L³ Summit: Embracing Leadership, Language, and Literacy

L³ Summit: Embracing Leadership, Language, and Literacy

7:30am MDT

🪪 Registration, Check In, Coffee & Collaboration

8:00am MDT

✨ Welcome to the L3: Embracing Leadership, Language, and Literacy Summit 2026! Grand Ballroom

8:20am MDT

🟥 Keynote 1 ✨ Title Coming Soon ✨Dr Nell Thompson • Dr Terrie Noland

9:20am MDT

🟨 Transition Break: SF0059 Policy Into Practice: Implementation Round 1 🟨

9:30am MDT

🟨 Big Literacy Questions, Bold Leader Moves TBALaura Stewart 🟨 Bridging Research to Practice: Coaching for Effective Structured Literacy in the Classroom TBADr Tamara Cella 🟨 Causes and Solutions for Students Who Are Not Fluent Readers TBAAmy Siracusano 🟨 Leading Evidence-Aligned Literacy: From Initiatives to Practice Part 1 TBAAndreia Simon • Kate Sojewics • Marisa Stukey 🟨 Scaffolding Complex Texts TBADr. Michelle Elia 🟨 Talk About It! Building Academic Language That Drives Learning TBADr Melody Aufill 🟨 Title Coming Soon TBADr Douglas Petersen • Dr Trina Spencer 🟨 Title Coming Soon TBADr Billie Day

10:30am MDT

🟦 Transition Break: SF0059 Policy Into Practice: Implementation Round 2 🟦 Grand Ballroom

10:40am MDT

🟦 Building Academic Rigor Through Instructional Excellence Part 1 TBAJennifer Rugani 🟦 From Knowing to Doing: Literacy Transformation Through the Lens of Implementation Science TBAKristen Wynn 🟦 Leading Evidence-Aligned Literacy: From Initiatives to Practice Part 2 TBAAndreia Simon • Kate Sojewics • Marisa Stukey 🟦 Reading Isn’t Optional: Fulfilling the Promise of Literacy for Adolescent Students TBAJeanne Schopf 🟦 Science of Reading 3.0: Widening the Lens on Literacy TBALaura Stewart 🟦 The Ball Is In Your Court: Coaching the Literacy Game When Maxwell’s Laws Are Your Playbook TBATheresa Owens 🟦 Title Coming Soon TBAAntonio Fierro 🟦 Title Coming Soon TBADr Charles Hulme

11:40am MDT

🥗 Lunch & Superintendent Leadership Conversation 🎤✨ An opportunity to connect, reflect, and engage in leadership dialogue focused on the future of education and literacy across Wyoming. Grand Ballroom

12:30pm MDT

🟩 Transition Break: SF0059 Policy Into Practice: Implementation Round 3 🟩 Grand Ballroom

12:40pm MDT

🟩 Building a Literacy Constitution: A Blueprint for Coherence from De-Implementation to Implementation TBAMelody Ilk 🟩 Building Oral Language and Syntax Through Decodable Text Instruction TBAAmy Van Ravensway 🟩 Choice Words: How Teacher Talk is Key to Developing Student Oracy TBAAntonio Fierro • Laura Stewart 🟩 Leading the Shift: Leadership Strategies for Adolescent Literacy Success TBADr Carolyn Durantee 🟩 Spotlight on Secondary: Building Structured Literacy Support for Striving Adolescent Readers TBALynni Nordheim 🟩 Strengthening Literacy Instruction Through Classroom Practice Part 2 TBAJennifer Rugani 🟩 Strengthening Literacy Through MTSS TBADr Pam Kastner 🟩 The Project for Adolescent Literacy in Action TBADr Claudia Quintero • Kate Crist

1:40pm MDT

🟪 Transition Break: SF0059 Policy Into Practice: Implementation Round 4 🟪 Grand Ballroom

1:50pm MDT

Fluency as a Key Acceleration in the Secondary Classroom TBAKate Crist 🟪 "Rethinking the Complexity of Writing and Instruction that Builds a Strong Foundation " TBAAmy Siracusano 🟪 Evidence-Aligned Strategies for Building Oral Language TBADr Nell Thompson 🟪 From Classroom to System: Leadership Starts Where You Stand TBADr Terrie Noland 🟪 From Knowing to Doing: Literacy Transformation Through the Lens of Implementation Science TBAKristen Wynn 🟪 Literacy Intervention in Secondary Schools: Exploring Educators’ Beliefs and Practices About Supporting Adolescents’ Literacy Learning TBADr Ali Wilson 🟪 Multisyllabic Word Instruction for Leaders TBADr Kristina Arcuri 🟪 PRISM Toolkit TBADr Billie Day

