Jacksonville University's School of Education hosted a Master of Education in Reading Education Conference on February 1, 2014, to celebrate teachers and reading. The event featured keynote speaker Dr. Donna Ogle and multiple workshops focusing on teaching strategies, the gradual release model, and the integration of technology in education. The conference aimed to support educators in enhancing reading instruction and professional development while promoting collaboration in teaching practices.

1. Jacksonville University School of Education Presents:
Celebrating Teachers.
Celebrating Reading.
Master of Education in Reading Education Conference
Saturday, February 1, 2014
Jacksonville University

2. Welcome Teachers, Readers, Learners and Leaders!
Yes, I am aware that it is a Saturday!
Yes, I am aware that you have just completed a long five day work week!
Yes, I know you have laundry to do, papers to grade, errands to run…and okay, probably even personal
family members that would like and deserve your full attention….
With that being said, understood, and heard loudly (although you did not voice it here!), we are
extremely pleased to host you on our beautiful campus. We know that our time together is invaluable
for it brings us together to work towards achieving our education mission here in Jacksonville, Florida.
Jacksonville University – School of Education ( JU-SOE) is pleased to share a Celebration of Teachers –
A Celebration of Reading with you. Your daily work and commitment to children is valued, appreciated,
and supported. At JU-SOE, we believe the Jacksonville community has an important, vested interested in
ALL our children. WE are proud to stand beside you to work as partners in the foundational education of
our children.
We have planned a day filled with activities that will bring new energy, ideas, and colleagues together
to support the important work we do in the field of education. Please know that JU-SOE stands ready
to support your learning goals and professional development as we all move forward in teaching and
learning in Jacksonville.
Welcome to JU and I hope you enjoy your day.
Colleen M. Wilson
Chair, School of Education
The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau,
sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called “truth.” -Dan Rather

3. Keynote Speaker Donna Ogle: 9 – 9:50 am
Workshop 1: 10 – 10:50 am (Select 1; see descriptions in program below)
TITLE
FOCUS
PRESENTER
ROOM
What is the Gradual Release Model? How can it be used in
the Classroom?
Elementary
Michele Mauger
Savannah Rice
114
Indulging in Informational Ideas
Elementary
Karli Tobin
128
iTeaching: Using New Technologies to Engage Students with
Intellectual Disabilities
K-12
Amanda Foxwell
165
Mathematically Literate Adolescents: How to make it Happen
6-12
Andrea Thoermer
159
SLIDE & TREAD? What’s that? How Can these Strategies Assist
English Learners?
K-12
Edwidge Crevecoeur Bryant
117
Cracking the Code of the Common Core
K-12
Lareal Haslem
233
FOCUS
PRESENTER
ROOM
Centers, Centers, EVERYWHERE!
Primary
Jessica Abraham
269
Reading Strategies: Learn How to Teach Students to Figure out
Unknown Words during Independent Reading
Primary
Jana Dankelman
288
Connecting with Mimio
K-12
Jessica Brothers
Megan Guillen
114
Engaging Students with Text – Strategies for Comprehension and
Retention in Science
6-12
Margaret Jacquard
270
Make Bigger Differences in the Field of Reading Education with a
M.Ed in Reading
K-12
Tammy Ryan
240
FOCUS
PRESENTER
ROOM
What is the Gradual Release Model? How can it be used in
the Classroom?
Elementary
Michele Mauger
Savannah Rice
114
Indulging in Informational Ideas
Elementary
Karli Tobin
128
iTeaching: Using New Technologies to Engage Students with
Intellectual Disabilities
K-12
Amanda Foxwell
165
Mathematically Literate Adolescents: How to make it Happen
6-12
Andrea Thoermer
159
SLIDE & TREAD? What’s that? How Can these Strategies Assist
English Learners?
K-12
Edwidge Crevecoeur Bryant
117
FOCUS
PRESENTER
ROOM
Centers, Centers, EVERYWHERE!
Primary
Jessica Abraham
269
Reading Strategies: Learn How to Teach Students to Figure out
Unknown Words during Independent Reading
Primary
Jana Dankelman
288
Connecting with Mimio
K-12
Jessica Brothers
Megan Guillen
114
Engaging Students with Text – Strategies for Comprehension and
Retention in Science
6-12
Margaret Jacquard
270
Make Bigger Differences in the Field of Reading Education with a
M.Ed in Reading
K-12
Tammy Ryan
240
Workshop 2: 11: – 11:50 am (Select 1)
TITLE
Lunch: 12 – 12: 50 pm
Workshop 3: 1 – 1:50 pm (Select 1)
TITLE
Workshop 4: 2 – 2:50 pm (Select 1)
TITLE
Questions/Answers & Closing Dr. Tammy Ryan: 3 – 3:30 pm

