Talks and Presentations
May 2007:
- What Happened When We Weren’t Looking? How Reading Comprehension Has Changed and What We Need To Do About It.
Donald J. Leu. Keynote address at the Research Conference of the International Reading Association. Toronto, Canada.
- An Introduction and Overview of ReadWriteThink: Integrating the Internet into Literacy Instruction.
Hilferty, B., Henry, L.A., Manning, E., & Moorman, G. International Reading Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario.
- Thinking Outside the Book: Introducing the New Literacies of the Internet Through Children's Literature.
Castek, J. & Bevans-Mangleson, J. International Reading Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario.
- Making Learning Interactive: Reading, Writing, and Collaborating, in S'cool With Today's Internet Technologies.
Castek, J. & Zawilinski. Pre-conference Institute 20. International Reading Association Annual Convention, Toronto, Ontario.
April 2007:
- Defining Online Reading Comprehension: Using Think Aloud Protocols to Refine a Preliminary Model of Internet Reading Comprehension Processes
Donald Leu, David Reinking, Amy Carter, Jill Castek, Julie Coiro, Laurie A. Henry, Jackie Malloy, Kathy Robbins, Angela Rogers, Lisa Zawilinski.
Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Conference. Chicago, IL. April 9, 2007.
- Evaluating the Development of Scientific Knowledge and New Forms of Reading Comprehension During Online Learning.
In T. Clark (Chair) Online Teaching and Learning: Findings from Applied Educational Research.
A symposium presented by the New Literacies Research Team at the annual meetings of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
March 2007:
- The New Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension: Preparing ALL Students for Their Reading Future
Leu, D. J. - Keynote delivered to Pearson Education’s Instructional Leadership Council. Rancho Bernardo Inn. San Diego, CA.
- To view the PowerPoint presentation, click here (large file)
- New Literacies for New Times: Preparing our Students for the 21st Century.
Leu, D. J. - Keynote delivered to the Massachusetts State Reading Association.
January 2007:
- New Literacies, New Challenges, New Opportunities: Redefining Literacy in the 21st Century.
Zawilinski, L. Keynote for the 7th Annual BSC Conference: Resources for Reading Specialists Exploring Multiple Literacies, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA.
- Spice Up Language Arts.
Nierlich, T. & Castek, J. East Bay Computer Users in Education (CUE) Conference entitled: Cool Tools for Learning III.
December 2006:
- Internet Reciprocal Teaching: An Examination of Instructional Strategies that Foster Strategic Online Reading Comprehension.
In C. Harrison (Chair) Extending Reciprocal Teaching and Concept Oriented Reading Instruction to Support Struggling Readers' Reading, Viewing, and Learning in Multimedia Digital Environments.
Castek, J. An alternative symposium session presented at the National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
- Thinking about thinking: Methods for studying the new literacies of online reading comprehension.
The New Literacies Research Team presented this session as part of the Methodology Series at the National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
- Studying the new literacies of online reading comprehension among adolescents at risk to become dropouts.
The New Literacies Research Team and the Internet Reading Research Group presented this symposium at the National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
- What reading demands does searching on the Internet require? A review of the literature.
Henry, L.A. A Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Reading Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
November 2006:
- Classroom applications
of Internet communication to support reading, writing
and new literacies.
Castek, J. & Zawilinski, L. Connecticut Educational Meeting
Association (CEMA), Cromwell, CT.
- Bringing Books Alive: Five easy ways to enhance
children's literature using the Internet.
Castek, J. & Lentini,
A.
California Reading Association Conference, Sacramento,
CA.
September 29, 2006:
- Thinking While Reading Online: Strategies for Fostering Critical Evaluation on the Internet.
Coiro, J. at the New England Reading Association Conference in Lowell, MA.
May 4, 2006:
- The Changing Nature of Online Reading Comprehension: Examining Effects of Internet Reciprocal Teaching on
Adolescents' Acquisition of New Literacies and Content Knowledge in
Science.
