. Her tireless fight for freedom of speech, civil rights, and equity for all serves as an invaluable example of strength at a time when fear can make us second guess our words and actions. Dr. Jaber has been the recipient of numerous awards, including a prestigious Teacher Fellowship with the Pulitzer Center, she has been both an Administrator of the Year and Teacher of the Year, CEL Teacher Leader of Excellence Award, ISTE 20 to Watch Award, IDEA Teacher of the Year Award. She has severed on a number of committees focused on improving educational outcomes.
Session 2 – 11AM EST / 8AM PST
Workshop
Beyond Silence and Compliance: Designing Learning Spaces Rooted in Multilingual Voices
Beth Puma and Rosa Alvarez
Book Talk
Books on Legacy, Advocacy, and Gentrification
Dr. Lois Barker
Session 3 – 11:30AM EST / 8:30AM PST
Workshop
Talk Moves: Civic Engagement in an Uncivil World
Cathline Tanis and Vanèe Smith-Matsalia
Book Talk
Book for the Present Tense: Recommendations from TheEdCollab Books Ambassadors
JoEllen McCarthy and Jessica Walsh, The Educator Collaborative’s Book Ambassadors
Session 4 – Noon EST / 9AM PST
Workshop
To Build Critical Thinkers We Must Truly Teach Writing
Christopher Lehman
Book Talk
Books on Changemakers
Cindy Gerwin
Session 5 – 12:30PM EST / 9:30 AM PST
Workshop
Humanizing Assessment: Documenting Learning to Move Students from Data Points to Doers
Xochitl Bentley and Angela Stockman
Book Talk
Books that Root us to the Earth and Celebrate Family, Community, and Identity
Nita Creekmore
Closing Session – 1PM EST / 10AM PST
CLOSING
Closing by Christopher Lehman, Founding Director of The Educator Collaborative.
Christopher Lehman, M.Ed., is an award-winning educator, international speaker, literacy consultant, and New York Times best-selling author. An over 20 year veteran of education, Christopher has been a middle-school teacher, high-school teacher, instructional coach, and staff developer. He sits on the Board of Directors of the National Center for Families Learning, is a past Chair of the NCTE Middle Level Section, and past member of the NCTE Executive Committee. He has served as column editor for NCTE’s peer-reviewed journal, Voices from the Middle, and his articles and interviews have appeared in many journals and publications including the International Literacy Association’s Reading Today, in EdWeek, and in Education SmartBrief.
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