4. Map of Davis Building – Workshop Rooms
1st Floor
2nd Floor

5. KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Dr. Donna Ogle, National Louis University
Sharing Successes: Teacher Collaborations in Reading Development
Developing knowledgeable teachers who understand students’ interests and literacy learning needs is central
to accelerating literacy achievement. Donna will reflect on the importance of collaboration among teachers
in learning and refining reading instruction and provide examples from long-term staff development projects
she has directed. She will also share some of the strategies that have emerged from these collaborations with
reading specialists and teachers.
Donna Ogle created the KWL chart in 1986. She is actively involved in professional development projects in the
US and internationally and has focused her career on supporting instruction that enhances students’ thinking and
learning across the content areas. She co-directs the Reading Leadership Institute at National Louis University
and was the senior consultant for the Chicago Striving Readers federal research project. Dr. Ogle serves as a literacy
consultant internationally, including Critical Thinking International and as a part of the editorial review boards of
Lecturay Vida and the Thinking Classroom. She is a past president of the Illinois Reading Council, the International
Reading Association and is currently serving as President of the Reading Hall of Fame. Her publications include
Building Academic Vocabulary K-8 (2013), Partnering for Content Literacy: PRC2 in Action (2010), Building
Literacy in Social Studies (2007), Engaging in the Language Arts (2009), All Children Read (in third edition,
2010), Coming together as Readers (2009, second ed.), and Reading Comprehension: Strategies for Independent
Learners (2009). Donna is Professor Emeritus of Education at National Louis University and is currently working
on projects focused on implementing the CCSS.
FEATURED WORKSHOP SPEAKER
Dr. Tammy Ryan, Jacksonville University
Effective teachers make positive differences in children’s reading futures. To make bigger differences in
children’s reading experiences teachers need a clear understanding of the reading process, how to use
ongoing informal reading assessments to match instruction to strengths, interests, and needs. Earning a
master’s degree in reading education will give you the edge to make stronger and more confident decisions
when teaching K-12 students to read at the classroom, school, and community levels. To seek answers to
those important questions, you can now learn alongside other educators who are wanting to make bigger
differences in the reading experiences of all children. Jacksonville University School of Education is proud
to announce the launch of a new online Master of Education in Reading Education degree program.
Whether you are on the go, at home, or in the classroom, you can use various digital technologies to earn
this important degree to change children’s reading outcomes. This program is designed and opened for
all educators seeking to make bigger differences in the field of reading education. Additional levels of
study include enrolling as a non-degree seeking student, take first five courses to qualify for the State of
Florida Reading Endorsement, or take any course of interest to learn more about the reading process while
earning recertification credit.
Dr. Tammy Ryan is an assistant professor of reading education and teacher preparation at Jacksonville University
in the School of Education. She earned a Doctorate in Reading Education from UGA, is program director of the new
online M.Ed in Reading degree program, and teaches all courses leading to the State of Florida reading endorsement.
She has over fifteen years of public and private school teaching experiences. Her articles appear in the Reading
Teacher, Kappa Delta Pi Record, Journal of Reading Education, and she has contributed chapters in various books.
Her research focuses on the use of video assessment protocols to measure reading teachers/specialists’ abilities to analyze
student reading, teacher preparation, vocabulary development, and uses of digital technologies to improve teaching
and learning. She presents yearly at international, national, and local conferences.

