Embracing Literacy 2025 Events: Full Schedule

We’re excited you’ll be joining us for these upcoming professional learning opportunities! June 9th sessions are available exclusively to registered participants of the Language and Literacy Symposium. From June 10th –12th, all registrants of the Embracing Literacy: Soaring with Language and Literacy Conference are welcome to attend a wide range of engaging sessions designed to elevate language and literacy practices across our communities.

We look forward to learning and growing together!

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12:15pm MDT

Secondary Community of Practice Lunch: Reflect and Refresh

Tuesday June 10, 2025 12:15pm - 1:15pm MDT

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Secondary Community of Practice Lunch: Reflect and Refresh
Grab your lunch and head over to the Salon for a special Reflect and Refresh session with guest Jeanne Schopf during the Secondary Community of Practice Lunch. Whether you're already part of the Secondary CoP or just curious to learn more, all are welcome! Come connect with a group of kindred minds pressing in for our striving adolescent readers. This informal gathering is a chance to recharge, reflect on your learning, and be inspired by others who share your passion for transforming secondary literacy.

Speakers

Jeanne Schopf

Independent Consultant, Pathways Towards Literacy

For over 30 years, Jeanne Schopf, M.Ed., NBCT, C-SLDI, has been a passionate advocate for literacy and education. As a K-12 teacher, Literacy Coach, Reading Specialist, and Certified Dyslexia Interventionist, she has transformed learning experiences for students and educators. Jeanne... Read More →

Dr. Leslie Rush

Wyoming Excellence Chair in Literacy Education, University of Wyoming

Leslie S. Rush is Wyoming Excellence Chair in Literacy Education and professor in the College of Education at the University of Wyoming. Dr. Rush has received the University of Wyoming's John P. Ellbogen Meritorious Classroom Teaching Award and the Promoting Intellectual Engagement... Read More →

Dr. Claudia Ladd

CLSD State-Level Grant Manager, Wyoming Department of Education

Faith Howard

6-12 Literacy Specialist, Sublette County School District #1

I am a 6-12 Literacy Specialist for Sublette County School District #1 in Pinedale, Wyoming. I have created a Literacy Lab class that is a tier 2 & 3 intervention to shore up gaps for struggling adolescent readers in foundational reading skills. Using the Science of Reading and a... Read More →

Dr. Stephany Anderson

Secondary Literacy Coach; Humanities Methods Instructor; Curriculum & Instruction Instructor, Park 6; UW; GCU

Reach out to talk about the following: Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms and Global Competencies. WSCB Deeper Learning Community. Disciplinary Literacy and school wide Tier 1 literacy instruction at the middle and high school levels. Experiential Tier 2 Reading Intervention... Read More →

Tuesday June 10, 2025 12:15pm - 1:15pm MDT
Aspen