2026 Presentation Recordings
How to Teach Reading with Complex Text
Presentation Speaker:Timothy Shanahan, PhD
Alaska’s Shared Climb: Advancing Strong, Equitable Literacy for ALL Early Childhood Students
Presentation Speakers: Cori Hughes, BA in ECE, Heather Hennessey, EdD
Building a Framework for Reading Success
Presentation Speaker: Timothy Shanahan, PhD
"All Hands on Deck!": Keys to Building a Collaborative Culture!
Presentation Speaker: Anthony Muhammad, PhD
The Writing Rope: Bridging Research to Classroom Practice
Presentation Speaker: Darren Schlepp, MEd
Scaling the Science of Writing: NHED Implementation
Presentation Speakers: Leslie Laud, EdD, Kathleen McCaffery, EdD
Are We Professionals? Improving Professional Practice to Improve Student Learning!
Presentation Speaker: Anthony Muhammad, PhD
Talk, Know, Write: Using Collaboration as a Tool for Applying Knowledge in Writing
Presentation Speaker: Angie Gates, MEd
"So, How Do We Get Buy-In?”: Leveraging The Guiding Coalition to Build Consensus
Presentation Speaker: Anthony Muhammad, PhD
Our Story: Coming Together to Be One, Presented By Copper River School District
Presentation Speakers: Laura Scott, BA in Elementary Teacher, Shawna Goodwin, M.Ed., Jennifer Hodges, Benjamin Dolgner, Jodi Carty, MA in Teaching, Jason Roslansky, Alyson Geldersma, Jeremy Clark, MS in Elementary Education
Transforming School Culture 2.0: Why Culture is Important Today, Tomorrow, and Forever
Presentation Speaker: Anthony Muhammad, PhD
The New Science of Vocabulary: How AI Can Support Language Learning
Presentation Speaker: Elfrieda “Freddy” Hiebert, PhD
Raising Readers Through Oral Language
Presentation Speaker: MaryKate DeSantis, EdM, CAS
Starting the Staircase (Grades K-2) - Text Sets That Build Automaticity from the First
Presentation Speaker: Elfrieda “Freddy” Hiebert, PhD
The Missing Middle: Fluency as a Bridge Between Word Recognition and Making Meaning
Presentation Speakers: Kristie Clements, MA and C-SLCT, Ashley Rebiskie, MA
Bring the Science of Writing to Your School
Presentation Speakers: Leslie Laud, EdD, Kathleen McCaffery, EdD
The Power of Practice in Instructional Design
Presentation Speaker: Jamey Peavler, EdD, OGA-FIT
From Policy to Practice: Using IRIPs to Strengthen MTSS and Teacher-Led Decision-Making
Presentation Speakers: Caitlin Scott, PhD, Kari Dendurent, Noman Kahani, PhD, Rachel Tripathy, MA
Climbing the Staircase (Grades 3-5) - Building Automaticity with Complex Words and Knowledge-Rich Text Sets
Presentation Speaker: Elfrieda “Freddy” Hiebert, PhD
From Talking to Comprehension: A Process to Build Academic Language and Reading Comprehension
Presentation Speakers: Gina Biancarosa, EdD, Sylvia Linan-Thompson, PhD
Why Poetry Matters
Presentation Speaker: Elizabeth Bassford, MSEd
Extending the Staircase (Grades 6-12) - Supporting Automaticity and Vocabulary Growth in Adolescent Readers
Presentation Speaker: Elfrieda “Freddy” Hiebert, PhD
What Do We Mean When We Say It’s Too Hard?
Presentation Speaker: Elizabeth Bassford, MSEd
Dyslexia & DLD, A Connection Every Educator Should Know
Presentation Speaker: MaryKate DeSantis, EdM, CAS
SAILS: How Standards, Assessments, Instruction & Intervention, Leadership and Sustained Commitment Can Help ALL Students Achieve Success!
Presentation Speaker: Jan Hasbrouck, PhD
Beyond the Basics: Advancing Adolescent Literacy Through the Science of Reading
Presentation Speaker: Darren Schlepp, MEd
Come on In: Cultivating Authentic Partnerships with Families to Support Equitable Outcomes
Presentation Speakers: Cori Hughes, BA in ECE, Heather Hennessey, EdD
Cognitive Load Theory: Managing Working Memory to Maximize Learning
Presentation Speaker: Jamey Peavler, EdD, OGA-FIT
Partnering with Alaskan Families & Communities: Dads in the Lower Kuskokwim School District & Free Books in Fairbanks
Presentation Speakers: Jon LaValle, Kristen Alonzo-Taggart, Karin Halpin, Masters in Reading, Type B certificate (Association of Alaska School Boards), Emily Ferry
Climbing the Ladder of Reading & Writing: All Means ALL!
Presentation Speaker: Jan Hasbrouck, PhD
