Spring 2025 Gathering
ARCHIVED
from live May 3 conference
Our 23rd, K-12 Literacy Conference Day is free!
This is an archive of the Saturday, May 3 Gathering. Click links below to watch recorded sessions.
Opening Session
OPENING
Opening remarks by Christopher Lehman, Founding Director of The Educator Collaborative
Dr. Carla España
Can I Get A Witness? Testimonios, Texts, and Teaching in these Times
Dr. Carla España’s teaching, writing and research live at the intersection of ethnic studies, critical literacy, bilingual/ multilingual education, children’s literature, translanguaging, curriculum development, teacher education, and Latinx studies. She is author of her newest release, Narrative Writing with Latinx Teens: Testimonios, Texts, and Teaching, and co-author of En Comunidad: Lessons for Centering the Voices and Experiences of Bilingual Latinx Students and the Translanguaging Collections: Affirming Bilingual and Multilingual Learners Handbook with Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera. Carla is co-founder of the En Comunidad Collective with Dr. Luz Yadira Herrera. You can find her there and at her website carlaespana.com.
Session 2
Workshop
Discourse Strategies: Supporting Students to Find Their Voices
Janet Zarchen, educator, instructional designer, state-wide educational consultant and Associate of TheEdCollab
Jill Gabriel, Kindergarten teacher
Koulla Santiago, ESL teacher
Book Talk
Books that Highlight Language Stories—Loss, Revitalization, and Healing
Dr. Tracey T. Flores, Associate Professor, Fellow of TheEdCollab, and co-author of Cultivating Young Multilingual Writers
Session 3
Workshop
Physical Notebooks as Sounding Boards: Process Writing, Writing to Think, Writing to Collaborate
Ellin Keene, best-selling author, editor, non-profit director, and adjunct professor. She is author of many books and articles for educators, including co-author of a foundational book on reading instruction, Mosaic of Thought, and most recently author of The Literacy Studio.
Dr. Audra Robb, educator, author, past Associate Director of Middle Schools, and currently a PK-8 Literacy and Humanities Curriculum Specialist at the United Nations International School.
Book Talk
Books that Highlight Caribbean Creators and Characters
Dr. Lois Barker, educator, curriculum developer, Fellow of TheEdCollab, and author of Ava’s Caribbean ABC
Session 4
Workshop
Reclaiming Educator Voice and Passion: Professional Organizations Matter
Dr. Cindy Gerwin, elementary educator, Illinois Reading Council Past-President, and Fellow of TheEdCollab
Markesha Tisby, education consultant and Texas Council of Teachers of English Language Arts Board Member
Book Talk
Books that Highlight AAPI Creators and Characters
Janet Zarchen, educator, instructional designer, state-wide educational consultant and Associate of TheEdCollab
Session 5
Workshop
Muting Disengagement: Exploring Big Questions to Propel Learning
Cris Tovani, best-selling author, award-winning educator, consultant. She is author of many books and articles for educators, including I Read, But I Don’t Get It, and Why Do I Have To Read This?
Sam Bennett, educator, editor, consultant, and author of books for educators including That Workshop Book.
WORKSHOP CANCELED
Book Talk
Books that Grow Readers Across Seasons of Literacy
JoEllen McCarthy and Julia Torres are TheEdCollab Book Ambassadors. They are co-authors of the new month-to-month guide, Seasons of Literacy (out in May 2025).
Additionally, Joellen is an education consultant and author of Layers of Learning, and Julia is an educator, librarian, and co-author of Liven Up Your Library
Closing Session
CLOSING
Townhall: Zoom Gathering
Register to join Zoom conversations facilitated by presenters and TheEdCollab members.
Zoom opens at 1:00 PM EST / 10:00 AM PST
Closing remarks at 1:10 PM EST / 10:10 AM PST
Christopher Lehman
UNMUTE. UNDETERRED. UNWAVERING.
Christopher Lehman is the Founding Director of The Educator Collaborative, an internationally recognized K-12 literacy consultant, a best-selling author of books for teachers, a veteran educator, a proud member of the Board of Directors for the National Center for Families Learning, and past-member of the Executive Committee for the National Council of Teachers of English.
Followed by Breakout Room Conversations
Register to join conversations with TheEdCollab members and presenters.
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