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82 WORKSHOP PRESENTERS GALLERY
Amy Mascott
Amy Mascott is the creator of where, since 2008, she has shared tools and resources parents
can use to become the best teachers they can be for their children. A reading specialist, writer, and literacy
consultant, Amy’s work has been featured on dozens of online and print publications, including Scholastic
Parents, PBS Parents, , PBS Digital Studios, and more. A former high school English teach-
er, Amy often shares her expertise at local and national conferences and events.
Workshop: Rock Star Readers at School and Home
Barbara Masley
Barbara Masley has served as an elementary teacher, curriculum specialist, instructional coach, and
elementary principal. She also designed professional development for high school instructional coaches
focusing on reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills, and served as an instructional reading coach for
elementary schools. She currently works as an educational consultant for Scholastic Book Fairs® where she
has developed and facilitated interactive workshops supporting family involvement in literacy development
and independent reading.
Workshop: iTEXT: Using Text Features to Navigate Informational Text (Charlotte, San Antonio,
Covington)
Workshop: Raising Readers: The Positive Power of Family Involvement (Charlotte)
Diane McDaniel
Diane McDaniel is the librarian at River Valley Intermediate School in Midway ISD where she has implement-
ed a successful booktalking program for students. Diane has taught in special education classes, reading
resource classes, and the general education classroom in first through eighth grades. She has served as coor-
dinator for a language arts program, developed and presented seminars on the benefits of literature-based
instruction, was instrumental in developing and implementing a program for gifted students, and taught
reading methods courses at St. Mary College in Kansas.
Workshop: Raising the Achievement Bar with Independent Reading
Allison McDonald
Allison McDonald is a preschool teacher and the mom behind the popular early education website No
Time For Flash Cards. Allison worked as a reading tutor and volunteered as a buddy reader for underprivi-
leged children. When she paused her teaching career to start her family, she started her website and filled
it with hands-on activities to help parents and teachers. Allison began writing the Raise a Reader blog on
Scholastic Parents with Amy Mascott in 2012. Now that she is back in a classroom, she is eager to help
even more children fall in love with books.
Workshop: Rock Star Readers at School and Home
Anne Atwell Merkel
Anne Atwell Merkel has taught seventh and eighth grade writing, reading, and history at the Center for
Teaching and Learning since 2013. She taught sixth grade English in Washington, D.C. and spent three years
teaching grades sixth through eighth language arts at Friends Community School in College Park, Maryland.
Anne conducts presentations about her work at National Council of Teachers of English conventions. She
also coordinates the Center for Teaching and Learning’s intern program for visiting teachers who wish to
adopt the school’s award-winning methods for teaching, writing, and reading.
Keynote Speaker
Todd Nesloney
Todd Nesloney is the principal/lead learner of Webb Elementary School in Navasota, Texas. He is the 2015
Bammy Award Recipient for Elementary Principal, the 2014 Award Winner for Classroom Teacher of the
Year, the TCEA Teacher of the Year for 2014, a White House Champion of Change, a National School Board
Association “20 to Watch,” and Center for Digital Education “Top 40 Innovators in Education.” Todd is the
author of the children’s book Spruce & Lucy and the co-author of the award-winning book, Flipping 2.0 . He
also co-hosts the popular education podcast series “EduAllStars.”
Workshop: Falling in Love with Reading Campus-Wide