The New Literacies Research Team presented this research poster
session at the annual convention of the International Reading
Association in Chicago, Illinois.
- How Can We Use Camtasia to Assess AND Teach Strategic Comprehension on the Internet?
Julie Coiro presented this paper as part of a collaborative symposium by the New Literacies Research Team for the annual convention of the International Reading Association in Chicago, Illinois.
May 3, 2006:
- Engaging All Students in the New Literacies of Online
Reading Comprehension: What Do We Know? What Should We Teach? How
Should We Teach?
A symposium presentation at the annual convention
of the International Reading Association in Chicago, Illinois.
- What Is Internet Reciprocal
Teaching (IRT) and How Do We Implement It? In
Reinking, D. (Chair) Engaging All Students in the New
Literacies of Online Reading Comprehension: What Do We
Know? What Should We Teach? How Should We Teach?
Castek, J.
Symposium presented at the 51st annual International
Reading Association Conference. Chicago, Illinois.
May 2, 2006:
- Investigation of
Literacy Skills and Strategies Used While Searching for Information on the Internet: A Comprehensive Review and Synthesis of Research
Laurie Henry presented this research paper at
the annual convention of the International Reading Association in
Chicago, Illinois. This research was funded by the Nila Banton Smith
Research Dissemination Award 2005.
May 1, 2006:
- ReadWriteThink: Integrating the Internet into Literacy Instruction
Laurie Henry and Bridget Hilferty presented this session at the annual convention of the International Reading Association in
Chicago, Illinois.
April 30, 2006:
- Preparing for New Literacies: Empowering Educators with New Models of Professional Development
Julie Coiro presented this session at the Technology and Literacy Pre-Conference Institute for the annual convention of the International Reading Association (IRA) in Chicago, Illinois.
April 9, 2006:
- Measuring Internet comprehension: Accessing, evaluating, and communicating information
Julie Coiro presented this paper at the annual convention of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Francisco, CA.
- Exploring the cognitive processes of online reading comprehension among skilled adolescent readers of Internet text
Julie Coiro presented this roundtable paper at the annual convention of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) in San Francisco, CA.
April 3, 2006:
- Exploration of ReadWriteThink: Integrating the Internet in classroom instruction
Laurie Henry presented this session to the Instructional Leadership Council, Somers School District, Somers, Connecticut.
- How to Integrate the New
Literacies of the Internet into Your Child's Learning In and Out of
School
Doug Hartman led this workshop at the Parents Hour Meeting, Southeast Elementary School, Mansfield
School District, Connecticut.
April, 2006:
- Adapting reciprocal teaching
to the Internet using telecollaborative projects
Castek, J. In
D. Leu and D. Reinking (Chairs) Developing Internet
Reading Comprehension Strategies Among Adolescents At
Risk to Become Dropouts. Symposium presented at the
annual meeting of the American Education Research
Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.
- (Professional Development Session): The
changing nature of literacy in an information age: An
examination of new literacies in action
Castek, J. & Zawilinski, L. Simsbury
School District, Simsbury, CT.
- (Professional Development Session): Strategies for addressing the new literacies of the
Internet in grades K-6
Castek, J. & Zawilinski, L.
Tootin Hills Elementary
School, Simsbury, CT.
- An online survey of Internet use among adolescents at risk of dropping out of school
Henry, L.A., Mills, C., Rogers, A., & Witte, J. In D. Leu and D. Reinking (Chairs) Developing Internet Reading Comprehension Strategies Among Adolescents At Risk to Become Dropouts. Symposium presented at the annual meeting of the American Education Research Association (AERA), San Francisco, CA.
March 31, 2006:
- New Literacies: A Vision for School Leadership in Literacy, Learning, and Technology
Julie Coiro and Don Leu facilitated a discussion with the smaller district group from the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents at the University of Connecticut.
To view Don and Julie's Powerpoint Presentation, click here.
