Summer Institute
TLC 2024 Summer Institute
Championing Literacy Success in Michigan’s Schools, PK-12th Grade
The Literacy Center at Central Michigan University invites you to participate in our two-day Summer Institute at our Mount Pleasant campus!
We are now accepting educator applications for our annual Summer Institute! Registration will close as soon as all available spots are filled but no later than Friday, June 7, 2024 @ 5 p.m.
- Space is limited to 75 participants.
- 12-hour professional learning experience
- In-person, full-day workshop (6 hours per day) with a variety of sessions focusing on early/elementary literacy
- Tuesday, June 25th & Wednesday, June 26th, 2024
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (arrive by 8:45 a.m.)
Central Michigan University: Education and Human Services Building; Anspach Hall
Teachers who are accepted to this event (sponsored by The Literacy Center at CMU, along with the generous support of an anonymous donor) will participate in various sessions focused on early & elementary and adolescent literacy.
- Sessions will feature renowned literacy speakers from throughout Michigan and the U.S. Join us as they share the latest in research and best practices from literacy classrooms!
- Learn a variety of literacy strategies, ranging from reading and writing to speaking, listening, and viewing in multimodal texts.
- Receive a $150 stipend upon successful completion of the two-day Summer Institute.
- Complimentary dorm housing, lunches, snacks, refreshments, and cost of the MiRegistry/SCECH hours for the 2024 Summer Institute are provided.
On-site parking will be provided for overnight or daytime participation. You will also receive complimentary professional development materials as part of your participation.
This event has reached capacity, and the registration is now closed.
The CMU Literacy Center 2024 Summer Institute is generously funded by an Anonymous Donor. This is a multi-year commitment, and we thank this donor for their continued support!
2024 Summer Institute
Tentative Agenda
Literacy Strands | 8:30-8:55 A.M. | DAY 1 | 8:30-8:55 A.M. | DAY 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
EARLY/ELEMENTARY | 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Dr. Meghan Block Write Away: Implementing Mentor Texts into Engaging Writing Instruction from the Beginning of the Year | 9:00-10:00 a.m. | Annie Spear Unleash Joy in Literacy for Educators & Children with the Suite of Literacy Essentials |
ADOLESCENT | Dr. Troy Hicks Digging Deeper Into (and Across) Our News Sources | Dr. Sharon Murchie Thinking Outside of the Box - Alternate Assessment Practices for ELA | ||
EARLY/ELEMENTARY | 10:05-11:05 a.m. | Annie Spear Reading, Writing, and ROARing with the Literacy Essentials and the Michigan Learning Channel | 10:05-11:05 a.m. | Dr. Meghan Block Building Word Consciousness through Effective Vocabulary Instruction in the Elementary Classroom |
ADOLESCENT | Andy Schoenborn Our Stories, Ourselves: Vignettes as Digital Stories | Dr. Amy Ford & Judy Waabanoqua Pamp Weaving Indigenous Texts into Literary Instruction | ||
| 11:05-11:15 a.m. | BREAK | BREAK | ||
| EARLY/ELEMENTARY STRAND | 11:15 a.m. – | Sarah Fox & Tiffany Ryan Science of Reading…More than just phonics! | 11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Dr. Tiffany Flowers Exploring the Michigan Literacy Essentials Diverse Texts Expectations PreK-Grade 3 |
| ADOLESCENT STRAND | Jenny Sanford Teaching Tinkering | Becky Schwartz How to Assess Students Independent Reading Without Making Them or You Experience Readicide | ||
| LUNCH (12:15-1:00) | Catered | LUNCH (12:15-1:00) | Catered | |
| ALL ATTENDEES | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | KEYNOTE Dr. Troy Hicks AI in Education: Problems and Possibilities | 1:00-2:00 p.m. | KEYNOTE Dr. JoDell Heroux Breaking Barriers: Strategies for Inclusive Literacy Instruction in K-12 Classrooms |
| EARLY/ELEMENTARY STRAND | 2:05-3:05 p.m. | Amy Kennedy Structured Literacy: I’ve Heard of It, but What Exactly Is It? | 2:05-3:05 p.m. | Dr. Amber Meyer Supporting Early/Elementary ELLs with Literacy Development |
| ADOLESCENT STRAND | Jenny Sanford Creating Lifelong Readers: Independent Reading in the Middle Grades | Stefanie Sedlar Iceberg Analysis: Exploring Below the Surface | ||
| 3:05-3:15 p.m. | BREAK | BREAK | ||
| EARLY/ELEMENTARY STRAND | 3:15-4:15 p.m. | Dr. JoDell Heroux Take a Deeper Dive into Universal Design for Learning! | 3:15-4:15 p.m. | Dr. Amber Meyer Developing Oral Language with Poetry |
| ADOLESCENT STRAND | Andy Schoenborn Using AI to Connect Writers and Writing | Dr. Tiffany Flowers Middle Grade and Young Adult Texts Choices for Adolescents | ||
4:15-4:30 p.m. WRAPPING UP/EVALUATION | TLC Summer Institute Leadership | 4:15-4:30 p.m. WRAPPING UP /EVALUATION | TLC Summer Institute Leadership |