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Literacy Retreat 2025 - Secondary
Thursday, July 24
 

9:00am CDT

AI in the Loop, Teacher in Charge
Thursday July 24, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Room 101
Presenters
avatar for Adam Sparks

Adam Sparks

Short Answer
I taught English and Social Studies for 7 years in Nebraska, China, and Chicago and recently finished my master's in Learning Design and Technology at Stanford. At Stanford, my work focused on the intersection of writing instruction, formative assessment, and peer feedback. I now... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am CDT
Room 101
  Keynote

10:15am CDT

Active Literacy: Response to Reading
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 201
It’s time for students to share what they have read. Suzy will model strategies that are hands-on and collaborative…but bring the structure students need. Student autonomy, authentic learning, and independent thinking all await with these techniques. Participants will leave with a selection of techniques to be deployed for a variety of texts.
Presenters
avatar for Suzy Pepper Rollins

Suzy Pepper Rollins

Author/Consultant, Fast Lane Learning, LLC
Suzy Pepper Rollins is a passionate educator with a mission of creating academic success for ALL learners. She is the author of Teaching in the Fast Lane, Learning in the Fast Lane, and Teaching Vulnerable Learners.  Her BRAND-NEW workbook, The Opening Minutes, is packed with... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 201
  Breakout Session #1

10:15am CDT

Connecting Organization in Reading to Organization in Writing
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 102

Presenters
avatar for Tosh McGaughy

Tosh McGaughy

Educational Consultant, Tosh McGaughy LLC
I am a certified English teacher who enjoys learning & sharing about literacy, leadership, assessment, curriculum design, instructional technology, & school improvement. (say it Mc-GOY)
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 102
  Breakout Session #1

10:15am CDT

Contextualizing SS Timelines in ELAR Texts
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 302
Presenters
DS
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 302
  Breakout Session #1

10:15am CDT

Hard Cancel on P.I.E.
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 306
Putting purpose—author’s purpose—into reading comprehension and ECR writing!

In this session, participants will gain a new understanding of how to creatively instruct and prioritize one of the most frequently assessed TEKS—Author’s Purpose and Craft—which is so much more than just P.I.E. Learn how to use this RLA concept to equip students with tools to think more deeply as they read and write more effectively while confidently tackling the ECR.

Presenters
avatar for Brittaney McKay

Brittaney McKay

Educational Consultant, In Between the Lattes, LLC
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 306
  Breakout Session #1

10:15am CDT

Read Like a Writer: The Mentor Text Makeover
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 104
Everything we read is a mentor text! See how to seamlessly connect powerful reading instructional strategies with writing response, author’s craft, and grammar lessons in ways that are engaging, meaningful, and productive. We’ll model three reading strategies (including one for pre-teaching vocabulary); imitate amazing texts; and practice inferencing, summarizing, and responding – using students’ own writing! What does this mean? STAAR is a walk in the park. And reading and writing are fun again.
Presenters
avatar for Melanie Mayer

Melanie Mayer

Independent Consultant, Unaffiliated
Award-winning High School English teacher and author (and former college All-American basketball player and successful coach) provides humorous, inspirational, and practical keynotes, staff development trainings, and Instructional and Leadership coaching for educators, including... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 104
  Breakout Session #1

10:15am CDT

Recharging Your Read Aloud Routine
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 202
Presenters
avatar for Deanna Larson

Deanna Larson

Sales Representative, PermaBound
Deanna served as a classroom teacher for 24 years in the San Antonio and North Austin area. Her passion for literacy and second language learners have driven her career. She is now serving the education community by helping schools procure high quality materials for their libraries... Read More →
avatar for Stephanie Green

Stephanie Green

PermaBound
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 202
  Breakout Session #1

10:15am CDT

The Ultimate Insider's Guide to ECR Writing Success (Secondary)
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 203
Get ready to level up your students’ ECR writing with strategies that actually make writing fun instead of frustrating. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn insider techniques for helping students paraphrase and explain ideas in their own words with confidence. Discover easy, effective ways to conference with students using sticky notes to target improvements and boost their writing along with reading comprehension. Walk away with ready-to-use activities and practical tips you can implement immediately in any language arts classroom.
Presenters
avatar for Carlin Liborio

Carlin Liborio

Educational Consultant, Liborio Consulting, LLC
Educational Consultant with a masters degree in Elementary Education, experience teaching grades K-6, coaching RLA teachers, and writing curriculum for 17 years in 3 different countries, with the past 9 years being in Texas public schools. I have worked on numerous TEA & Pearson educator... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 203
  Breakout Session #1