2:50pm MDT

🟥 Transition Break: SF0059 Policy Into Practice: Implementation Round 5 🟥 Grand Ballroom

3:00pm MDT

🟥 Keynote 2 Building Coherent Literacy Systems Through the Science of Reading Grand BallroomDr Pam Kastner

8:00am MDT

✨ Welcome to Day 2 of the L3: Embracing Leadership, Language, and Literacy Summit 2026! Grand Ballroom

8:10am MDT

🟥 Keynote 3 ✨ Title Coming Soon ✨Kristen Wynn

9:10am MDT

🟨 Transition Break: SF0059 Policy Into Practice: Strand 1 🟨

9:20am MDT

Fluency as a Key Accelerator in the Secondary Classroom TBADr Ali Wilson 🟨 Causes and Solutions for Students Who Are Not Fluent Readers TBAAmy Siracusano 🟨 Choice Words: How Teacher Talk is Key to Developing Student Oracy TBAAntonio Fierro • Laura Stewart 🟨 MTSS and Adolescent Literacy: Planning for Literacy Interventions to Accelerate Growth TBADr. Michelle Elia 🟨 Talk About It! Building Academic Language That Drives Learning TBADr Melody Aufill 🟨 Title Coming Soon TBADr Brandie Berry • Terri King Hunt • Dr Rachel Schechter 🟨 Title Coming Soon TBADr Charles Hulme 🟨 Understanding Dyslexia & DLD TBADr. Craig Buscher

10:20am MDT

🟦 Transition Break: SF0059 Policy Into Practice: Strand 2 🟦

10:30am MDT

🟦 Building Oral Language and Syntax Through Decodable Text Instruction TBAAmy Van Ravensway 🟦 MTSS and Adolescent Literacy: Planning for Literacy Interventions to Accelerate Growth TBADr. Michelle Elia 🟦 Multisyllabic Word Instruction for Leaders TBADr Kristina Arcuri 🟦 Science of Reading 3.0: Widening the Lens on Literacy TBALaura Stewart 🟦 Spotlight on Secondary: Building Structured Literacy Support for Striving Adolescent Readers TBALynni Nordheim 🟦 Tier 1 First: Strengthening Core Literacy Instruction TBADr Pam Kastner 🟦 Title Coming Soon TBACarolyn Brown 🟦 Title Coming Soon TBADr Nell Thompson • Dr Terrie Noland

11:30am MDT

🥗 Lunch Grand Ballroom

12:20pm MDT

🟩 Transition Break: SF0059 Policy Into Practice: Strand 3 🟩

12:30pm MDT

Fluency as a Key Accelerator in the Secondary Classroom TBADr Ali Wilson 🟩 Bridging Research to Practice: Coaching for Effective Structured Literacy in the Classroom TBADr Tamara Cella 🟩 Building Academic Rigor Through Instructional Excellence Part 1 TBAJennifer Rugani 🟩 Principles of Adolescent Vocabulary Instruction TBADr. Craig Buscher 🟩 Schoolwide Schedules: Improving Student Outcomes and Supporting Educators by Maximizing Time, Funding, and Personnel TBA 🟩 Teaching Foundational Skills in Secondary Classrooms TBAJeanne Schopf 🟩 The Human Side of Literacy Change: Leading the People, Not Just the Plan TBADr Terrie Noland 🟩 The Project for Adolescent Literacy in Action TBADr Claudia Quintero • Kate Crist

1:30pm MDT

🟪 Transition Break: SF0059 Policy Into Practice: Strand 4 🟪

1:40pm MDT

🟪 Leading the Shift: Leadership Strategies for Adolescent Literacy Success TBADr Carolyn Durantee 🟪 Moving the Needle in Secondary Literacy: Accelerators Across Content Areas TBAKate Crist 🟪 PRISM Toolkit TBADr Billie Day 🟪 Strengthening Literacy Instruction Through Classroom Practice Part 2 TBAJennifer Rugani 🟪 The Ball Is In Your Court: Coaching the Literacy Game When Maxwell’s Laws Are Your Playbook TBATheresa Owens 🟪 The Role of Curiosity and Collaboration in Literacy Success TBADr Nell Thompson 🟪 Title Coming Soon TBADr Douglas Petersen • Dr Trina Spencer 🟪 Title Coming Soon TBADr Pam Kastner

2:40pm MDT

🟥 Transition Break: SF0059 Policy Into Practice: Strand 5 🟥

2:50pm MDT

🟥 Keynote 4 ✨ Title Coming Soon ✨ Grand BallroomJeanne Schopf