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Revealing Our School District's Comprehensive Literacy Ecosystem: A Transformative Journey | Taren Hendricks and Kelsey Walker | Educators
Thursday June 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT
Salon D
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Join us for an in-depth exploration of our district's literacy ecosystem, a carefully crafted roadmap designed to enhance literacy outcomes at every level. This presentation delves into key phases we've followed during our journey. Discover alignment within K-12 education, extending our focus to early childhood, special education, interventionists, and literacy coaches, ensuring a holistic and inclusive approach to literacy. We'll explore strategies for implementing initiatives with fidelity, emphasizing the importance of consistency in our literacy programs and coherence with district-wide literacy goals. Gain insight into our process for implementing universal screeners and progress monitoring tools to identify student needs. Learn how these insights inform and empower our administration team and coaches to make data-driven decisions. Lastly, we'll highlight our commitment to sustainable professional development. Gain insights into the ongoing training and support provided to teachers, coaches, and administrators, building their capacity to effectively implement and navigate the literacy ecosystem. Through collaborative efforts, we strive to create a community of educators dedicated to fostering literacy excellence. Come, be a part of this educational odyssey as we showcase the interplay within literacy ecosystem and the collective commitment to growing literacy skills at all district-wide levels.

Objectives
Identify key elements that constitute a district’s literacy ecosystem
Explore the sequential phases employed in enhancing literacy outcomes
Learn how data insights inform and empower the administration and teacher teams
Explore the commitment to sustainable professional development for educators, coaches, and administrators
Leave with an implementation blueprint to aid in executing a literacy ecosystem

Reflection Questions
What are some strategies for implementing initiatives with fidelity?
What is the process for implementing universal screeners and progress tools to identify student needs?
What is your plan for ongoing training and support for teachers, coaches, and administrators within your literacy ecosystem?
Speakers
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Kelsey Walker

Secondary Literacy Coach, Goshen County School District #1
Kelsey Walker a CERI-certified structured literacy dyslexia specialist and a secondary literacy coach at Goshen County School District in Torrington, Wyoming. She has an M.Ed in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in Secondary English from University of Nebraska at Kearney... Read More →
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Taren Hendricks

K-5 Literacy Coach, Goshen County School District
Thursday June 20, 2024 2:15pm - 3:15pm MDT
Salon D
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