In this session, Kylene will share practices that help all students—but especially those who struggle with comprehension. You’ll leave with specific strategies that students can use before, during, and after reading. Additionally, you’ll spend time learning how to improve students’ vocabulary without having to rely on weekly word lists. Some time will also be spent on the Notice and Note Signposts. If the signposts are new to you, you’ll learn what they are. If you have been using them, you’ll learn how to encourage deeper thinking with them. This is a hands-on session, so you will leave with practices you can take back to your classroom immediately.
Dr. Kylene Beers is currently an international literacy consultant and previously was a Senior Reading Researcher at the Comer School Development Program at Yale University. She began her career as a middle school language arts teacher outside of Houston, TX. She is the author or co-author of many best-selling books including When Kids Can’t Read/What Teachers Can Do; Forged by Reading; Disrupting Thinking; Reading Nonfiction; and Notice and Note – Strategies for Close Reading. Disrupting Thinking, which she co-authored with Robert Probst, is a 2018 recipient of the Teachers Choice Awards.
Kylene has served on committees with the International Reading Association and the National Council of Teachers of English and is an often-invited keynote speaker to national and state conventions. She has served as president of the National Council of Teachers of English and is currently serving as a board member for the international LitWorld Foundation. She is a recipient of the NCTE Leadership Award and the NCTE Middle Grades Outstanding Teacher award.
Most importantly, Kylene is a teacher who continues to work in classrooms today across the nation as she works shoulder-to-shoulder with teachers and students. When not on an airplane, Kylene lives on her ranch with her husband, Brad, and their fabulous dog, Coda, in central Texas.
Registration includes a copy of When Kids Can't Read: What Teachers Can Do (2nd edition). Attendees will receive five CEUs.
--Program Schedule--
Breakfast and Registration opens at 8:00
Workshop 9:00-3:00 with break for lunch (provided)
--Pre-Service Teachers--
Registration rates for pre-service teachers will be determined at our meeting in late August. An email will be sent with the registration info at the end of August.
--Scholarship--
MCTE is pleased to offer scholarships to defray the costs to attend the MCTE Fall Workshop 2024 with Kylene Beers to be held October 28, 2024 in Chaska, MN. The intention of these funds is to promote engagement of teachers of color in MCTE's professional development opportunities. Please use this form to apply no later than October 7, 2024. Recipients will be notified by October 10, 2024 of their award.
The award includes full workshop registration fees and hotel lodging for one night. Apply using this link.
Registration includes MCTE membership, admission to the Arboretum, continental breakfast, and lunch. All registrations must be made through this site. You may pay by credit card or by sending a check to MCTE's treasurer, Rachel Malchow Lloyd, at 425 Goodrich Ave., St. Paul, MN 55102.
After registering, you will receive an automatic invoice by email. If you do not receive this email, you may have mistyped your email address. If this happens, please contact Sierra Gilbertson at mcteinfo@gmail.com to double-check your registration.
Shortly after the invoice, you will receive a confirmation email. If you are paying by school or personal check, your confirmation email will include instructions for submitting your payment. In order to avoid being double registered, please pay with the same account that was used for registration.
Because meal counts and materials costs are due in advance of the event, we regret that full refunds can only be offered for cancellations prior to October 20, 2024. No refunds issued after October 20.
Note: If you need interpreters or other assistive services, please contact MCTE's Executive Secretary, Sierra Gilbertson: mcteinfo@gmail.com. MCTE cannot be responsible for payment of these services without advance notification. A room for nursing mothers has been arranged.
