NJ CEL Regional Institute 2015
Sponsorship Opportunities
Influential, involved decision makers: these are the members of CEL.
CEL chose New Jersey as its location for its first Regional Institute due to the dense population of literacy leadership in the state. Institute attendees will include assistant superintendents, building administrators, curriculum supervisors, literacy coaches and teacher leaders. It is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your products to CEL members.
New Jersey Conference on English Leadership Regional Institute
Friday, Oct 9, 2015, 08:00 AM
Brookdale Community College, Middletown, NJ, United States
The Sponsorship Opportunity
Tom Marshall, Breakfast Speaker
Tom Marshall is a former teacher of Grades 3 and 4, and staff developer at the Teachers College Reading & Writing Project at Columbia University. He is currently principal of Stony Lane Elementary School in Paramus, New Jersey, the best K-4 elementary school anywhere!
Tom devotes a great deal of his time to working on literacy education. He conducts staff development and writes literacy curriculum for the district in Grades 3 and 4, teaches after school workshops, leads a course for literacy coaches, and is the founder of the New Jersey Literacy Leaders' Network, a group of about 70 principals from all over Northern and Central New Jersey who want to study together ways in which to support and supervise good teaching and learning in reading and writing.
Tom has presented at NCTE, NJIRA, and other organizations, and served as the chair of NCTE's Elementary Section Nominating Committee in 2013.Breakout Sessions
Chris Lehman, Keynote Speaker
Christopher Lehman is the Founding Director of The Educator Collaborative. He is an international speaker, education consultant and New York Times best-selling author. His books include: Falling In Love With Close Reading with Kate Roberts; Energize Research Reading and Writing;Pathways to the Common Core with Lucy Calkins and Mary Ehrenworth; and A Quick Guide to Reviving Disengaged Writers. His articles and interviews have appeared in many publications and popular blogs including Voices in the Middle, SmartBrief, EdWeek, Choice Literacy and Talks with Teachers.
Chris has been a middle-school teacher; a high-school teacher; a literacy coach; and a Senior Staff Developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University. Now, as Founding Director of the The Educator Collaborative, he works with schools around the world as a consultant and frequent keynote speaker, supporting educators, coaches, and administrators in developing rigorous and passionate literacy instruction across content areas.
Interested Sponsor?
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Phone: 800-369-6283
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