Literacy is a controversial topic for educators today. It is often challenging to support students with diverse reading instructional needs. CASDA’s Literacy Roundtable is a place to bring your conversations about developing and planning a literacy block, vocabulary, SEL and DEI in read aloud, how and when to use decodables, Science of Reading, MTSS data, what it shows you about the students in front of you and how to follow them. Bring your questions, thoughts, and thinking and make these literacy conversations support us in our growth as literacy teachers and leaders.
Roundtable Sessions:
November 12, 2024
December 10, 2024
January 14, 2025
February 11, 2025
March 11, 2025
April 8, 2025
May 13, 2025
June 10, 2025
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Cost: $240
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Time: 4-6 p.m.
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Virtual
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CTLE Credit: 16 hours
Facilitator: Pegeen Jensen
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Pegeen Jensen is a lifelong lover of all things literacy. She recently retired from South Colonie where she taught Kindergarten through third grade and reading over the span of 36 years. Throughout her career, she shared her literacy expertise in teacher leadership roles as a building literacy facilitator, representative on the district-wide English Language Arts Instructional Council, and led several Professional Development programs on a variety of literacy topics for South Colonie, Scotia Gleville, Guilderland, and Gloversville. Pegeen was an adjunct teacher at SUNY Albany for the K-6 Writing class in the Literacy Teaching and Learning Department and the recipient of 2013 NYSRA Literacy Educator of the Year, 2014 University at Albany Alumni Association - Bertha E. Brimmer Medal, and the 2016 Part-Time Educator of the Year, School of Education, University at Albany. Pegeen is currently the president of the Albany City Area Reading Council.