We often hear that "every kid belongs" or that we "value all learners at our school", but in many classrooms, the outcomes tell a different story. Too often school becomes a place where only certain students can succeed – those who can sit still, engage socially, speak in front of a group, or write on-demand.
What happens to the kids who are not these kinds of learners? They are often labeled, separated, and pushed out of general education.
In educational spaces, conversations about school-based equity are sometimes limited to superficial conversations on gender, race, or social class. Let's push beyond this surface level.
In this engaging session, we will:
- Explore how our pedagogy intersects with established biases about ability, gender, race, and social class
- Work to co-construct virtual and in-person classroom literacy experiences that fully embody our declared values of "every student"
- Examine classroom discourse, teacher moves, opportunities for student practice, processing, thinking strategies, and text type.
For Conference questions, please contact: Beth Elliot - professionaldevelopment@oregonread.org 1 503-201-9910
For Registration/Membership questions, please contact : Diana Sohn - membership@oregonread.org 1 971-273-8842
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM
8:15 AM - 8:30 AM
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Allows registrant to access the 2021 Virtual OSLA Conference on Feb. 10, 2021, via Zoom. Zoom details will be emailed to confirmed registrants in February.
Membership in the Oregon State Literacy Association is required to attend. Registration will be confirmed when membership is verified.
To become a member, please visit https://app.glueup.com/org/oregonread/memberships/