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2013 Hot Topics in Literacy Conference
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Oct 05, 2013 from 08:00 am to 02:45 pm |
| Where | Sage Hall, Room 1210 |
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Keynote Speaker: Dr. Gay Ivey
Dr. Ivey is the Tashia F. Morgridge Chair in Reading at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A former middle school reading specialist, she received her Ph.D. in Reading Education at the University of Georgia and held faculty positions at Rutgers University, the University of Maryland at College Park, and James Madison University before joining the Department of Curriculum & Instruction at UW-Madison in August 2012.
Dr. Ivey's research centers on engaged reading and the social contexts that support it, particularly for inexperienced readers. The author of several books, she has published a range of articles in journals such as Reading Research Quarterly, The Reading Teacher, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Educational Leadership, Voices from the Middle, and Phi Delta Kappan.
Undergraduate/Graduate Students: $40
Teachers / Administrators: $75
School District Team Special: Send 4 people from the same district for the price of 3!
One registration fee of $225 will be needed, along with the four attendee's names