March 16, 2006:
- Integrating New Literacies into Connecticut’s K-12 Classroom: How We Must Alter The Cruel Irony of No Child Left Behind
Donald J Leu. A presentation for the Connecticut Educational Association, given at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, CT.
To view Don's Powerpoint Presentation, click here.
February 28, 2006:
- How to Integrate the
New Literacies of the Internet into Your Classroom
Doug Hartman led this workshop at the Fourth Tuesday
Professional Development Workshop, Southeast Elementary School, Mansfield
School District, Connecticut.
February 6, 2006:
- Reading and
Learning with the Internet: Challenges and Possibilities for
All Students
Julie Coiro worked
with classroom teachers, reading specialists, and
administrators in this all day workshop at C.E.S. in Trumbull, CT. For more information,
call (203) 365-8912.
February, 2006:
- Developing New
Literacies among Multicultural Learners in K-12:
Globalized Principles and Classroom Applications
Castek, J. This paper was presented at the National Council for the
Teachers of English Midwinter Assembly for Research,
Chicago, IL.
January 27, 2006:
- A Story! A Story! Ten easy steps to integrate the new literacies of the Internet into your reading and language arts classroom
Donald J. Leu. A presentation at the Technology, Reading, and Learning Disabilities Conference. San Francisco, CA.
To view Don's Handout, click here.
January 27, 2006:
- Leading the way with new literacies: Online reading comprehension
Donald J. Leu. A presentation at the Technology, Reading, and Learning Disabilities Conference. San Francisco, CA.
To view Don's Handout, click here.
January 24, 2006:
- New Literacies for New Times: Reading Comprehension in the 21st Century
Donald J. Leu . A workshop for the Bismarck School District. Bismarck, ND.
To view Don's Handout, click here.
To view Don's PowerPoint presentation, click here.
December 3, 2005:
- Scaffolding Readers on the
Internet: Pairing Assessment and Instruction of Online Reading
Comprehension
Julie Coiro presented
this research paper in the symposium session "Scaffolding readers on
the web: Customizing comprehension and assessment experiences
for diverse learners" at the National Reading Conference in
Miami, FL.
December 1, 2005:
- Psychometric properties of two instruments designed to
measure online reading comprehension
Julie Coiro presented this research paper in the symposium
session "New Literacies for Learning" at the National Reading
Conference in Miami, FL.
- A
methodology for studying the new literacies of online
reading comprehension
Laurie Henry presented this research paper in the symposium session "New
Literacies for Learning" at the National Reading Conference
in Miami, FL.
- Internet inquiry: The role of prior knowledge and topic
interest when searching for information with middle school
students
Laurie Henry presented this research paper in the symposium session "Searching on the
Internet: An Exploration of Internet Inquiry Process in
Grades 3-9".
December, 2005:
- Internet Reciprocal
Teaching: Connecting Print and New Literacies in a
Science Inquiry Project
Castek, J. In B. Dalton (Chair)
Scaffolding readers on the web: Customizing
comprehension and assessment experiences for diverse
learners. An alternative symposium session presented
at the National Reading Conference, Miami, FL.
- Examining the
correlations between measures of online reading
comprehension and standardized reading achievement
Castek, J.
In A. Lentini (Chair) New Literacies for Learning. A
symposium presented at the National Reading
Conference, Miami, FL.
November 30, 2005:
- New Literacies, Reading Research, and the Challenges of Change: A Deictic Perspective
Don Leu gave this Presidential Address at the National Reading Conference in Miami, FL.
To view Don's PowerPoint presentation, click here.
November 22, 2005:
- New Technologies for Reading and
Thinking
Julie Coiro presented this workshop at the annual conference for the New York State
Association for Computers and Technologies in Education
(NYSCATE) in Albany, NY.
November 22, 2005:
- The Journey from
Access to Competence: Equity, Internet Inquiry, and Online
Reading Comprehension
Julie Coiro delivered this keynote presentation at the annual conference for the New
York State Association for Computers and Technologies in
Education (NYSCATE) in Albany, NY.
