ILA Digital Events

ILA Digital Events provide an opportunity for you to learn and connect with like-minded educators at a time and place that’s convenient for you. Learn more about our upcoming and past digital events below.

NEW! ILA at Home

Learn from leading voices in literacy in our new series of one-hour webinars. Log in for the live event to interact with attendees and be part of the presenter Q&A, or watch the recording at a time that works best for you.

Members enjoy free access, and nonmembers may participate for $45 or become a member of ILA to gain access to this and future webinars in this series at no cost.

Making a Case for Reading Joy

May 31, 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. ET

Adults who habitually read find personal enjoyment and benefit from it. Unfortunately, too many young people report reading experiences that disconnect them from reading joy or discourage its development. We can teach young people to become proficient, critical readers without damaging their reading interest and engagement in the process.

In this ILA Digital Event, Donalyn Miller, award-winning Texas teacher and author, describes some conditions, rituals, and instructional opportunities that engage young people with reading and set them on the path to joyful reading for a lifetime.

Cost: $45 | FREE FOR ILA MEMBERS

Instructional Level or Challenging Text: Too Hard or Not Hard Enough?

May 3, 5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. ET

For decades teachers have been told that it is important to match books to children's reading levels to facilitate learning. But how effective is this practice? In this ILA Digital Event, Timothy Shanahan will explore the research on instructional level and teaching with complex text—and share a different approach more likely to help children to read better.

Cost: $45 | FREE FOR ILA MEMBERS

The archived recording of this session is available until May 8, 2021.

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ILA 2019 Replay

Available April 1 at 9:00 a.m. ET through May 31 at 11:59 p.m. ET

When literacy is embedded in every aspect of education, it creates the environment students need to reach their full potential in the classroom and throughout their lives.

For a limited time (April 1–May 31), ILA is offering this six-session replay free to members and nonmembers (registration required).

These sessions demonstrate the importance of working collaboratively to build and sustain a culture that extends beyond the school setting.

General Session: Creating a Culture of Literacy | Renée Watson and Pedro Noguera
Research Panel: What Research Really Says About Teaching Reading—and Why That Still Matters | P. David Pearson, Sonia Cabell, Gwendolyn McMillon, and Nell K. Duke
Featured Speaker: We Need More Than Diverse Books | Tricia Ebarvia
Featured Speaker: Teaching Vulnerable Youth How to Read and Write: Lessons About Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Meaning | David Kirkland
Featured Speaker: Choice, Access, Empowerment: Changing the Game for Young Readers | Donalyn Miller
Featured Speaker: Motivating Readers From the Inside Out: The Five Key Beliefs That Matter Most for Student Literacy | Dave Stuart Jr.

Cost: FREE for members and nonmembers

ILA Edcamp Online

Edcamps are built on organic, participant-led conversation and collaboration. ILA Edcamp Online is no exception. Our goal is to create a space for live online learning, where educators can connect and discuss relevant topics in real time.

April 7 Sessions

Alternative Access: Connecting When Your Students Don't Have Connectivity
Continuous K–5 Learning During School Closures: Techniques, Tips, and Tools
Supporting Struggling Learners: Instruction and Intervention in a Virtual Environment

NEW! ILA at Home

Making a Case for Reading Joy

Instructional Level or Challenging Text: Too Hard or Not Hard Enough?

ILA 2019 Replay

ILA Edcamp Online

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