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Kwame Alexander
@kwamealexander
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, and author of 18 books, and recipient of the 2015 Newbery Medal
for his novel,
The Crossover
. The founder of two literacy organizations:
Book-in-a-Day
and
LEAP for Ghana
,
he regularly travels the world conducting writing/publishing workshops at schools and conferences. Kwame
has owned several publishing companies, written for stage and television (TLC’s “Hip Hop Harry”), recorded
a CD, produced jazz and book festivals, hosted a radio show, worked for the U.S. Government, and taught
high school. In 2015, Kwame joined the Bank Street College of Education as their first writer-in-residence.
Keynote Speaker
Pam Allyn
@pamallyn
Pam Allyn is a world-renowned expert, author, and motivational speaker on the subject of kids and reading,
and how having access to literacy will change lives. She is the founder of LitWorld, a groundbreaking global
literacy movement that serves children across the United States and in 20 countries. She and her team
invented World Read Aloud Day, a day of action for literacy. She is also the award-winning author of several
books, including
Your Child’s Writing Life
and
What to Read When
.
Keynote Speaker
Nancie Atwell
@NancieAtwell
A middle school English teacher since 1973, Nancie Atwell is the inaugural recipient of the Global Teacher
Prize. She donated the $1 million award to the Center for Teaching and Learning, the K-8 non-profit demon-
stration school she founded in Edgecomb, Maine. She is the first classroom teacher to receive the major U.S.
research awards in the language arts, the M.L.A. Mina P. Shaughnessy Prize, and the N.C.T.E. David H.
Russell Award. She was honored as the N.C.T.E. Outstanding Middle School English Teacher and River
of Words Poetry Teacher of the Year. Nancie is the author of the classic text
In the Middle
which Thomas
Newkirk of the University of New Hampshire describes as “the greatest book on literacy teaching ever
written in this country.”
Keynote Speaker
Matt de la Peña
@mattdelapena
Matt de la Peña is
The New York Times
best-selling author of six critically acclaimed young adult novels:
Ball Don’t Lie, Mexican WhiteBoy, We Were Here, I Will Save You, The Living
, and
The Hunted
. He’s also the
author of the award-winning picture books:
A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
and
the 2016 Newbery Award winner,
Last Stop on Market Street
(illustrated by Christian Robinson). He teaches
creative writing and visits high schools and colleges throughout the country.
Keynote Speaker
Kate Messner
@KateMessner
Kate Messner is an award-winning author whose books have been
New York Times
Notable, Junior Library
Guild, IndieBound, and Bank Street College of Education Best Books selections. Her most recent series,
Ranger in Time
, is about a time-traveling search-and-rescue dog who has been transported to the Oregon
Trail, Ancient Rome, and the Underground Railroad. Kate is the author of several other series, as well as
stand-alone novels across multiple genres and award-winning nonfiction picture books, including
How to
Read a Story
. Kate taught middle school for 15 years and earned National Board Certification in 2006.
Keynote Speaker
Donalyn Miller
@donalynbooks
Donalyn Miller is an award-winning Texas teacher and author of several books on engaging children with
reading, including
The Book Whisperer
and
Reading in the Wild
. Donalyn is the co-founder of the com-
munity blog
Nerdy Book Club
and co-hosts the monthly Twitter chat
#titletalk
. She has been published in
Education Week Teacher
,
The Reading Teacher
,
Educational Leadership
, and
The Washington Post
. Donalyn
currently serves as manager of independent reading and outreach for Scholastic Book Fairs
®
.
Workshop: Independent Reading: Where We’ve Been. Where We’re Going. (All Locations)
Workshop: Dead Presidents and Whales: Engaging Students With Nonfiction Texts (St. Charles, San Jose,
Leesburg, Charlotte, Covington)
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