More information is available at http://www.nyscate.org/conferences.cfm?subpage=133
November17, 2005:
- Reading Comprehension on the
Internet: Preparing Missouri’s Students for the 21st
Century
Don Leu spoke
at the Missouri State Reading Association, in Lake of the
Ozarks, Missouri.
To view Don's PowerPoint presentation, click
here.
To view Don's Handout,
click here.
November 8, 2005:
- Is the Internet Really Reading? New
Literacies for New Times
Julie Coiro and Jill Castek worked with teachers in this
workshop at Middlebrook School in Wilton,
CT.
Available online at http://www.lite.iwarp.com/cema2005.html
- Exploration of ReadWriteThink
Laurie Henry worked with middle and high school
teachers from Berlin, Cromwell, and Rocky Hill in this workshop at the Rocky Hill
High School.
To view Laurie's handout, click here.
November 7, 2005:
- Don Leu gave the Breakfast Talk at the Connecticut Educational Media Association (CEMA) in Middletown, CT.
To view Don's PowerPoint presentation, click here.
November 4, 2005:
- Exploring and expanding assessment practices for measuring
reading comprehension on the Internet
Julie Coiro presented this research paper in the symposium
session "New Literacies in Action: Exploring Content Area
Reading Comprehension and Online Communication with Middle
School Students" at the College Reading Association
Conference in Savannah, GA.
- Patterns of searching processes among adolescents reading
to learn on the Internet
Laurie Henry presented this research paper in the symposium session "New
Literacies in Action: Exploring Content Area Reading
Comprehension and Online Communication with Middle School
Students" at the College Reading Association Conference in
Savannah, GA.
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Thinking about our future as researchers: New literacies, new challenges, and new opportunities
Don Leu gave the Keynote Address at the College Reading Association (CRA) in Savannah, GA.
To view Don's PowerPoint presentation, click here.
To view Don's Handout, click here.
November, 2005:
- ICT use in collaborative
projects: An exploration of online communication in
7th grade science
Castek, J. In E. Fogarty (Chair) "New
Literacies in Action: Exploring Content Area Reading
Comprehension and Online Communication with Middle
School Students". A symposium presented at the annual
meeting of the College Reading Association, Savannah,
GA.
- (Professional Development Session):
Reading, research, and the new literacies of the
Internet
Coiro, J. & Castek, J. at the Wilton School District, Wilton, CT.
October 17, 2005:
- New Literacies for Your Classroom: Preparing Pennsylvania Students for Reading and Writing in the 21st Century
Don Leu gave the Keynote address at the Keystone State Reading Association (KSRA) in Hershey, PA.
To view Don's PowerPoint presentation, click here.
To view Don's Handout, click here.
October, 2005:
- Examining New
Forms of Reading Comprehension During Online Learning
Leu, D.J. Jr., Castek, J., Hartman, D., Coiro, J.,
Henry, L., & Lyver, S. (2005, October).
In R. Blomeyer (Chair) "A synthesis of new research on
K-12 online learning". North American Council for
Online Learning Conference, Denver, CO. Research
synthesis available online:
http://www.ncrel.org/tech/synthesis/
- (Professional Development Session): Incorporating
Technology Across the Curriculum: Critical
Evaluation, Search Strategies, and the New Literacies
of the Internet (Grades 5-10)
Castek, J., Newtown School
District, Newtown, CT.
June, 2005:
- Evaluating The
Development of Scientific Knowledge and New Forms
Comprehension During Online Learning
Leu, D.J. Jr., Castek, J., Hartman, D., Coiro, J.,
Henry, L., & Lyver, S. (2005, June). Research report
presented at the North Central Regional Educational
Laboratory, Chicago, IL.
April 2005:
- Exploring educational uses
of classroom websites: An examination design
principles and learning aims
Holcomb, L., Johnson, P., Castek, J., Henry, L.A.,
Leu, D.J. (2005, April). Paper presented at the
annual American Educational Research Association
Conference, Montreal, Quebec.
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