Early Childhood Education Assembly

The previous two posts included the Opening & Closing sessions and the Business Meeting on Saturday, the Day of Early Childhood, at the upcoming conference as well as the other sessions on that day. Here are the Early Childhood sessions scheduled for Friday. Note that the Literacy Playshop session is on Friday, not on Saturday as listed elsewhere!  As before, this is a draft - let me know if changes are needed.

C.18 Title: WRITING THE IMAGINATION: TEACHING K-3 STUDENTS TO CRAFT MEANINGFUL REALISTIC FICTION

Description: The panel will show participants how to teach K-3 students to write focused, meaningful, realistic fiction. Participants will leave with a comprehensive overview of the unit, including: a sequence of whole class mini-lessons, tools for assessment, predictable teaching for differentiated instruction, and ways to use suggested mentor texts.

Participants: 

Jenny Bender, Northampton Public Schools, Massachusetts

Mary Bates, Jackson Street Public School, Northampton, Massachusetts

Nancy Harlow, Leeds Public Schools, Massachusetts

Mary Ellen Reed, Jackson Street Public School, Northampton, Massachusetts

Location: Room 304, Level Three, MGM Grand Time: Friday 11/16 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM

D.18 Title: DIFFERENT WAYS TO USE READ ALOUD ACROSS THE DAY

Description: Read Alouds are not just for reading aloud. They are an opportunity for learners to experience the power and uses of text. In this workshop, participants will explore the educational uses of fiction and informational texts, including: comprehension skills, author’s craft, and content area knowledge.

Participants:

Alexis Czeterko, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project

Sadia Halim, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project

Brianna Parlistis, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project

Katie Wears, Teachers College Reading and Writing Project

Location: Room 105, Level One, MGM Grand Time: Friday 11/16 2:30 PM - 3:45 PM

E.38 Title: LITERACY PLAYSHOP: EXPANDING EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY CURRICULUM THROUGH PLAY-BASED FILMMAKING AND POPULAR MEDIA

Description: In this presentation, we introduce Literacy Playshop: a curricular framework that helps early childhood teachers develop play-based media production and explore its potential for helping young children—3- to 8-year-olds—respond critically and productively to a world filled with popular animated films, television, video games, and other popular media.

Participants:

Karen Wohlwend, Indiana University

Location: Room 303, Level Three, MGM Grand Time: Friday 11/16 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM