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23rd Annual Summer Literacy Institute, K-6
The Premier Literacy Symposium in the Midwest
Stretching Minds, Reaching Learners
July 15-18, 2013
8:30 a.m.–3:15 p.m. (Lunch included)
Saint Paul campus
Take a professional vacation at Hamline's Summer Literacy Institute! For 4 extraordinary days, learn with your peers and some of the finest
educators in the country.
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2013 Highlights
- Provide professional development on MN ELA Common Core Standards
- Explore literacy issues at both the national and local levels led by a cadre of experienced experts and practitioners
- Engage in a collaborative learning environment, where teachers can connect with their peers
- Offer a balanced literacy approach with emphasis on reading, writing and children's literature
Featured Presenters
Monday, July 15, 2013: Debbie Miller
"Creating Cultures of Thinking, Agency and Independence"
"Making the Most of Our Literacy Minutes"
Miller is a highly regarded and requested national literacy consultant and author of several professional books on the teaching of reading. A teacher extraordinaire, Miller works with Denver, CO, schools and knows how to capture the joy and passion for teaching literacy on a vast array of topics. Miller returns to Hamline's Summer Literacy Institute for the second time this year, back by popular demand and her continuing contributions to the field of literacy.
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Tuesday, July 16: Kathryn Mitchell Pierce
"Sustaining Professional Conversations about Student Work: Teachers Talking About Readers, Writers, Learners"
"Learning Floats On A Sea of Talk: Exploring the Potential of
Talk To Support and Assess Student Learning"
Pierce is an elementary and middle school teacher, a literacy curriculum specialist, and a national literacy consultant. She has served as an adjunct professor with several colleges, is an advocate for multicultural literature, is a prominent leader in the NCTE (National Council Teachers of English), and works with Clayton, Missouri schools.
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Wednesday: July 17, 2013 Michael Opitz
"Integrating Fitness and Reading: the How and Why"
"Smart and Sensible Fluency Assessment"
Opitz is an international and national literacy consultant, literacy specialist and coordinator, author of several books on a wide variety of literacy topics including ELL, fluency, assessment, alternative texts, physical education and literacy. Optiz works as a professor of elementary education and reading at the University of Northern Colorado, Greeley.
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Wednesday: July 17, 2013 Lauren Stringer
"Mud, Straw, Snow, Paper, and a Riot: The Essentials for Making a Picture Book"
Lauren Stringer is an artist, author, and theatrical designer living in Minneapolis. Her first picture book, Mud, by Mary Lyn Ray, won a Minnesota Book Award, IRA Children’s Choice, and Crayola Kids Best Book of the Year. Her newest Book—When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky, Two Artists, Their Ballet, and One Extraordinary Riot—received a McKnight Fellowship and was released this spring to much acclaim and many starred reviews.
Thursday: July 18, 2013 Sheree Fitch
"Breathe, Stretch, Write"
"The Oral Tradition of Storytelling, Poetry and Teaching"
A storyteller, educator, and literacy activist, Fitch is an award- winning Canadian author of children and adult books. Fitch returns to Hamline's Summer Literacy Institute for her second time this year. Her work has expanded to include the integration of yoga and exercise into the literacy process.
Registration
Registration is open!
Register online through the Graduate Continuing Studies department; the Summer Literacy Institute is course number 'LANG 7713.'
Group Registration
Groups registrations are a wonderful way to provide professional development for your teachers! Interested in group registration?
Please contact Carol A. Mayer, Chair of Graduate Continuing Studies, at cmayer@hamline.edu.
One Day Registration
If space is available, one-day registrations will be accepted after July 1, 2013.
To request a one-day registration form, please contact Kasia McMahon.
kmcmahon01@hamline.edu | 651-523-2600
The Buzz
"The overall 'feeling' of the week - positive, warm, joyful. There is an essence of sincere enthusiasm for teachers and what we do every day."
"One of the best professional development opportunities in the area."
"The institute is the GOLD STANDARD in its high level of professional discourse. I greatly appreciate the tremendous efforts made by all of the institute personnel."
"You gave me a professional week that touched my heart and mind."
"Although it may not have been planned, the keynote speakers built upon each other so well so that as a teacher I can walk away from the institute seeing the importance literacy has across all content areas as well as tons of practical tips and applications to use with students in the classroom."
"I loved my time here! I feel as though I have learned so much in just 1 week. This has been such a valuable conference and experience for me. I am positive that you have created a future Literacy Institute junkie in me."
"I love it here! You are ALL so wonderful and welcoming! Coming back each year I feel rejuvenated and refreshed and excited to try all the practical applications and ideas in my own classroom! THANK YOU SO MUCH!"
Most positive experiences at the institute:
"The overall positivity, electric high emotions and the variety of choices in sessions."
"All of the general session speakers were phenomenal."
"Connecting with colleagues across the state, country and world."