Resources and Professional Development

Upcoming professional development opportunities:

Lester Laminack — Exploring Critical Comprehension: Reading for Deeper Meaning
Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, April 23, 9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Wells Conference Center
Audience: Classroom teachers, intervention teachers, Reading Recovery teachers, literacy coaches, teacher leaders, administrators.

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3.8.24

2024 Maine Literacy Connections Conference
Date/Time/Location: Friday, May 10, 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m., Memorial Union
Description: The Literacy Connections Conference is an annual event open to anyone with an interest in literacy education from birth to adulthood. The conference includes professional development sessions on literacy initiatives for early childhood, primary grades, intermediate grades, middle years, adolescent, adulthood and families, as well as community literacy planning and other topics. This year’s theme is “Advancing Literacy Access and Understanding for All!” The keynote will be delivered by Katie Kelly, associate professor of education and coordinator of literacy education at Furman University. Her talk will be titled, “Reading to Make a Difference: Cultivating Compassionate Readers and Change-Makers.”

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3.27.24

Nancy Boyle — Building Students’ Resilience Through Literacy: Using Picture Book Mentors to Strengthen Social-Emotional Learning
Date/Time/Location: Friday, October 11, 9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Wells Conference Center
Audience: Classroom teachers, K-5 and middle-level English/Language Arts teachers, special education teachers, teachers of multilingual learners and English language learners, reading specialists, building administrators, social workers, counselors, librarians.

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3.8.24