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9:45am EDT
6-8 Strategies to teach narrative writing
Tuesday July 21, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am EDT
Speakers 
Literacy Consultant, Smekens Education
Courtney grew up in London, Ontario where powerful experiences in her own schooling led to her passion for teaching and education.
That passion took her to Grace College in Indiana where she secured a BA in Elementary Education and landed her first teaching job at a nearby middle school. Courtney later returned to Grace as an Adjunct Professor of Education after earning her Master’s Degree from Olivet Nazarene...
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Tuesday July 21, 2026 9:45am - 10:45am
EDT
P116
11:00am EDT
6-8 Strategies to teach informative writing
Tuesday July 21, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT
Speakers
Literacy Consultant, Smekens Education
Courtney grew up in London, Ontario where powerful experiences in her own schooling led to her passion for teaching and education.
That passion took her to Grace College in Indiana where she secured a BA in Elementary Education and landed her first teaching job at a nearby middle school. Courtney later returned to Grace as an Adjunct Professor of Education after earning her Master’s Degree from Olivet Nazarene...
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Tuesday July 21, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm
EDT
P116
10:45am EDT
6-8 Strategies to manage writing time and develop writing stamina
Thursday July 23, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am EDT
Speakers 
Literacy Consultant, Smekens Education
As a literacy consultant with Smekens Education, Didi Harris partners with educators to strengthen reading and writing instruction through practical, evidence-based strategies. Drawing on her experience as a classroom teacher, interventionist, and reading specialist, she helps teachers...
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Thursday July 23, 2026 10:45am - 11:45am
EDT
Q114
