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Dr. Kimberly N. Parker teaches English at the Cambridge, Rindge
and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She holds a
Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Illinois
Urbana Champaign. Kim has an unwavering belief in the power
and promise of underserved young people and is currently
piloting a program intended to increase the numbers of students
of color in honors English classes. Kim has received several
honors, including the Marion Gleason Most Promising New
Teacher Award from the New England Association of Teachers
of English (NEATE). Most recently, she was named one of five
Literacy Champions from the Massachusetts Literacy Council.
Dr. Kim Parker
Morning Session:
Beyond a Magical Year: Designing Cohesive Independent
Reading Experiences for Students
Sustaining students’ literacy lives is not meant to be a one-teacher endeavor. It is possible for
teachers to create a reading culture in their classrooms, and to help their colleagues create
such experiences for students, too. This workshop is intended to help teacher leaders – and
others with a stake in helping students to lead literate lives – to convince other colleagues to
“jump on the reading bandwagon.”
OUR WORKSHOPS