6. Workshops: 10 – 10:50 am and 1 – 1:50 pm
What is the Gradual Release Model and How Can It Be
Used in the classroom?
Michele Mauger, Twin Lakes Academy
Savannah Rice, Graduate Student, Jacksonville University School of Education
Learn ways to incorporate the Gradual Release Model into your classroom with
fidelity. You will leave the session immediately capable of incorporating Gradual
Release into daily lesson plans.
Michele Mauger has been teaching since 2004. She has taught grades Pre-K to 2nd
grade. She began her career in Lake County Florida where she was trained in the
Reading First Curriculum. Since moving to Duval County, she has received her
Master’s in Administration and attended multiple trainings through the Duval County
Public Schools. Presently, she is teaching 1st grade at Twin Lakes Academy Elementary
using the Gradual Release of Responsibility Model in all content areas.
Savannah Rice is currently completing her master’s degree in Elementary Education
with ESOL and reading endorsements through the School of Education at
Jacksonville University.
Indulging in Informational Ideas
Karli Tobin, Graduate Student, Jacksonville University School of Education
Learn interactive ways to engage readers in informational text through a guided
reading type practice. Learn techniques that develop all reading components
while specifically focusing on fluency and comprehension to develop students’
vocabularies and retell skills. Graphic organizer variations and a portable word
wall are shared. Information is useful at all grade levels to fit scaffolding needs
of informational text.
Karli Tobin is currently completing her master’s degree in Elementary Education with
ESOL and reading endorsements through the School of Education at Jacksonville
University. At JU, she was a lacrosse student athlete, captain, and coached elementary
students. She has a passion to help children learn new material through scaffolding
and higher order thinking skills.
iTeaching: Using New Technologies to Engage Students
with Intellectual Disabilities
Amanda Foxwell, North Florida School of Special Education
The nature of the learner is constantly evolving, and students are soaring to
new heights with the integration of technology. Students with intellectual
disabilities are more successful when taught through visual and auditory
supports. What could be more engaging than learning with an individual device
that integrates sound, moving images, and minimized distractions? Using the
SAMR model as a guide, we will experience learning through the power of
the iPad. Lessons presented are relevant to teachers of students functioning at
primary and intermediate grade-levels.
Amanda Foxwell is the Technology Teacher at North Florida School of Special
Education. She works with students of varying intellectual disabilities to reinforce
academic skills through the use of technology. Along with creating engaging lessons
for k-12 students in the computer lab, she works with classroom teachers to integrate
technology into their standards-based lessons. In 2008, Amanda received her Master
of Education degree from the University of Florida, specializing in Reading
Instruction and Remediation.
Mathematically Literate Adolescents: How to make it Happen
Andrea Thoermer, Step Up for Students
Dense and technical mathematical language is a big stumbling block for many
students as they attempt to understand mathematical problems. Teachers, as
experts of the language, can scaffold students’ understanding by including
mathematical language instruction, because when students learn language, they
will learn content! This is especially critical with the implementation of the new
Common Core State Standards, which emphasize the importance of students
becoming literate in the content areas. Come join me as we explore a variety of
strategies that can be used to increase students’ knowledge and use of disciplinespecific language in mathematics! Handouts will be provided to participants.
Dr. Andrea Thoermer graduated with her PhD from the University of Florida in
December 2013 in Curriculum and Instruction with specializations in Reading
Education and Curriculum, Teaching and Teacher Education. Prior to receiving
her degree, she was a third grade teacher for seven years in St. Johns County. She
currently works as a Coordinator in the Office of Student Learning, for a non-profit
organization called Step Up for Students (SUFS), where she provides professional
development focused on building strong parent-school partnerships. She also adjuncts
at Jacksonville University and the University of North Florida.
SLIDE & TREAD? What’s that? How Can these
Strategies Assist English Learners?
Edwidge Crevecoeur Bryant, Jacksonville University School of Education
Learn ways teachers assist English learners at varying levels of proficiency
(Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced) to meet the language demands of
lessons while building their academic vocabulary.
Dr. Edwidge Crevecoeur Bryant is currently the ESOL Coordinator at Jacksonville
University, in Jacksonville, Florida. She earned a Doctorate in Applied Linguistics
with an emphasis in Bilingual/Bicultural Education from Teachers College, Columbia
University, New York. She has co-authored five bilingual English-Haitian Kreyòl
dictionaries including the latest Word by Word published by Prentice Hall. She is a
co-author of a book: Nutta, J., Mokhtari, K., Strebel, C., Florin, Crevecoeur Bryant, E.,
(2014) (In press) Differentiating Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for English
Learners: A Sourcebook for K-12 Teachers. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
Cracking the Code of the Common Core
Lareal Haslem, Carter G. Woodson Elementary School
Educators will get a glimpse into my journey as I began an inquiry into
implementing the Common Core Standards for the first time. Working with
students from an urban school in Jacksonville, Florida has its challenges. I
will share this unique experience, different strategies used to understand and
implement the Common Core standards effectively. I’ll also share some of the
struggles I faced and how I overcame them with triumph as documented in
the book Inquiring Into The Common Core by Dr. Nancy Dana.
Lareal Haslem is a second grade teacher at Carter G. Woodson School of the Medical Arts
in Jacksonville, Florida. She transitioned to teaching in 2010 and has taught in Duval
County for four years! She graduated from the University of Florida with a Bachelor’s
degree in Sociology and earned a master’s degree in elementary education from Grand
Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona. Before transitioning to teaching, she worked
for nonprofit programs in Jacksonville because she has a deep passion for children and
wants to make sure to do whatever is possible to help them succeed. She believes teaching
is a great way to make an impact on students.

