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UCA Media & Literacy Conference

Welcome to the 2nd annual UCA Media and Literacy Conference- this year we are affiliated with UCA College of Education; ACTELA; ALA and ArLA/ArASL

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8:30am CDT

Registration Rm 103

9:00am CDT

S'more Technology to Assist Struggling Learners Rm 120Tammy Benson • Dr. Amy Thompson • Crystal Voegele • UCA Meet the Author James Babb Rm 234James Babb Author • UCA The Land of Lapbooks: Prescribed multisensory reading experiences for elementary grades Rm 233Stefanie Sorbet • UCA Teaching Critical Media Literacy in a Post-Truth Era Rm 106Shoudong Feng • UCA Putting Words Into Motion Rm 204Sunny Styles Foster • Jessica Herring-Watson • Nykela Jackson • ACTELA • UCA Xanthar's Guide to Writing: A Teachers Compendium to RPGs and Writing Pedagogy Rm 203G. Bret Strauch (Bowers) • ACTELA

10:05am CDT

Skype with Author Mike Mullin- Q & A Session Rm 234Mike Mullin • UCA County-wide Reading Initiative Rm 106Heather Hughes • Ronda Hughes • ArLA/ArASL Picture Books and Problem Solving: The Coding Connection Rm 204Ashley Cooksey • ArLA/ArASL & UCA Virtual Peer Critiques of Student Spoken Word Rm 120Gina Bolick • Donna Wake • Marlowe Wilson • ACTELA Trends in YA Lit - New & Upcoming Titles Rm 203Jana Dixon • ArLA/ArASL Technology & Literacy ? *2 Hour Rm 101Melissa Earls • Dr. Amy Thompson • UCA

11:10am CDT

Skype with Author Hilary Reyl Rm 234Hilary Reyl • UCA Stop! Collaborate & Listen Rm 106Heather Hughes • Ronda Hughes • ArLA/ArASL Encourage Exploration: Digital Scavenger Hunts for the Library and Literacy Classroom Rm 120ArLA/ArASL Reading Improvement with Technology Rm 203Suzanne Rogers • ALA Talk, Collaborate, and Listen: Teaching with Collaborative Discussion Techniques *Repeat Rm 233Jamie Trost • ACTELA Build It, And They Will Come Rm 204Nikki Aitken • Kate Messersmith • ArLA/ArASL

12:15pm CDT

Lunch TBA

1:20pm CDT

Skype with Author Todd Strasser ***Repeat of Tuesday session Rm 234UCA Simplifying Socratic Seminar Rm 233Cindy Green • ACTELA Responding to Apocalyptic Literature through Writing: A Collaborative Experience Rm 204Janine Chitty • Kimberly Robinson • ACTELA Innovative Technology Playground (2 hour drop-in) *Repeat Rm 101Ashton Hankins • Melissa Earls • UCA

2:25pm CDT

Continued Learning with Twitter and Your PLN Rm 204Ashley Cooksey Curate with LiveBinders! Rm 233Karen Haney Skype with a panel of 4 Authors Rm 234Kim Ventrella • David Neilson • Sarra Cannon • Jonathan Rosen • UCA Creative Ideas for the Classroom Using Adobe Spark Rm 203Gina Bolick • Donna Wake • UCA Podcasts as Texts: An Inquiry Based Exploration of S-Town in Freshman Composition Rm 106Jordan Jackson-Gross • ACTELA

3:30pm CDT

Zooniverse: Teaching using Citizen Science Rm 120Louis Nadelson • UCA Skype with the Author: Stephanie Bodeen Q and A Rm 234Stephanie Bodeen • UCA Night of the Notables Rm 203Deborah Jones • ACTELA Reaching Beyond the ELA Classroom: Supporting Content Area Teachers in Literacy Instruction Rm 106Sunny Styles Foster • ACTELA • UCA Let's Talk YA Books! Rm 204Terina Atkins • ArLA/ArASL