Keynotes and Workshops
Our Keynotes and Workshops Cover the Following Topics
Innovative Libraries
Innovative Libraries is not just about the intersection of technology and print, but the shift of patrons from consumer to producer.
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Leadership
Leadership is not about being at the front, taking charge or doing all the work. As Simon Sinek teaches, leadership is about
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Literacy
Literacy is often narrowly defined as reading and writing when it could more accurately be defined as thinking or learning how to learn.
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Maker Education
Maker Education is so much more than technology and gadgets in a room. Traditional schooling was created in the image of industrialism. Yet, as we continue our movement into the 21st century, there is less of a
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Motivation & Engagement
Motivation and Engagement is an ongoing topic of conversation and learning among educators. We often consider how to engage our learners (of all ages) in the learning process. Over the last several years
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Keynotes
Literacy Rebooted and (RE)defined: Expanding our Thinking for Increased Engagement and Achievement
Is our definition of literacy broad enough to raise the rigor and engagement in our classrooms? While Merriam Webster defines literacy as the ability
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Literacy, Motivation & Engagement
From Carrots, Crowbars, and Candy to Options, Opportunity and Ownership: Motivation and Engagement for Adolescents
This session aims to differentiate engagement from compliance. Participants will receive practical strategies backed by the science for engaging
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Literacy, Motivation & Engagement
Print or Digital: That is the Question
In the era of 1:1 many educators (and parents) hold tight to students reading “real” books. Print books bound by a publisher. Others say we need to
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Innovative Libraries, Literacy
Making Sense of, and Building Momentum for, the Maker Movement
“The ‘maker movement’ leads to a new pedagogy – ‘Tinkquiry’ – Tinkering + Inquiry.” – Peter Skillen. Perhaps you’ve read about, dipped your toes
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Maker Education
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We offer uniquely designed workshops, keynote addresses, coaching, and consulting services. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Fill out our form and we’ll be happy to provide customized programs to meet your needs.
Workshops
Achieving Equity Through Inquiry, the Workshop Framework, and the Inclusion of a Rich Resource Library (Print and Digital)
The focus of the workshop will be centered on the essential question: How might inquiry and the workshop model using multiple texts allow for a more
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Leadership, Literacy, Motivation & Engagement
Beyond Skimming, Scanning, and Study Guides: Engaging Students in Authentic Reading in Content Area Classes
This session explores how to engage students in texts to read for meaning instead of points, answers to a study guide, or reading check quizzes.
Literacy, Motivation & Engagement
Design Thinking is Literacy
The phrase “design thinking” is making its way from the business world to the education world. Stanford University defines it as, “ a process to stimulate innovation, drawing on methods from engineering and design and combining them with ideas from the arts, social sciences, and the business world.” So how do we bring the techniques of design thinking into our PLCs, Leadership, Classrooms, and Libraries? Participants will be led through the design
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Maker Education, Literacy, Leadership, Innovative Libraries, Motivation & Engagement
Demystifying Nonfiction/Informational Texts
In this session, participants will consider how a constructivist approach to nonfiction and informational text can engage students in not only drawing meaning and learning from the text, but also how they can use that knowledge to create and publish their own ideas.
Literacy, Motivation & Engagement


From Frustration to Freedom: Remedial Reading Reimagined
This presentation aims to bring educators into the shoes of an adolescent striving reader. Participants will explore the challenges students face when struggling to comprehend and consider how students can use their strengths
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Literacy, Motivation & Engagement
Go Slow to Go Fast: Empowering Teacher Leadership for English/Language Arts Transformation
The high standards for English/Language Arts are requiring educators to make paradigm shifts in how they integrate reading, writing, speaking /
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Literacy, Leadership
Literacy and Making: Transform your Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop into a Makerspace
While makerspaces in our libraries, stem labs, and innovation spaces are wonderful opportunities for students to tinker, prototype, make, explore, and discover, we can expand
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Maker Education, Literacy, Motivation & Engagement
Making Sense of, and Building Momentum for, the Maker Movement
“The ‘maker movement’ leads to a new pedagogy – ‘Tinkquiry’ – Tinkering + Inquiry.” – Peter Skillen. Perhaps you’ve read about, dipped your toes in, or witnessed students
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Maker Education
Print or Digital: That is the Question
In the era of 1:1 many educators (and parents) hold tight to students reading “real” books. Print books bound by a publisher. Others say we need to “get with the times” and allow our students to be immersed in digital content. But what
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Innovative Libraries, Literacy
The Power of Picture Books
In this session, we will explore the incredible tool picture books play for learners of all ages in all content areas for accelerating literacy
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Literacy, Motivation & Engagement
Time to Teach: Student Engagement and Motivation
Our educators are expected to do more with less time, differentiate and individualize student learning in increasingly diverse settings, and advance
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Motivation & Engagement

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View a list of motivation and engagement recommended books. These titles accompany and complement our Time to Teach: Student Engagement and Motivation Workshop.

Transformational Services
Creating a Schoolwide (Districtwide) Literacy Vision
Creating a collective vision for a literate school or district community should be a participatory endeavor. The goal of this professional
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Leadership, Literacy
Literacy Leadership: Collective Efficacy for Student Achievement
Most recently Hattie added to his list of evidence-based practices that yield statistically significant results for student achievement. Collective
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Leadership, Literacy

Literacy Program Review: Strengths-Based Approach
Using an appreciative inquiry methodology, involving stakeholders in the process, a comprehensive review of a school or district’s literacy
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Leadership, Literacy
Go Slow to Go Fast: Empowering Teacher Leadership for English/Language Arts Transformation
The high standards for English/Language Arts are requiring educators to make paradigm shifts in how they integrate reading, writing,
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Leadership, Literacy, Motivation & Engagement
Transform Your School Library: Transform Your School
School Libraries and the roles of school librarians must continue to evolve to meet the changing needs of the learners. The quest to remain relevant requires ongoing change. What does this mean? How can the school librarian accomplish this amidst the daily pressures of the profession? You will learn a multitude of approaches that you can take to transform your school library, whether you decide to plan a complete transformation, or take one step at a time.
Innovative Libraries
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We offer uniquely designed workshops, keynote addresses, coaching, and consulting services. Don’t see what you’re looking for? Fill out our form and we’ll be happy to provide customized programs to meet your needs.