D SESSIONS — 2:30–3:45 P.M.


D.12 Creating the Conexiones That We Need: Local Partners Collaborate and Communicate alongside K–12 Youth and Colleagues to Build a More Perfect Union


G TE ROOM: SHORT NORTH B (GCCC, UPPER LEVEL)


NWP’s “Building a More Perfect Union” provided access to federal dollars to local organizations in support of COVID recovery and humanities programming. This session features writing projects who partnered with institutions in their communities to provide mutual support and care while creating powerful “conexiones” impacting students, teachers, and families at a critical and challenging time.


Presenters: Carol Brochin, Southern Arizona Writing Project, “’We the People’: Building Salas de Libros to Explore Migrant Waves in Our Nation’s History” Christina Cantrill, National Writing Project Lee Fisher, University of Minnesota/Minnesota Writing Project, “Reconsidering Minnesota History through Dakota Narratives”


Jo’Ann Garcia, Coastal Bend Writing Project, “Expanding the Resources of the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures”


Jane Higgins, New York City Writing Project, “A More Perfect Bronx History” Darshna Katwala, Nassau Community College/Long Island Writing Project, “You Are Here: Making Connections between Family History and US History”


Amanda Lloyd, Boise State Writing Project, “Fostering Conversations: Document-Based Inquiries into the Contact Zones of American (and Idaho) History”


Deanna Mascle, Morehead Writing Project, “Root Deep, Grow Tall: Celebrating Heritage and Changing Lives One Story at a Time”


Jackie Miller, Boise State Writing Project, “Fostering Conversations: Document Based Inquiries into the Contact Zones of American (and Idaho) History”


Susan Murphy, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi/Coastal Bend Writing Project, “Expanding the Resources of the Texas State Museum of Asian Cultures”


Denise Patmon, University of Massachusetts Boston/Boston Writing Project


Dina Portnoy, Philadelphia Writing Project, “’They Carried Us’: Hidden Histories of African American Women in Philadelphia, Building a More Perfect Union from the 1700s to the Present”


Beth Rimer, Ohio Writing Project/Miami University, OH Sarah Robbins, Texas Christian University, “Building a More Perfect Union”


Megan Rodney, Ohio Writing Project, “Round Table Storytelling: Toward Hearing and Empowering All the Voices of the Past and Present”


Barrett Rosser, Philadelphia Writing Project/University of Pennsylvania


Dan Tobin, Stenhouse Publishers/Boston Writing Project, “Writing Boston’s Future”


Jeffrey Wilhelm, Boise State University


D.13 Cultivating Close-Reading Strategies to Get Students Digging Deep into Texts and Unearthing the Power of Language


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ROOM: A-124/125 (GCCC, MAIN LEVEL)


Three generations of teachers share practical strategies for close reading that have worked throughout the years. This session is for teachers who seek effective ways to get students digging deep into rich texts by BIPOC and LBGTQ+ authors. We’ll provide tried-and- true practices that have remained strong over time, along with new methods that embrace our students’ age of tech and social media.


Presenters: Allie Scaggs Melissa Smith, Lake Norman Charter High School Amy Voigt, Wylie E. Groves High School, Birmingham Public Schools


D.14 Cultivating Critical Consciousness: Connecting Preservice Teachers, Pop Culture, and Critical Media Literacy


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ROOM: A-216 (GCC, UPPER LEVEL)


This session will feature three teacher educators drawing from our recent research on media texts and implications for undergraduate methods courses. Along with sharing our research and advocating for teacher education inclusive of critical media literacy, we’ll share specific ways we engage preservice teachers in cultivating critical consciousness through media texts.


Presenters: Anthony Celaya, Western Washington University Jason Griffith, Penn State University Joseph Sweet, University of North Carolina at Pembroke Respondent: Chen Su, Penn State University


D.15 Cultivating Learning Spaces That Protect the Spirit: Centering Humanizing Education in Practices


E ROOM: B-140–142 (GCCC, MAIN LEVEL)


In this panel discussion, educators will share teaching practices that support curating a learning community where students’ humanity is at the center of decision making. We explore questions such as: When we make instructional decisions, are our students’ souls nurtured? What questions can educators ask to support student agency and belonging? We share guiding questions, actions, and resources.


Presenters: Lynsey Burkins, Dublin City Schools, OH, “Co- creating Physical and Digital Spaces with Students”


Katie DiCesare, Dublin City Schools, OH Katie Papesh, Hopewell Elementary School, Dublin, OH Anita Stratton, Riverside Elementary School Stella Villalba, Dublin City Schools, OH Katrina Webber, Dublin City Schools, OH/The Ohio State University, “Throwing Away Labels to Make Conexiones to Student Histories”


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