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SoMLA 2023 Conference Program

by Kelly Davis

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SoMLA Virtual Conference 2023
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Program
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Message from SoMLA Chair: Kelly Davis
Program Directory Page
Welcome!
We welcome you to SoMLA's 51st annual Conference! This is a perfect learning network to help you accomplish your professional goals. Engage with a variety of speakers, from across the country and around the world, as they bring their "best practices" to you . Select your favorite sessions relating to our theme "Cultivate Literacy Through Multiple Lenses".
Rejuvenate your learning plan to make a difference each day focusing on literacy for all! SoMLA is here to help you grow and reach your goals.

Enjoy the conference!
Conference Schedule at a Glance

Conference 2023 Keynote Speakers

Thursday Sessions

Friday Sessions

Saturday Sessions

SoMLA Executive Board

Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors

MSDE Credit Information

Registration

Zoom Support
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Program Directory Page
Conference Schedule at a Glance

Conference 2023 Keynote Speakers

Thursday Sessions

Friday Sessions

Saturday Sessions

SoMLA Executive Board

Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors

MSDE Credit Information

Registration

Zoom Support
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Conference Schedule at a Glance
Conference Keynote Speakers
Thursday 5:30pm-9:00pm
*5:30-6:00 Welcome and Orientation
*6:00-6:30 Meet the Exhibitors
*6:00-6:30 Conference Support
*6:30-7:20 Keynote
*7:30-8:20 Exhibitor Sessions:
*8:30-9:00 Special Closing

Friday 5:00pm-9:00pm
*9:00am-5:00 pm Exhibits open ...drop in!
*5:00-5:30 Welcome and Special Remarks
*5:30-6:00 Conference Support
*5:30-6:00 Guest Speaker: Young Author's Celebration...
All Welcome!
*6:00-6:50 Young Author Celebrations: ELEM, MIDDLE,
HIGH
*6:00-6:50 Exhibitor Session: Featured Speaker
*7:00-8:30 Special Workshop with Monica Burns: Book Creator!

Saturday 8:30am-4:30pm
*8:30-9:00 Welcome and Opening Remarks
*8:30-9:00 Conference Support
*Keynote Speakers
*Featured Speakers
*Exhibitor Sessions: Featured Speakers
*4:00-4:30 SoMLA Meet-up with Past President's
Donalyn Miller
Thursday 6:30-7:20
Berit Gordon
Saturday 9:00
Conference Keynote Speakers
Donalyn Miller
Thursday 6:30-7:20
Berit Gordon
Saturday 9:00
Dr. Mary Howard
Saturday 3:00
View All Featured Speakers
Be Happy! Watch the Video!
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Thursday March 30, 2023
Keynote Speaker
6:30-7:20
Donalyn Miller
Reading Joy
What reading experiences have entertained you, provoked you, taught you, inspired you, helped you to see your own life more clearly, or connected you with others? As teachers, librarians, school administrators, and caregivers who love reading, we know what it feels like to fall into a book and let the world fall away. We have joyous reading memories, and we know how reading can sustain and inspire us.
Now consider: When talking with children about their reading lives at school, are you likely to hear about this transformative reading joy? Or are you more likely to hear about reading logs, book reports, and standardized tests? For too many young readers, reading is joyless. It is something that is required of them, but not something that they choose to do.
Here’s the truth: It is possible to teach children how to read well without killing their love for reading in the process.
Donalyn will share how!
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