2024 CEL Annual Convention Program
Convention Program
Schedule Updates Will Be Made Below As Needed
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Sunday, November 22
2:00-2:25 p.m.
CEL Welcome: Nicholas Emmanuele
Welcome from Chief Adam Waterbear
Room 201 C
Sunday, November 24
2:35-3:35 p.m.
Beyond the Spreadsheet: Cultivating Integrated Literacy Leadership through Collaborative Data Cycles
Presenters: Ashley Ghiraldi, Kristen Schaefer
Room 201-C
Bridging Literacy, English Language Arts and Building Teacher Efficacy with Equity Oriented Quad Text Sets
Presenters: Lisa Ali-Turner, Jill Flynn, Jennifer Fox, William Lewis
Room 202-A
Seeing Learning: Visual Literacy and Multimodal Compositions at the Intersection of Literacy and English Leadership
Presenters: Elsie Lindy Olan, Kia Jane Richmond
Room 202-B
Skills and Stories: Using Secondary Texts as a Vehicle for Foundational Skills
Presenters: Jessica Bivans, Shera Goldstein, Megan Langman, Christy Lee, Maria Rebstock
Room 203-A
Stories of Resistance and Adaptive Leadership from the Hip Hop as Humanities Summer Institute for Literacy and ELA Teachers
Presenters: Michele DeVirgilio, H. Bernard Hall
Room 203-B
Sunday, November 24
3:45-4:45 p.m.
Both/And Leadership: Leading at the Intersection of Literacy Mandates and English Teacher Identity
Presenter: Jason Haffner, Jenelle Williams
Room 201-C
Beyond the Page: Using AI and EdTech Tools to Make Texts Accessible
Presenters: Joseph Rogers
Room 202-A
Every Word Tells a Story: How Morphology Bridges Foundational and Disciplinary Literacy across the Grades
Presenters: Kayla Crawford, Garrett Ivey
Room 202-B
Keeping the Thinking with Students: Culturally Responsive Moves That Drive Rigorous Literacy Learning
Presenter: Jillian Roche
Room 203-A
Where Literacy Meets Literature: Leading Teachers across Instructional Identitites
Presenter: Katie Monsour
Room 203-A
Sunday, November 24
7:00 p.m.
Facilitated Dinners
(offsite)
Monday, November 23
8:00-8:20 a.m.
CEL Welcome, Sponsor & Award Announcements, Coffee & Light Breakfast (included)
Opening Remarks
Room 201-C
Monday, November 25
8:20-9:20 a.m.
Keynote: Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul
Introductions: Cathline Tanis
Room 201-C
Monday, November 25
9:30-10:30 a.m.
Leading Learning in an AI-Integrated World
Presenter: Tom Lietz, Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals
Facilitator: Liz Lietz
Room 150
In Alignment: How Collaborative and Coaching Practices Supported the Vision, Alignment, and Implementation of ELA Curriculum K-5
Presenters: Rebecca Carfora, Glen Cove City School District
Jennifer Russo, Glen Cove City School District
Kristen Schaefer, Glen Cove City School District
Facilitator: Jenelle Williams
Room 151 B
(Re)Imagining Leadership鈥擣or Them, For Us
Presenters: Rhyannon Jovan, Thurman White Academy of the Performing Arts
Ariel Maloney, Newfound Regional High School
Matthew Parrilli, Maine West High School
Facilitator: Naomi Watkins
Room 152
Designing Engaging Spaces for an Evolving Professional Learning Landscape
Presenter: Jill Davidson, Anglophone West School District
Facilitator: Amy Marshall
Room 153 C
Monday, November 25
10:45-11:45 a.m.
Nurturing the Nurturers: A Guide for Literacy Leaders to Reclaim Joy
Presenter: Amy Marshall, Anglophone School District South
Facilitator: Matthew Parrilli
Room 150
Not Another Essay: Applying Universal Design for Learning to Elevate Literary Analysis and Center Career Exploration
Presenter: Petrina Plunkett, New Jersey Department of Education
Facilitator: Oona Marie Abrams
Room 151 B
Fostering Civil Discourse
Presenters: Katie Cubano, The College of New Jersey
Beth Pandolpho, West Windsor-Plainsboro School District, NJ
Facilitator: Henry “Cody” Miller
Room 152
Teacher of Literature AND Teacher of Literacy: Leading Meaningful Change in Secondary ELA Classrooms
Presenters: Liz Lietz, Macomb ISD
Jenelle Williams, Oakland Intermediate School District
Facilitator: Helena Hitzeman
Room 153 C
Monday, November 25
12:00-12:30 p.m.
Lunch (included)
Room 153 A/B
Monday, November 25
12:30-2:00 p.m.
