Resources and Professional Development

You Are the Main Character: Artfully Teaching the Science of Reading

Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Oct. 20, 9 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Wells Conference Center
Description: In this energizing workshop, we celebrate teachers as the heroes of every literacy story. Blending humor, research and practical strategies, we explore how the science of reading provides the evidence, and the art of teaching brings it to life. Drawing from research in literacy instruction, we empower educators to balance data with creativity, structure with spontaneity and always keep students at the heart of the narrative.

Audience: K-12 classroom teachers, coaches, school/district leaders and administrators, preservice teachers and any professionals interested.

Presenters:

  • William Dee Nichols, Professor of Literacy Education, University of Maine
  • Chase Young, Professor of Literacy Education, Sam Houston State University
  • Timothy Rasinski, Professor of Literacy Education, Kent State University

Registration information:

  • Early bird registration before Sept. 18: $175
  • After Sept. 18: $200
  • Continental breakfast and lunch included.

Registration closes on Oct. 9. Link to register:

For more information:

Contact Maine Partnerships in Comprehensive Literacy Coordinator and Senior Trainer Debra Hogate, debra.hogate@maine.edu. Download the event flyer:

You Are the Main Character FlYer