Presentations
“Collaborative Virtual Author Visits: Connecting across Communities To Reach Readers,” Reaching Forward 2022, with Angela Jones, Anny Rusk, Brian Wilson, Bridget Petrites, Jarrett Dapier, Sally Battle, May 6.
Graphic Novel Book Clubs: Public Library Edition, Libcomix Online, with Alec B. Chunn, Kelly Campos, Jessica Iverson, Louise Tripp, May 12, 2022
“Level Up Your Kids Comics Club,” C2E2 2021 Virtual Panel, with Jessica Iverson Anna Rabin, Tim Smyth, & Louise Tripp, December 10, 221
“Tween Programming,” TWILL (Tween Illinois Librarians), November 12, 2021
“Using Libraries to Find Your Reader,” SCBWI, with Anny Rusk and Ann Santori, October 13, 2021
“Show Us Your Stuff! Show Off Your Library!: Virtual Author Visits” Recharge Committee, August 19, 2021
“Picture Books, Visual Literacy, & Community: Hosting a Collaborative Caldecott Club” with Brian E. Wilson, Reaching Forward, May 7, 2021
“Grab & Go Programs” with Ann Santori, Robin Brenner, Kelly Campos, Andrea Trudeau, RAILS Webinar, February 15, 2020
“Young Filmmakers Speak: How collaborative, student-centered filmmaking programs raise student voice” with James Kenendy, National Council of Teachers of English, Houston, TX, November 2018
“Geeking out, Tuning In: Using Fandom to Encourage Engagement, Creativity, & Community” with James Kennedy and Jennifer Billingsley at National Council of Teachers of English, St. Louis, MO, November 2017
Nerdcamp Michigan, Parma, Michigan, July 2017
“Teacher as Writer, Writer as Teacher” with Leanne Statland Ellis, James Klise, & Mike Grosso
“The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival: Kids Make Great Movies Out of Great Books” with Aaron Zenz and James Kennedy
Genre Study Booktalks, Rutledge Hall School Project GATE Class, Fall 2016-Spring 2017
DePaul Pop Culture Conference (Harry Potter), May 2017
“Harry Potter and Infinite Syllabus,” panelist
“The Harry Potter Alliance, Fan Activism, and Stories for Social Change,” panelist
“The Patronuses: Putting Harry Potter Activism into Practice,” panelist
“Unlocking Reading and Writing Opportunities with Comics” with Shari Frost Roth, Anna Shkolnikov, and Sarah Burnstein at Associated Talmud Torah Teachers' Educational Conference, Skokie, IL, February 2017
Guest Moderator for “Betsy Bird’s Evanston Public Library Literary Salon: From Page to Stage with Lifeline Theatre,” January 2017
“Teacher as Writer; Writer as Teacher: Championing Literacy Role Models for Young People” with Co-Chair, Elisa Gall. Panel: Sharon M. Draper, James Klise, & Leanne Statland Ellis at the National Council of Teachers of English Conference, Atlanta, GA, November 2016
“Caretakers of Creativity, Champions of Literacy: Bringing Books to Life with The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival” with James Kennedy at KidLitCon, Wichita, KS, October 2016
“Unlocking Reading and Writing Opportunities with Comics” with Shari Frost Roth, Anna Shkolnikov, and Sarah Burnstein at the Illinois Reading Council Conference, Peoria, IL, September 2016
“Betsy Bird’s Evanston Public Library Literary Salon: The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival” panelist with James Kennedy, Evanston, IL, September 2016
“Behind the Newbery Committee Process & Other Kidlit Topics.” SCBWI-IL Chapter, Winnetka, IL, May 2016
“Crossing Over: My Newbery Year.” Rutledge Hall School, Lincolnwood, IL, April 2015-Present
“Reading, Creating, Exhibiting: Expanding Digital Creativity with the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival” with James Kennedy, Elisa Gall, and Jennifer Verbrugge at National Council of Teachers of English Conference, Minneapolis, MN, November 2015
“Building a Culture of Literacy through Book Clubs” with Shari Frost Roth and Sarah Burnstein at Illinois Reading Council Conference, Peoria, IL, September 2015
“The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival.” Illinois School Library Media Association Conference, Springfield, IL, October 2013
“Booktalking: Sharing the Magic of Books.” Arie Crown Hebrew Day School, Skokie, IL, April 2012; January 2013