Spark Sessions in Room 153 A/B:
Racial Justice Academy: Centering Secondary English Departments in Activating Schoolwide Equity Reform
Presenter: Kris Nystrom, Critical Pedagogy Consulting
Facilitator: Mary Luckritz
The Power of Yes
Presenter: Matthew Helmers, Ransom Everglades School
Facilitator: Mary Luckritz
Monday, November 25
12:30-2:00 p.m.
ELF Panel (Emerging Leader Fellowship)
Presenters: Liz Lietz, ELF Coordinator, Macomb ISD
Jenelle Williams, CEL Executive Committee
Panel of ELF Mentors & Mentees
Facilitator: Mary Luckritz
Room 153 A/B
ELQ (English Leadership Quarterly)
Presenters: Henry “Cody” Miller, ELQ Editor
Emily Meixner, Chair, Conference on English Leadership
Facilitator: Mary Luckritz
Room 153 A/B
Monday, November 25
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Keys to Becoming an Evidence-Based ELA Leader
Presenters: Lauren Spenceley, Arizona Department of Education
Jason Stephenson, Oklahoma State Department of Education
Kristen Tinch, Kentucky Department of Education
Naomi Watkins, Utah State Board of Education
Facilitator:
Room 150
Hacking, Redacting, and Interacting: Tackling Shakespeare with Tech for Today鈥檚 Teens
Presenters: Oona Marie Abrams, Millburn Township School District
Kate Baker, TCNJ, SRSH
Facilitator:
Room 151 B
Leadership, Curriculum, and Multiple Perspectives: Challenging Canonicity in Secondary English Education
Presenters: Elsie Lindy Olan, University of Central Florida
Kia Jane Richmond, Northern Michigan University
Facilitator: Anna Schultes
Room 152
Dear Humanity: Critical Conversations and the Literature of Palestine
Presenter: Sawsan Jaber, Maine West High School
Facilitator: Keisha Smith-Carrington
Room 153 C
Monday, November 25
3:30-4:30 p.m.
On Textbooks, Timelines, and Teacher鈥榮 Tears: Lessons Learned from a High School District Curriculum Alignment
Presenter: Jennie Grigas, Nazareth Academy
David Lange, Hinsdale Central High School
Kim Williams, Hinsdale Central High School
Facilitator: Karen Raino
Room 150
Igniting Joy through Community and Connections with Math and Literacy Leadership
Presenter: Tammy McBride, Lexington Public Schools
Molly Rawding, Lexington Public Schools
Facilitator: Jill Davidson
Room 151 B
The Language of Leadership: Empowering Leaders to Effectively Communicate What MATTERS Most
Presenters: Lindsay Barna, Somerset Hills School District
Jane Bean-Folkes, South Orange Maplewood School District
Heather Rocco, School District of the Chathams
Facilitator: Emily Meixner
Room 152
Leading with Heart: SEL, Mindfulness, and EdTech for Empowered Learning and Community Building
Presenter: Kate Baker, TCNJ, SRHS
Facilitator: Nicholas Emmanuele
Room 153 C
Monday, November 25
5:30 p.m.
Social Hour
(Offsite Bar)
Tuesday, November 26
8:00-8:30 a.m.
Coffee & Opening Remarks
Room 153 A/B
Tuesday, November 26
8:30-9:40 a.m.
Spark Sessions in Room 153 A/B:
All I Need to Know about What Matters in Literacy Leadership I Learned from The Sound of Music
Presenter: Oona Marie Abrams, Millburn Township School District
Introductions: Mary Luckritz
Validating Podcast Production in Academia with the Map of Meaningful Work Framework
Presenter: Amy Vujaklija, Governors State University
Introductions: Mary Luckritz
Leading in Times of “Initiative Overload”: How Do School Leaders Decide What Truly Matters?
Presenter: Anna Schultes, Glenbrook North High School
Introductions: Mary Luckritz
Tuesday, November 26
9:40-10:20 a.m.
Collaborative Workshop: LEADERSHIP matters
Room 153 A/B
Tuesday, November 26
10:30-11:30 a.m.
Spark Sessions in Room 153 A/B:
Teaching Key Literary Elements Using Short Stories
Presenter: Rachel Donaldson, North Tama CSD
Introductions: Mary Luckritz
How Do You Know What They Know? Using Formative Assessment in Professional Facilitation MATTERS
Presenter: Liz Lietz, Macomb ISD
Introductions: Mary Luckritz
Tuesday, November 26
11:40 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Collaborative Workshop: Leadership MATTERS
Room 153 A/B
Tuesday, November 26
12:20-12:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks
Room 153 A/B