CCIRA July Newsletter 2020

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A Message from CCIRA President, Jessica Rickert

Leadership Every June the Executive Committee of CCIRA meets to discuss and plan for the upcoming year. This year, we decided to focus on four areas: conference, local councils, partnerships/marketing, and diversity. During our Board of Directors’ and Leadership meetings, we will use these themes to guide our decisions and planning. Your opinion counts too! We sent out a survey to you to gather more information about how CCIRA can support your learning and teaching. We have extended the survey deadline a until July 5th so please take a few minutes to fill out the survey so we can better meet the needs of our CCIRA community.   CCIRA Survey In the spirit of the 4th of July, as Uncle Sam would say “We Want You!” We are looking for leaders and individuals to become more involved in CCIRA. Please take a moment to ponder this opportunity and email me, so we can work together to develop a role for you, because it takes a village!    Additionally, we have some exciting learning opportunities coming this year, stay tuned for more information. Jessica Rickert jessrccira@gmail.com

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A Message From Pam Minard, #CCIRA21 Conference Chairperson

Summer is here and it feels so good!! I don’t know about you but the heat is a welcome change to the chilly days we had in March and April. When I’m not working on my conference planning “to do” list I’m catching up on reading some great books along with attending free webinars offered by more companies than usual this summer. It’s fun to see the innovative ways that product publishers and educators have developed to meet the needs of a potentially virtual or blended start to the new school year. I appreciate that, even though they are promoting their products, they are also sharing creative ways to engage students more fully in this method of teaching while still keeping educational standards in mind. If you get a chance, jump on a few of these and see what you think!   In addition, take a look below to see who is coming to our conference in 2021. We truly hope you will make plans to join us!

Thursday Night Keynote Speaker: Angela Maiers

Futurist. Innovator. Educator. Entrepreneur. Change Maker. Angela Maiers is on a mission to disrupt the status quo and to empower every individual to change their own world, if not the world around them for the better. It is fair to say she leaves no room unchanged. Read more@ angelamaiers.com Twitter @Angela Maiers

Invited Speaker: Trevor Bryan

Trevor is passionate about teaching comprehension through noticing the mood of a story. He highlights 3 Access Lenses in his book The Art of Comprehension : facial expression, body language and color. How characters are feeling and understanding why they are feeling that way is paramount to getting to the heart of the story. Join Trevor for strategies to engage your students in getting to the heart of the stories they are reading!

Featured Author: Alan Gratz

Alan Gratz is the bestselling author of a number of novels for young readers. I read Refugee last year and struggled to put it down! I love the way he wove the stories of 3 very different refugee experiences together into one amazing story! I hope that you are as excited as I am to meet this amazing author in person at the 2021 conference!!

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Do you have ideas you are willing to share with other educators? If so, please consider presenting at CCIRA 2021.  Proposals   are now being accepted!

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Remember to check out the CCIRA Blog! CCIRA.blog features a wide variety of nationally renowned literacy experts, as well as talented practitioners from across Colorado. Check out the posts on https://ccira.blog/ Reading CCIRA.blog every week — perhaps over lunch or a cup of coffee — builds a quick dose of professional learning into your routine. Who knows what ideas or inspiration this might spark! If you might be interested in submitting a guest post to CCIRA.blog, please contact Hollyanna Bates (hollyannabates@gmail.com).

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CCIRA Executive Committee Jessica Rickert, President : jessrccira@gmail.com Pam Minard, President-Elect: pam.minard@gmail.com Christi Walker, Vice President: christimwalker@gmail.com Anne Cook , Immediate Past President: annecook59@gmail.com Michele Warner , State Coordinator: warnermichele4@gmail.com Corina Kaskey , Secretary: Corina.Kaskey@summitk12.org Jessie Meeks , State Membership Coordinator: jessie.meeks@jeffco.k12.co.us Emily Bradley, Marketing Coordinator: emily.bradley@weldre4.org Stevi Quate, Partnership Chair : steviq@gmail.com Cathy Lynskey , Treasurer: clynskey2000@gmail.com Lisa Kahn, Administrative Assistant: lisakahnccira@gmail.com Is your local council, state committee, school, or community doing something extraordinary for literacy in Colorado? Do you have a great idea to share with other educators on how to enhance literacy in the classroom? Do you know of a conference or event that CCIRA members might be interested in attending? If so, please contact Anne Cook (annecook59@gmail.com) to submit information for publication.

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