Iowa Reading Association & Iowa Association of School Librarians

1805 Center Dr,Ames IA 50011

21 June, 2022

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The Iowa Reading Association and the Iowa Association of School Librarians conference will be back at Scheman in Ames. Here are a few of our keynote speakers that will be coming to our conference in June! Jan Burkins will be speaking on her last professional book. Shifting the Balance: 6 Ways to Bring the Science of Reading into the Balanced Literacy Classroom By: Jan Burkins and Kari Yates These days, it seems that everyone has a strong opinion about how to teach young children to read. Some may brush off the current tension as nothing more than one more round of “the reading wars.” Others may avoid the clash altogether due to the uncivilized discourse that sometimes results. Certainly, sorting the signal from the noise is no easy task.In this leading-edge book, authors Jan Burkins and Kari Yates address this tension as a critical opportunity to look closely at the research, reevaluate current practices, and embrace new possibilities for an even stronger enactment of balanced literacy. Kevin Honeycutt grew up in poverty and attended school in many cities across the United States. He spent 13 years teaching art K-12 in public school and for 17 years spent summers leading creative adventure camps for kids of all ages. In 1991 he received the Making IT Happen Award. The program identifies and rewards educational technology leaders around the world for their commitment and innovation. Cornelius Minor is a Brooklyn-based educator. He works with teachers, school leaders and leaders of community-based organizations to support equitable literacy reform in cities across the globe. Cornelius uses his love for technology, hip-hop, and social media to bring communities together. As a staff developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, Cornelius draws not only on his years teaching middle school in the Bronx and Brooklyn, but also on time spent skateboarding, shooting hoops, and working with young people. Colby Sharp, a fifth grade teacher in Parma, Michigan, finds joy in helping kids find the books that help them fall in love with reading. Colby is the co-founder of the Nerdy Book Club blog along with his friend Donalyn Miller. He is also the co-host of The Yarn podcast with Teacher Librarian Travis Jonker. He has also authored and co-authored several books too. The mission of the Iowa Reading Association, an interactive group of individuals interested in reading, is to promote literacy through leadership, educational programming, and legislative endeavors. The mission of the Iowa Association of School Librarians is to promote life-long learning and literacy in all its forms through active advocacy for school librarians and media specialists, media and technology professionals and library educators.