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Post-Conference Session |
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Saturday, February 27, 2010 |
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| E. |  “Teaching the Academic Essentials”
For 4th to 12th Grade Teachers Jim Burke teaches English at Burlingame High School. He is the author of numerous books, including The English Teacher’s Companion; Writing Reminders; Tools for Thought; Illuminating Texts: How to Teach Students to Read the World; Reading Reminders; and I Hear America Reading: Why We Read What We Read. He is also the author of The Reader’s Handbook; Academic Workouts; School Smarts: The Four Cs of Academic Success; and ACCESSing School: Teaching Struggling Readers to Achieve Academic and Personal Success. His newest book is Letters to a New Teacher. Jim has received many awards, including the NCTE Intellectual Freedom Award, the NCTE Conference on English Leadership Award, and the California Reading Association Hall of Fame Award. He served on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Committee on Adolescence and Young Adulthood English Language Arts Standards and recently worked with ACT on their high school English Language Arts standards. He is a highly regarded national speaker on topics such as developing students’ academic literacy, helping struggling readers succeed in school, and helping teachers find personal and professional balance. In this post-conference session, Jim will introduce you to the “Academic Essentials,” an integrated literacy model, and show you how to use it to design effective and engaging lessons for all learners at all levels. |