Previous Presentations

• "The Dynamics of Writing Instruction: A Structured Process Approach to Teaching Secondary School Writing" (November 2008). National Council of Teachers of English, San Antonio, TX.
• Action Text: Improvisation as Literacy Learning" (November 2006). National Council of Teachers of English, Nashville, TN.
• "You’re on Stage: Improvisation for Literacy Learning" (November 2005).
  National Council of Teachers of English, Pittsburgh, PA.
• "Emerging Voices: Teaching Multicultural Literature" (November, 2005).
  Secondary Reading League, Tinley Park, IL
• "Creating Balanced Literacy Programs in Middle Schools" (January 2005).
  Hawaii International Conference on Education Honolulu, HI.
• "Developing Partnerships for Active Literacy with Middle School Teachers and Their Students" (November 2004). National Council of Teachers of English National Convention, Indianapolis, IN.
• "Bringing Home the Bacon: Authenticity and the Engaged Adolescent Writer" (November, 2004). National Council of Teachers of English National Convention, Indianapolis, IN.
• "Reading Between the Lines: Content Reading in the High School" (June 2004). Illinois Migrant Council Statewide Conference.
• "I’m a Poet Not a Writer" (2004, March). Illinois Reading Council Conference. Springfield, IL.