Specific information about the breakout sessions will be updated periodically as it becomes available.

Session A: Propel Your Literacy Lessons with Dance/Movement (The Ultimate in Active Learning)
Level: Elementary
Content Area: English Language Arts
Presenter: Gail Jones, Sacramento City Unified School District, retired

Session B: It’s bigger than hip-hop: Rappers educating educators about the purpose of school
Level: Secondary
Content Area: English Language Arts
Presenter: Vajra Watson & Kindra Montgomery CRESS Center, UC Davis

Session C: Weaving Academic Literacy Into Your School Community
Level: Administration
Content Area: Site & District Leadership
Presenters: Gary Callahan, Director of Professional Development and 7-12 Interventions, Woodland Joint Unified School District, & Elodia Lampkin, Director of English Language Development and K-6 Interventions, Woodland Joint Unified School District

Session D: Linking Social Science and Pop Culture
Level: Secondary
Content Area: Social Science
Presenter: Yvonne Garcia, Judi Ruggiero-Reed, Sarah Nelson, & Meaghan Sussman, Vanden High School, Travis Unified School District

Session E: Scaffolding the Writing of Synthesis through Students’ Home Literacies
Level: Secondary
Content Area: English Language Arts
Presenter: Brooke Nicolls, Grant High School & Area 3 Writing Project & Betsy Gilliland, UC Davis School of Education & Area 3 Writing Project

Session F: Thinking Scientifically About Everyday Experiences: Developing Scientific Explanations
Level: 4-12
Content Area: Science
Presenter: Connie Hvidsten, UC Davis, School of Education