2021-Summer-Literacy-Conference

Richard Woods, Georgia's School Superintendent

2021 Summer Literacy Conference

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2021 Literacy and the Whole Child Virtual Summer Literacy Conference

The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) is excited to announce the 2021 Summer Literacy Conference, an event that will include sessions featuring literacy experts from across the state and country. Presenters will offer Georgia educators various professional learning opportunities to improve literacy instruction for all students. Tapping into the wealth of knowledge, research evidence, and collective wisdom of our literacy partners across the state will be a transformative experience for Georgia teachers and leaders!

Conference Highlights

3 Conference Strands: Student Engagement, Reading, and Disciplinary Literacy
“Choose your own Adventure" Format
Catered by audience: July 27: B-5, July 28: K-5, and July 29: 6-12
Embedded ELL Teacher Institute and Media Specialist Institute
Featuring National and International Speakers: Kristin Ziemke, Cris Tovani, ReLeah Cossett Lent, Emily Rubin, Gary Bingham, and Rachel Giannini
Actual Georgia teachers/practitioners sharing their expertise
Leadership Lightning Talks
Gamification elements

Who: All Educators

Teachers, Teacher Leaders, School/District Leaders, Media Specialists, Instructional Coaches, Paraprofessionals, Informal Learning Practitioners, Family and Community Partners

When: July 27-29, 2021

A main goal of the virtual conference is to ensure maximum flexibility for participants. To this end, the conference is organized as a “choose your own adventure” experience through which you can design your own schedule and move at your own pace. Our live sessions are grade-banded and will take place on the following days:

July 27: Birth - Age 5
July 28: K-5
July 29: 6-12

Where: Virtually via GaDOE Community

Supported by our robust technical team, we will run the 2021 Summer Literacy Conference through GaDOE Community, our digital platform to encourage professional collaboration. You may already be a member, and if so, it will be even easier for you to register for the conference! Here is a flyer and registration tutorial video to help you navigate the steps to registering for the conference. When you register, you will earn your first trophy and begin your quest!

GaDOE Community Registration Link

If you are not a teacher in a public school district or a RESA member, check “Partner" and be sure to list “2021 Summer Literacy Conference" as the source for how you heard about GaDOE Community to speed along your approval in the platform! Please allow up approximately 24 hours for your account's approval before registering for the conference.

Direct 2021 Summer Literacy Conference Registration Link

School Leader Collaboration Opportunity

If you’re a school leader interested in incorporating conference sessions and materials into your pre-planning or other professional learning activities, please reach out, and we’ll be more than happy to work with you to accomplish your goals.

Mini-Institutes: Media Specialists & Teachers of English Learners

We are extremely excited to feature two embedded institutes within our K-5 and 6-12 grade-bands: Media Specialists & Teachers of English Learners. Each institute will include three sessions, one for each conference strand:

Engagement
Disciplinary Literacy
Reading

Special Features

Leader Lightning Talks
Student Spotlights
Support Materials
Extension and Facilitation Guides
Badging Opportunities
Georgia Authors
National Practitioners
Variety of Session Formats

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to let us know. We want to make this an incredible experience for all Georgia educators, and we can’t wait to see you there!