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PRESENTERS
Lynmara Colón brings the perspective of a teacher, assistant principal, and principal—positions she has held since joining education in 2003 — to her work in literacy. As principal of Mary Williams Elementary School in 2014, she served over 1,000 students in grades kindergarten through fth grade and was able to increase reading engagement by leading a culture of literacy. She now heads the o ce that provides comprehensive registration services to English learners and immigrant children, including translation and interpretation services, to a school division serving over 90,000 students. These students represent 124 countries and 149 languages. Lynmara holds two master’s degrees: a degree
in curriculum and instruction, and the other in educational leadership. She is currently pursuing her doctorate in education through Old Dominion University. Find her online at principalcolon.edublogs.org, on Twitter @TheColon_s and on Facebook @LeadWithMagic.
Sayantani DasGupta grew up hearing stories about brave princesses, bloodthirsty rakkhosh, and ying pakkhiraj horses. She is a pediatrician by training but now teaches at Columbia University. When she’s not writing or reading, Sayantani spends time watching cooking shows with her trilingual children and protecting her black Labrador Retriever Khushi from the many things that scare him, including plastic bags. She is a team member of We Need Diverse BooksTM and can be found on Twitter at @sayantani16.
Antero Garcia is an assistant professor in the graduate school of education
at Stanford University. His work explores how technology and gaming shape learning, literacy practices, and civic identities. His research, which is focused
on equitable teaching and learning opportunities for urban youth through the use of participatory media and gameplay, led Antero to co-design the Critical Design and Gaming School — a public high school in South Central Los Angeles. Antero received his Ph.D. in the Urban Schooling division of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. Find him on Twitter @anterobot and on Facebook @anterobot.
Sue Haney is in her 14th year as principal at Parma Elementary School. Her passion is working with the students and sta , helping them to be the best they can be. Prior to becoming the principal at Parma, Sue was a curriculum director, guidance counselor, teacher, and coach. You can visit Sue on Twitter @susankhaney.
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