7. Workshops: 11 – 11:50 am and 2 – 2:50 pm
Centers, Centers, EVERYWHERE!
Jessica Abraham, Sheffield Elementary School
Discover new center ideas and how to develop creative centers using student
data, Common Core Standards, and specific student needs. Session focuses on
primary level literacy centers (K-1).
Jessica Abraham is a kindergarten teacher in Duval County. She graduated from
Jacksonville University with a Master’s degree in Elementary Education and
endorsements in Reading and ESOL. Her passion for teaching Reading began during
her college freshman year and continues to grow as she works with students, teachers,
local programs, JU, and in her own kindergarten classroom.
Reading Strategies: Learn How to Teach Students to
Figure out Unknown Words during Independent Reading
Jana Dankelman, Twin Lakes Academy
Learn about the different reading strategies used throughout the primary levels
to figure out unknown words to improve reading comprehension.
Engaging Students with Text – Strategies for
Comprehension and Retention in Science
Margaret Jacquard, Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Learn to use Cornell Notes and Reading Road Maps. In this session, you will
learn what each strategy entails, what materials are needed to successfully use
the strategy in the classroom, why and how they increase comprehension and
retention. After learning each step, you will engage in a short “mock” science
lesson using each strategy. Handouts will be provided to immediately use in
classrooms. Session focuses on intermediate and secondary strategies.
Margaret Jacquard is a current biology and physical science instructor at the Episcopal
School of Jacksonville in Jacksonville, FL. She previously worked with Florida
Virtual School and attended the University of Central Florida (B.S. in Secondary
Science Education) and the University of Southern California (MAT in Secondary
Science Education). She has a passion for bringing a strong sense of equity to the
classroom through the use of a variety of strategies to truly individualize the learning
experience of each student.
Jana Dankelman has been teaching for 8 years, 7 of which have been in first-grade.
She was Twin Lakes Academy Elementary teacher of the year in 2011. She recently
graduated from JU with a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership.
Make Bigger Differences in the Field of Reading
Education with a M.Ed in Reading
Connecting with Mimio
Whether you are on the go, at home, or in the classroom, experience ways
various digital technologies and the Internet make it possible to earn an
important master’s degree in reading education online. In a few easy steps,
you will experience a few of these tools, learn how they enrich collaborative
discussions focused on reading content, and engage in ways to earn a degree
online that will immediately make differences in the reading outcomes in your
classroom, school, and community. The session overviews the M.Ed program
launching April 2014 and additional ways you can study specific topics in the
field of reading education as a non-degree seeking student.
Jessica Brothers, Twin Lakes Academy
Megan Guillen, Graduate Student, Jacksonville University School of Education
Learn the capabilities of using the Mimio system and how it is used as an
effective resource to get students engaged and active in lessons.
Jessica Brothers, Twin Lakes Academy. Jessica is originally from Daytona Beach,
Florida. She graduated from Flagler College with a B.A. in Elementary Education
with an ESOL endorsement. She currently teaches at Twin Lakes Academy where she
has been teaching for eight years.
Megan Guillen, Graduate Student Jacksonville University School of Education. Megan
is from Orlando, Florida. She is currently earning her master’s degree in Elementary
Education with ESOL and reading endorsements through the School of Education at
Jacksonville University. She completed her internship with Mrs. Brothers.
FEATURED SPEAKER – Tammy Ryan, Jacksonville University School
of Education
Dr. Tammy Ryan is an assistant professor of reading education and teacher
preparation at Jacksonville University in the School of Education. She earned a
Doctorate in Reading Education from UGA, is program director of the new online
M.Ed in Reading degree program, and teaches all courses leading to the State of
Florida reading endorsement. She has over fifteen years of public and private school
teaching experiences in grades 1-7. Her articles appear in the Reading Teacher, Kappa
Delta Pi Record, Journal of Reading Education, and she’s contributed chapters in
various books. Her research focuses on the use of video assessment protocols to measure
reading teachers/specialists’ abilities to analyze student reading, teacher preparation,
vocabulary development, and uses of digital technologies to improve teaching and
learning. She presents yearly at international, national, and local conferences.

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