What’s at the Core of Academic Literacy?

February 2, 2012

Thank you to the over 200 attendees who helped to make the 2012 Academic Literacy Summit a success!

Visit the Resources page for resources from and about the 2012 Summit.

Over 200 regional educators gathered for a day of workshops and discussion exploring what’s at the core of Academic Literacy, with special attention given to California’s newly adopted Common Core Standards.

Visit the Keynote Speakers page to learn more about Jose Rivas and Luciana de Oliveira, the featured speakers at the 2012 Summit.

Visit the Breakout Sessions page to learn about the content offered during the day.

Each year our annual Summit aims to:
• Promote expertise in addressing academic literacy needs of all students
• Develop literacy strategies for work with culturally and linguistically diverse students in our northern California region
• Tap regional resources for breakout sessions and workshops
• Honor expertise at all educational levels in the region, P-16
• Guide and inspire with keynote addresses and the voices of educators and students
• Open dialogue between teachers and administrators, researchers and practitioners, veterans and novices

2012 Academic Literacy Summit highlights will include:
• Motivating students within an environment of standardized assessment
• Maintaining focus on long-term learning goals
• Tapping students’ out-of-school experiences
• Building bridges across disciplines
• Developing participatory approaches to literacy instruction
• Examining policies and practices that promote academic literacy
• Strengthening connections among grade levels, K-16
• Championing academic literacy at the district, site, and classroom levels

Hosted by: Academic Literacy Project and CRESS Center at the UC Davis School of Education, the University Writing Program, the California State Library, the Yolo County Office of Education, and the Carlston Family Foundation