Page 9 - 2019 Reading Summit Event Guide: Greenwich

PRESENTERS
Liz Garden is the principal of Leroy E. Mayo Elementary School in Holden, Massachusetts. She has been an administrator for 11 years and taught at various levels. She blogs regularly for her sta at musingstomotivate.blogspot.com, as well as at momsasprincipals.wordpress.com, a group she helped form. Liz has presented about her love of reading at the Massachusetts Reading Association Conference, the NAESP Conference, and the Literacy for All Conference. Find her on Twitter @PrincipalGarden and on Facebook @liz.medley.
Rhonda Jenkins has been in her school district for 20 years. She has taught third grade, fth grade, and served as a reading specialist at the high-school level. Currently, she is the library media center director at Kendall Elementary School
in Naperville, Illinois. Her current position is a marriage of everything she loves: books, technology, students, making, and teaching! She is a true technology nerd. She’s a Certifed Google Trainer and a Microsoft Innovative Educator. She’s also an avid reader and loves languages, gardening, remodeling, and learning! Find her on Twitter @luv2teachtech and on Facebook @rajenkins61.
Jess Lifshitz teaches fth-grade literacy in Northbrook, Illinois, at Meadowbrook Elementary School. She has been teaching for 16 years. Each day, she has the absolute privilege of helping children learn how to use reading and writing in order to make the world a better place. She blogs regularly about the learning that she does alongside her students on her blog Crawling Out Of The Classroom at crawlingoutoftheclassroom.wordpress.com. Find her on Twitter @jess5th.
Donalyn Miller is a leading expert on independent reading, children’s literature, and the author of two best-sellers, The Book Whisperer and Reading in the Wild. She is founder of the annual #bookaday event, co-founder with Colby Sharp of The Nerdy Book Club, and co-host of the monthly Twitter chat, #titletalk. Her most recent book is co-authored with Colby Sharp, Game Changer! Book Access for All Kids. Her articles have appeared in Education Week Teacher, The Reading Teacher, Educational Leadership, The Washington Post, and other prominent periodicals. Find Donalyn on Twitter @donalynbooks.
Dr. Kim Parker supervises pre-service teachers at Shady Hill School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her research explores the literacy practices of young black men. She is currently writing an action research study about her e orts to de-track ELA classes by increasing the numbers of students of color in Honors English classes. Kim was named a Literacy Champion by the Massachusetts Literacy Council and is a current Heinemann Fellow. She has held leadership positions in the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the New England Association of Teachers of English, and is the co-founder of the annual Educators of Color Conference. Find her on Twitter @TchKimPossible.
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