Cowdrey Park Schools & Celebration Church, Zimbabwe Celebrating 2,ooo students at two featured schools in Africa (centers, games, lunch, backpack with shoeboxes filled with "goodies" and dental giveaways, books). Empowering the Educators and also being the Featured Speaker at their "Chick Night" to encourage the women in Zimbabwe Africa. Start: November 26, 2016 End: December 5, 2016 Event Categories:Educational, Inspirational Venue Cowdrey Park Schools & Celebration Church

Celebrating 2,ooo students at two featured schools in Africa (centers, games, lunch, backpack with shoeboxes filled with “goodies” and dental giveaways, books). Empowering the Educators and also being the Featured Speaker at their “Chick Night” to encourage the women in Zimbabwe Africa Start: November 26, 2016 End: December 5, 2016 Event Categories: Educational, Inspirational Venue Cowdrey Park Schools & Celebration Church Zimbabwe

Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock, AR United States Featured Season: Creating Strategic "Whole Learners"- Techniques for Supporting Experiential Literacy Instruction Keynote- Sounds Abound: A "Funemic" Approach to Word Study & Comprehension. Start: November 17, 2016 End: November 18, 2016 Event Category: Educational Organizer Julie Reardon

Palmetto Elementary, 1540 10th St W Palmetto, FL 34221 United States Focus: Working Word Walls- Tiered Academic Words Comprehension: Activating & Building Schema- Anticipation/Reaction Guides (Point of View) Comprehension: Questioning- QAR Question-Answer Relationships Vocabulary: Contextualizing- Context Complex Clues- Text Structure Focus: Working Word Walls- Tiered Academic Words Comprehension: Activating & Building Schema- Anticipation/Reaction Guides (Point of View) Co

Creating Strategic Readers Overview and Foundation Standards for Phonological Awareness: Focus on Rhyming, Isolating & Identifying Phonemes Essential Questions: How does word study have an impact on students’ reading achievement? Am I lifting the level of thinking through accountable talk, which increases critical and creative thinking in my classroom? How can I strengthen my small group instruction to impact and differentiate learning for all? How will the techniques support

Focus: Small Group Environment, Configuration Boards for Guided Reading/Small Group Instruction Timeframe in ELA block; Strategies and Techniques for Phonemic Awareness- Blending & Segmenting Classroom Demonstrations with Debriefing and Action Plan for Execution in their Classrooms Focus: Small Group Environment, Configuration Boards for Guided Reading/Small Group Instruction Timeframe in ELA block; Strategies and Techniques for Phonemic Awareness- Blending & Segmenting Class

Foundation Standards for Phonological Awareness: Focus on Rhyming, Isolating & Identifying Phonemes Essential Questions: How does word study have an impact on students’ reading achievement? Am I lifting the level of thinking through accountable talk, which increases critical and creative thinking in my classroom? How can I strengthen my small group instruction to impact and differentiate learning for all? How will the techniques support standards based rigorous instruction? F