Patrick A. Allen
@ColoReader
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Denver, Colorado
Joined June 2009
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On Colorado Gives day, consider making a donation to @ColoradoReading look on their website at
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CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
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The THURSDAY luncheon speaker at CCIRA 2026 in Denver, CO is Cara Mentzel (2/5/26). She's a superb teacher, speaker & author ( https://t.co/GWJb3D0PN4). Register https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR Her topic "The Complete Idiom’s Guide to Being a Literacy Educator in 2026"! @ColoradoReading
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CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
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We'd like to get an ADDITIONAL 100 Educators to register for the Colorado Literacy Conference in Denver, CO (Feb. 5-7, 2026) during DECEMBER. Register at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR Please bring a colleague. The line up is superb! Please pass this along. Join us in Denver.
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CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
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CCIRA welcomes Cris Tovani @ctovani at the Colorado Conference on Literacy in Denver, CO (Feb. 5-7, 2026) https://t.co/odIcdwQaNg Register today at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR
@stenhousepub @PEBCorg You don't want to miss her energy and enthusiasm!
ccira.org
CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
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Excited to have Sarah Zerwin at CCIRA 2026 in Denver February 5-7, 2026 https://t.co/iyjCLflWA8 Register today https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR
@ColoradoReading #CCIRA26
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CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
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Rajani LaRocca will be sharing her work at CCIRA 2026 in Denver https://t.co/mQVI7JD9Pb February 5-7, 2026. Register today https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR
@ColoradoReading Don't miss her! #CCIRA26
ccira.org
CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
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Penny Kittle, Gravity Goldberg, John Shu, Katie Kelley, Aimee Buckner Haisten, Rajani LaRocca, Amy Van DerWater, Louise Borden, Colby Sharp, Jen Vincent, Sarah Zerwin, Cris Tovani, Cara Mentzel, Ashlee Saddler, Carl Anderson & more! Denver Feb. 5-7, 2026
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CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
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The sessions at the annual CCIRA conference include many speakers who have written amazing proposals for their sessions. Check out the registration booklet at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR Register today (early holiday gift to yourself)! February 5-7, 2026. What a line up! #CCIRA26
ccira.org
CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
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Join Colby Sharp https://t.co/x60rcYqLTA at CCIRA in Denver, CO in February, 2026. Register at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR Colby brings literacy alive & shares his contagious enthusiasm for learning! @colbysharp A conference that be missed! Time to "Hit Refresh"! @ColoradoReading
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Aimee Buckner Haisten will at the CCIRA Conference on LIteracy in Denver, CO (Feb.5-7, 2026). Register at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR Her new book Sentence Digs is a must read! @stenhousepub @ColoradoReading #CCIRA26 @aimeebuckner
ccira.org
CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
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Join John Schu https://t.co/ZVtWBEolrP at the 2026 Colorado Conference in Denver. Feb. 5-7, 2026. Register today at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR There are big surprises in store! @ColoradoReading @stenhousepub #CCIRA26 Bring your friends!
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Louise Borden will be presenting at the CCIRA 2026 Conference on Literacy. Check out her work: https://t.co/IE8ZzahcW1 You can register today at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR Be there Feb. 5-7, 2026 to join edcators as they learn together! #ccira26 @LouiseBorden @ColoradoReading
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Carl Anderson is speaking at the 2026 Colorado Conference on Literacy in Denver (Feb. 5-7, 2026). https://t.co/YAdBwUK7DM Register today at https://t.co/nNR7int5y2 Time to "Hit Refresh" and learn together! @ColoradoReading @HeinemannPub #CCIRA26
ccira.org
CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
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Dr. Ashlee Saddler is a luncheon speaker at the CCIRA Conference on Literacy in Denver (Feb. 5-7, 2026). Look here: https://t.co/0vFaW3Ebvx Register at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR
#CCIRA26 See you there! Ashlee will bring energy to you and your colleagues! @ColoradoReading @PEBCorg
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Cara Mentzel will be a luncheon speaker at the CCIRA Conference on LIteracy in Denver, CO (Feb. 5-7, 2026). Register at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR Check out her website here: https://t.co/GWJb3D0PN4 You don't want to miss her! #CCIRA26 @ColoradoReading
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Amy Ludwig VanDerwater will be presenting at the CCIRA Conference on Literacy in Denver, CO (Feb. 5-7, 2026). Register at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR Check out Amy's website her: Check out Amy's website here:
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Official Website of Children's Author, Poet and Writing Teacher, Amy Ludwig VanDerwater. Author of Forest Has a Song, Every Day Birds, Read! Read! Read!
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Read this blog post by Jennifer Vincent, a featured speaker at the Colorado Conference on Literacy in February 2026. #CCIRA26 @ColoradoReading @stenhousepub Register today at https://t.co/lZFCeQvmBR to see her in person!
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By Jennifer Vincent, 2026 CCIRA Featured Speaker By Jen Vincent ”I decided to switch topics, so I started over,” a student writer shared with the class. My shoulders tightened, so I paused and took…
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Check out this brilliant blog post by Dr. Ashlee Saddler, a luncheon speaker at #CCIRA26 @ColoradoReading @PEBCorg Come see her in person on February 6, 2026 at the CCIRA Conference on LIteracy. https://t.co/pKo6SuIFav
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By Ashlee Saddler, EdD, MEd, MSW 2026 CCIRA Conference Featured Speaker If you take a look around our broader educational landscape, you will see what may appear to be significant amounts of heavin…
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Check out the latest CCIRA blog post by Katie Kelly, a featured speaker at #CCIRA26
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