10:15am CDT

Writing in the Age of AI
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 103
Presenters
avatar for Adam Sparks

Adam Sparks

Short Answer
I taught English and Social Studies for 7 years in Nebraska, China, and Chicago and recently finished my master's in Learning Design and Technology at Stanford. At Stanford, my work focused on the intersection of writing instruction, formative assessment, and peer feedback. I now... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 10:15am - 11:30am CDT
Room 103
  Breakout Session #1

1:00pm CDT

Academic Language
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 202
Presenters
avatar for Dr. Daryl Michel

Dr. Daryl Michel

Founder and Author, Be A Change, LLC
Daryl Michel, PhD, consults with organizations nationally and internationally in areas such as instructional coaching, teacher education, disciplinary literacy, learning and lesson study, and curriculum design. He is the founder of Be A Change, LLC, and coauthor of Student-Focused... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 202
  Breakout Session #2

1:00pm CDT

Page to Pixels: Reading and Thinking Online
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 302
Presenters
DS
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 302
  Breakout Session #2

1:00pm CDT

PG-21: Teaching Poetry and Grammar to 21st Century Learners
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 104
Do your students struggle with revising and editing? Do they insist poetry is a foreign language? In this session we’ll explore and model short active strategies and activities that generate movement, boost motivation, increase engagement, and result in greater student achievement. Your students will have a greater understanding of how grammar works, and why poetry matters – for and beyond STAAR.
Presenters
avatar for Melanie Mayer

Melanie Mayer

Independent Consultant, Unaffiliated
Award-winning High School English teacher and author (and former college All-American basketball player and successful coach) provides humorous, inspirational, and practical keynotes, staff development trainings, and Instructional and Leadership coaching for educators, including... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 104
  Breakout Session #2

1:00pm CDT

PROVE It! Testing Strategies That Work
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 306
Teaching students HOW to think first and WHAT to think about second.

This session will provide data-backed solutions and systems to strategically and purposefully equip students to answer multiple-choice and new item type questions on STAAR. Participants will receive an overview and practice of the PROVE strategy for both reading and revising/editing passages, along with practical ways to integrate this game-changing approach into consistent daily instruction.

Presenters
avatar for Brittaney McKay

Brittaney McKay

Educational Consultant, In Between the Lattes, LLC
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 306
  Breakout Session #2

1:00pm CDT

Text Structures from the Masters
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 103
Presenters
avatar for Gretchen Bernabei

Gretchen Bernabei

Trail of Breadcrumbs, LLC
For over 20 years, I've shared writing lessons from my classroom with teachers across the country. We teachers overcomplicate instruction so often, and the best results come from simplifying what we ask students to do.  Writers of all ages and abilities benefit through clear choice... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 103
  Breakout Session #2

1:00pm CDT

The Ultimate Insider's Guide to ECR Writing Success (Secondary)
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 203
Get ready to level up your students’ ECR writing with strategies that actually make writing fun instead of frustrating. In this hands-on session, you’ll learn insider techniques for helping students paraphrase and explain ideas in their own words with confidence. Discover easy, effective ways to conference with students using sticky notes to target improvements and boost their writing along with reading comprehension. Walk away with ready-to-use activities and practical tips you can implement immediately in any language arts classroom.
Presenters
avatar for Carlin Liborio

Carlin Liborio

Educational Consultant, Liborio Consulting, LLC
Educational Consultant with a masters degree in Elementary Education, experience teaching grades K-6, coaching RLA teachers, and writing curriculum for 17 years in 3 different countries, with the past 9 years being in Texas public schools. I have worked on numerous TEA & Pearson educator... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 203
  Breakout Session #2

1:00pm CDT

Tracking Growth in Literacy Without Grades
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 102
Presenters
avatar for Ty Duncan

Ty Duncan

MindPlay
Mindplay is changing reading in Texas. Districts and campuses are growing students and changing their accountability ratings with the most advanced and sophisticated product on the market.
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 102
  Breakout Session #2

1:00pm CDT

Why Are We Reading This?
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 201
In this fast-paced, hands-on session, Suzy will model pre-reading strategies that yield maximum, authentic engagement. A plethora of impactful strategies that ignite intellectual curiosity, purpose, and just enough prior knowledge will get students saying, “Can we read now?” Designed for next-day implementation, participants will leave with easily implementable techniques to motivate students to read, read, read.
Presenters
avatar for Suzy Pepper Rollins

Suzy Pepper Rollins

Author/Consultant, Fast Lane Learning, LLC
Suzy Pepper Rollins is a passionate educator with a mission of creating academic success for ALL learners. She is the author of Teaching in the Fast Lane, Learning in the Fast Lane, and Teaching Vulnerable Learners.  Her BRAND-NEW workbook, The Opening Minutes, is packed with... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
Room 201
  Breakout Session #2

