TCTELA 50th Annual Conference

Attendee Registration 6:00pm - 10:00pm

Conferences: Making Time to Talk, Taking Time to Teach 3:00pm - 4:00pm

#edupopculture 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Poetry, Poetry, Poetry-Reading and Writing Poetry in the Bilingu... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Dancing on the Digital Divide: Using New Media Literature, Compo... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Layered Analysis: Entry Points Toward Deeper Comprehension 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Poems Can Rhyme from Time to Time 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Invigorating Reading with Text Sets 3:00pm - 4:00pm

PreAP Does Not Mean Busy Work 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Teaching Empathy to Optimize Literacy Learning and Expand Thinki... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Stemology 101 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Short Answer Response: From Close Reading to Critical Analysis 3:00pm - 4:00pm

When Are Pictures Worth a Thousand Words? Integrating Science,... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

STAAR English I and II: Creating Meaningful Connections Between... 9:00am - 10:00am

STAAR Writing at Grades 4 and 7: Creating Meaningful Connections... 10:15am - 11:15am

General Session Welcome and Keynote-Ernest Morrell 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Attendee Registration 7:30am - 5:15pm

Exhibits Open 8:00am - 5:15pm

Coffee with Exhibitors 8:00am - 9:00am

Friday Luncheon with Paul Janeczko (included in Full Conference Registration or... 11:30am - 12:45pm

The COURAGE to Write: Telling Your Stories Through the Quick Lis... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Demonstrating the Importance of Vocabulary Engagement to Preserv... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

"Socrates Had It Right: The Value of Seminar" 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Easy In, Quickly Out: Writing Haiku-Style Poems 4:15pm - 5:15pm

ELA/Reading Curriculum Update K-8 9:00am - 10:00am

ELA/Reading Curriculum Update - High School 10:15am - 11:15am

Active Shakespeare in English Language Arts Classrooms–Opportuni... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Top Ten Signs You Might Be a Great Teacher 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Beyond "Member" Status: Developing Conference Presentations and... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Love that Lexicon! Games and Activities to Engage Students in Vo... 9:00am - 10:00am

Love that Lexicon! Games and Activities to Engage Students in Vo... 10:15am - 11:15am

Literacy Leadership Excellence: Imagining New Avenues for Effect... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Membership Celebration (A celebration of Award Winners, Members and Past Presidents) 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Out with the Old and in with the New: Using Social Media and Pec... 10:30am - 11:30am

The "How" for Teaching Narrative Writing 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Small Groups for Big Success: Remediation and Acceleration in th... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Digital Writing: Epiphanies from Five Teachers 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Situating the Essay: Harnessing Students’ Histories to Teach int... 10:30am - 11:30am

Hip-Hop Music, a Catalyst for Incorporating Informational Texts:... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Student Voices Beyond the Classroom: Building Confidence and Ind... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Keeping Up with the Mentor Text Joneses 10:30am - 11:30am

Literature of War 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Critical Thought from Self to System 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Too LEGIT to Quit: Large Educational Group Instructional Techniq... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Analysis and Argument: Document Based Questions in Literature 10:30am - 11:30am

Conferences in the Writing Workshop: A Troubleshooting Guide 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Leveling Up: Effective Intervention for Students at Risk for EO... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Work in Progress: Building Bridges with Families and Community M... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: Using Illustration Study to... 10:30am - 11:30am

Reading History Like a Detective: Proclamations – Declarations –... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Writing Short: Beyond Elements-The Atoms of Style 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Reader Response Using Multicultural Children's Literature 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Taking Comprehension to New Heights: Engaging Literacy Stations... 10:30am - 11:30am

Let’s Hear It for the Boys: Integrated Reading and Writing Strat... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

The Sound of Sense: Putting Poetry at the Core of Literacy Instr... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Reading in the Deep 4:15pm - 5:15pm

General Session and Keynote - Jennifer Mathieu 8:30am - 10:00am

Attendee Registration 7:00am - 5:00pm

Coffee with Exhibitors 8:00am - 8:30am

Exhibits Open 8:00am - 11:30am

Break With Exhibits / Book Signi... 10:00am - 10:30am

Break With Exhibits / Book Signi... 1:00pm - 1:30pm

Saturday Luncheon with Christopher Paul Curtis (included in Full Conference Registration or Advance Ticket) 11:45am - 1:45pm

Teaching Where They Are: Using Digital Resources to Provide Feed... 10:30am - 11:30am

TASA on iTunes U®: Transforming Teaching and Learning in ELA 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Vocabulary Development: Foundation for Student Success 3:00pm - 4:00pm

It Really IS All About Them: Promoting Student Voice and Choice 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Using Graphic Novels to Support Reluctant Readers 10:30am - 11:30am

Word by Word, Sentence by Sentence, Crafting Better Thinkers 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Stretching to Reach the Literacy STAARs 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Inspiration: Chocolate 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Students Own It! Creating the Self-Extending Learner 10:30am - 11:30am

Revision Decisions: Talking Through Sentences and Beyond 1:45pm - 2:45pm

50/50/50 -- Fifty Books in Fifty Minutes for TCTELA's 50th 3:00pm - 4:00pm

All Aboard! Helping EVERY Young Reader and Writer to Board the I... 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Poetry Reading 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Rising Leaders and TCTELA Meet and Greet 5:30pm - 7:00pm

I Read Dr. Seuss’s Love Letters! 10:30am - 11:30am

Balancing Difficulty and Complexity:  College & Career Ready Cla... 1:45pm - 2:45pm

Using Multimodal Texts to Teach Rhetorical Skills for Improving... 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Empowering Struggling Writers Through Film 4:15pm - 5:15pm

Sunday Workshop: Dead Presidents and Whales: Engaging Students with Nonfiction Texts 9:00am - 12:00pm

Attendee Registration and Coffee 8:00am - 10:00am

Book Signing 12:00pm - 12:30pm