If you have ever considered implementing Reading Recovery, now is the time to take a closer look.
Thanks to the i3 grant and the University of South Dakota, the newly established Training Site in the Roseville Area Schools has capacity to train 12-15 Reading Recovery teachers in 2012-13, with nearly all training costs funded through grant money. Find out more here.
Take a professional vacation at Hamline's 22nd Annual Summer Literacy Institute: Rethinking Literacy
St. Scholastica's Second Annual 21st Century Teaching and Learning Conference
The College of St. Scholastica will be holding the Second Annual 21st Century Teaching and Learning Conference on Tuesday, June 19 at 8:00 a.m.
This event is an exciting one-day conference for educators, including K-12 teachers, higher educationfaculty, college students and other learning practitioners. The event will begin with a message from keynote speaker, Dr. Lisa Delpit, followed by breakout sessions, which will include hands-on workshops and research-based current strategies to engage 21st century learners. For more information visit http://bit.ly/wZw1P3.
*Presentations will meet MDE re-licensure strands.
Who: The College of St. Scholastica
What: Second Annual 21st Century Teaching and Learning Conference
Where: The College of St. Scholastica, 1200 Kenwood Ave., Duluth, MN 55811
When: Tuesday, June 19, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $99 before May 12, $125 after May 12, register at https://www2.css.edu/epayment/med/
The Minnesota Reading Association is proud to announce three new members to its Executive Council: Debra Peterson (Vice President), Stephani Brondani (Membership Director), and Linda Snowberg (Treasurer). Taking on a leadership position is a commitment, and we are ever grateful for all of you who serve at both the local and state levels. Thank you for making this a strong and healthy organization.
Don't forget we have Resources for Members Only including a page with Job Openings (Updated 5/8/12). Check it out for opportunities specifically designed for our literacy leaders, reading specialists, and reading teachers.
Congratulations to MRA's Kari Ross, who has recently been published in the International Reading Association's Reading Today. You can read her article here. In addition to being on the MRA's Executive Council, Kari serves as the Minnesota Department of Education's Instructional Specialist in Reading.
The Minnesota Reading Association is proud to announce the following nominees for this year's Celebrate Literacy Award:
Kari Ross, Instructional Specialist in Reading, Minnesota Department of Education
Dr. Cindy Whaley, Professor of Education at Martin Luther College
Contributions of these nominees were found to be significant and related to furthering literacy in Minnesota. They have demonstrated exemplary service, practice, and accomplishments that provide a model of leadership for others.
These nominees will be recognized at the MRA Celebrate Literacy Dessert Reception on Friday, March 30, 2012 at the Maple Grove Community Center. Please plan to attend and celebrate with us! This event is free for all those celebrating literacy in Minnesota every day, however, to ensure that there are plenty of desserts for all, an RSVP is requested. Visit here and register so that we might plan for you.
Long time MRA leader Pat Hanson (left) posed earlier this year with Governor Mark Dayton. Governor Dayton can be seen wearing an MRA pin on his lapel.
The Minnesota Department of Education is offering a series of workshops to assist Minnesota school districts with the development of local literacy plans consistent with the requirements of the 2011 Education Bill, Chapter 2 and the Minnesota Blueprint for Literacy: Achieving Success for 21st Century Learners, our comprehensive Birth-Grade 12 Literacy framework.
Find out more about those workshops
here.