2:30pm CDT

Conquering Secondary RLA STAAR
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 201
Presenters
avatar for Anissa Bagby

Anissa Bagby

HQIM/TxLS RLA Specialist, Region 3 ESC
26 years in education (25 in the classroom)1 year at Region 3K-12Lived all over the stateCurrently live in Hallettsville, TXHusband, Greg, retired coach/teacherAlly-nurse; Tim-coach/math teacherLincoln-8; Boone-5; Millie Mae-4; Tucker-6 monthsDean-coach/Eng IV teacher; Melanie-preschool... Read More →
avatar for Elyse Bauerle

Elyse Bauerle

Secondary RLA Specialist, Region 3 ESC
I have spent seven years of my career in the RLA classroom in grades 6, 8, and English II. In 2017 I graduated from Texas A&M University and began teaching, and in 2023 I graduated with an MEd in Administration from Lamar University. I am most passionate about improving student outcomes... Read More →
avatar for D'Anna Long

D'Anna Long

HQIM / TxLS RLA Specialist, Education Service Center Region 3
Received a BAAS from University of Houston, currently working on my Masters.  I've been in education for over 18 years teaching grades 5-12. I have taught at VISD, Ganado ISD, and Edna ISD. Joined Region III in 2023 and I love what I do. My different educational roles include teacher... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 201
  Breakout Session #3

2:30pm CDT

Keep It Simple: Micro Podcasting in the Classroom
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 203
Presenters
avatar for Gabriel Carrillo

Gabriel Carrillo

Instructional Technology Specialist and Podcaster, North East ISD and EdTech Bites
Gabriel Carrillo is an Educational Technology Specialist. He currently supports and coaches educators with implementing innovative and meaningful practices through the use of technology. He works side by side with educators in planning lessons/units, modeling lessons, and provides... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 203
  Breakout Session #3

2:30pm CDT

Metacognitive Conversations
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 202
Presenters
avatar for Dr. Daryl Michel

Dr. Daryl Michel

Founder and Author, Be A Change, LLC
Daryl Michel, PhD, consults with organizations nationally and internationally in areas such as instructional coaching, teacher education, disciplinary literacy, learning and lesson study, and curriculum design. He is the founder of Be A Change, LLC, and coauthor of Student-Focused... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 202
  Breakout Session #3

2:30pm CDT

Recharging Your Read Aloud Routine
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 104
Presenters
avatar for Deanna Larson

Deanna Larson

Sales Representative, PermaBound
Deanna served as a classroom teacher for 24 years in the San Antonio and North Austin area. Her passion for literacy and second language learners have driven her career. She is now serving the education community by helping schools procure high quality materials for their libraries... Read More →
avatar for Stephanie Green

Stephanie Green

PermaBound
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 104
  Breakout Session #3

2:30pm CDT

TEKS-Based ECR: Tapping Into the Readiness Standards of the Rubric
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 102

Presenters
avatar for Tosh McGaughy

Tosh McGaughy

Educational Consultant, Tosh McGaughy LLC
I am a certified English teacher who enjoys learning & sharing about literacy, leadership, assessment, curriculum design, instructional technology, & school improvement. (say it Mc-GOY)
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 102
  Breakout Session #3

2:30pm CDT

Text Structures from the Masters
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 103
Presenters
avatar for Gretchen Bernabei

Gretchen Bernabei

Trail of Breadcrumbs, LLC
For over 20 years, I've shared writing lessons from my classroom with teachers across the country. We teachers overcomplicate instruction so often, and the best results come from simplifying what we ask students to do.  Writers of all ages and abilities benefit through clear choice... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 103
  Breakout Session #3

2:30pm CDT

Tracking Growth in Literacy Without Grades
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 302
Presenters
avatar for Ty Duncan

Ty Duncan

MindPlay
Mindplay is changing reading in Texas. Districts and campuses are growing students and changing their accountability ratings with the most advanced and sophisticated product on the market.
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 302
  Breakout Session #3

2:30pm CDT

Writing in the Age of AI
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 306
Presenters
avatar for Adam Sparks

Adam Sparks

Short Answer
I taught English and Social Studies for 7 years in Nebraska, China, and Chicago and recently finished my master's in Learning Design and Technology at Stanford. At Stanford, my work focused on the intersection of writing instruction, formative assessment, and peer feedback. I now... Read More →
Thursday July 24, 2025 2:30pm - 3:45pm CDT
Room 306
  Breakout Session #3
 

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