Higher Ground Literacy Symposium

Higher Ground Literacy Symposium

Thursday, March 6, 2025

8:00am - 4:00pm

Organized by Professor Stephanie Power-Carter, PhD, this symposium will engage elementary teachers (pre-K through grade 5) by sharing teaching methods that ignite a passion for reading in young learners. Eliza Braden, PhD, associate professor of Elementary Education at the University of South Carolina, will deliver the keynote address. Faculty from Ohio State’s College of Education and Human Ecology will lead interactive workshops. Local children’s book authors will share their work, and a best practices panel discussion will include classroom teachers and local children’s book authors.

The symposium provides opportunities for educators to network, share ideas, build community, reflect and learn about new research on children’s literacy.

A certificate for 8 contact hours earned is available. Speak with your LPDC concerning using these hours towards CEUs.

This symposium is supported by the Gladys Foster Anderson Early Literacy Fund and is free of charge to participants.

Questions? Please email ehe-events@osu.edu

The symposium is now full, but you are welcome to add your name to the waiting list by using the Register button below.

Register

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Stephanie Power-Carter, PhD
Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology

Keynote Speaker:

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Eliza G. Braden, PhD
Associate Professor, Elementary Education, Department of Teacher Education, College of Education University of South Carolina

Selected Features:

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Brian Edmiston, PhD
Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology
Imagining Higher Ground: Humanizing Literacy Education with Dramatic Inquiry 
Experience and explore how teachers can use active and dramatic approaches to bring literacy learning to life.

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Peter Sayer, PhD
Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology
Translanguaging: Using Students’ Home Language as a Pedagogical Resource 
Participants will explore the concept of translanguaging, a conceptual and pedagogical tool that provides strategies to draw on our students’ home languages as a resource to support their acquisition of English and learning of academic content.

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Patricia Enciso, PhD
Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology
Selecting Diverse Literature and Opening Pathways to One Another’s Lives 
This workshop will introduce teachers to contemporary novels, poetry and picture books offering nonfiction and fictional stories and provide selection tools for locating literature representing the diversity of children’s lived experiences. Participants will explore useful ways to select, organize and plan for reading experiences with contemporary, diverse children’s literature.

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Casey Rinehart
Director of Distance Education and Learning Design, Lecturer, College of Education and Human Ecology
Beyond Pencil and Paper: Using Digital Tools to Deepen Learner Engagement 
This hands-on workshop will examine innovative ways for students to engage and showcase their learning using digital tools. Participants will explore how technology can help transform the learning experience from passive to active.

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Breanya Hogue, PhD
Assistant Professor, Literacy and Language Education, Purdue University
Bridging school, family, and community to collaboratively address the needs of children
This workshop will engage participants in an interactive session overviewing and employing research-based best practices informed by Professor Hogue’s experience and training with the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® program and as a former elementary teacher.

Featured local artists include:

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Paula Johnson Neal
 
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Johari "J.P." Mitchell, Paula Johnson Neal and S.R.D. Harris
The symposium provides opportunities for educators to network, share ideas, build community and learn about new research on children’s literacy.

Add to Calendar 2025-03-06 08:00:00 2025-03-06 08:00:00 Higher Ground Literacy Symposium 8:00am - 4:00pm Organized by Professor Stephanie Power-Carter, PhD, this symposium will engage elementary teachers (pre-K through grade 5) by sharing teaching methods that ignite a passion for reading in young learners. Eliza Braden, PhD, associate professor of Elementary Education at the University of South Carolina, will deliver the keynote address. Faculty from Ohio State’s College of Education and Human Ecology will lead interactive workshops. Local children’s book authors will share their work, and a best practices panel discussion will include classroom teachers and local children’s book authors. The symposium provides opportunities for educators to network, share ideas, build community, reflect and learn about new research on children’s literacy. A certificate for 8 contact hours earned is available. Speak with your LPDC concerning using these hours towards CEUs. This symposium is supported by the Gladys Foster Anderson Early Literacy Fund and is free of charge to participants. Questions? Please email ehe-events@osu.edu The symposium is now full, but you are welcome to add your name to the waiting list by using the Register button below. Register Stephanie Power-Carter, PhD Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology Keynote Speaker: Eliza G. Braden, PhD Associate Professor, Elementary Education, Department of Teacher Education, College of Education University of South Carolina Selected Features: Brian Edmiston, PhD Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology Imagining Higher Ground: Humanizing Literacy Education with Dramatic Inquiry  Experience and explore how teachers can use active and dramatic approaches to bring literacy learning to life. Peter Sayer, PhD Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology Translanguaging: Using Students’ Home Language as a Pedagogical Resource  Participants will explore the concept of translanguaging, a conceptual and pedagogical tool that provides strategies to draw on our students’ home languages as a resource to support their acquisition of English and learning of academic content. Patricia Enciso, PhD Professor, Department of Teaching and Learning, College of Education and Human Ecology Selecting Diverse Literature and Opening Pathways to One Another’s Lives  This workshop will introduce teachers to contemporary novels, poetry and picture books offering nonfiction and fictional stories and provide selection tools for locating literature representing the diversity of children’s lived experiences. Participants will explore useful ways to select, organize and plan for reading experiences with contemporary, diverse children’s literature. Casey Rinehart Director of Distance Education and Learning Design, Lecturer, College of Education and Human Ecology Beyond Pencil and Paper: Using Digital Tools to Deepen Learner Engagement  This hands-on workshop will examine innovative ways for students to engage and showcase their learning using digital tools. Participants will explore how technology can help transform the learning experience from passive to active. Breanya Hogue, PhD Assistant Professor, Literacy and Language Education, Purdue University Bridging school, family, and community to collaboratively address the needs of children This workshop will engage participants in an interactive session overviewing and employing research-based best practices informed by Professor Hogue’s experience and training with the Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom Schools® program and as a former elementary teacher. Featured local artists include:       Johari "J.P." Mitchell, Paula Johnson Neal and S.R.D. Harris The symposium provides opportunities for educators to network, share ideas, build community and learn about new research on children’s literacy. Blackwell Inn and Pfahl Conference Center, 2110 Tuttle Park Place, Columbus, OH 43210 America/New_York public
Date
Thursday, March 6, 2025
Location
Blackwell Inn and Pfahl Conference Center, 2110 Tuttle Park Place, Columbus, OH 43210