Dianna Townsend
@mpbtownsend
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literacy advocate, teacher, researcher in adolescent literacy
Joined June 2009
Literacy friends! If you’re at #LRA2024, come to the Word Study study group each day (12:00 - 1:00) for outstanding talks & great discussion on word consciousness, morphology, vocabulary (critical lens), foundational skills, & professional learning. Day 1 features Bill Nagy!
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Making the move over to the other app, where the skies are always blue. If you end up over there, come say hi! @drtownsend.bsky.social
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Still such a great buzz from this event last week - loved learning with so many NV educators!
Last week, more than 350 #NevadaEducators attended the Summer #Literacy Institute! The institute featured more than 50 literacy experts sharing their insights on the #ScienceOfReading. https://t.co/9iEkAmOp3k
#UNRCoEHD #PackPride #GoPack
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Thank you so much for coming to share such excellent and impactful talks with NV educators! NV loves all three of you!
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I had the honor to deliver the keynote speech to help kick-off the first day of Nevada’s 2024 Pre-K to Grade 12 Summer Literacy Institute. The Summer Literacy Institute welcomes literacy educators from across Nevada, offering them free access to three days of expert-level
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A final amazing day of the NV Literacy Institute - a very warm welcome from Superintendent Jhone Ebert, a powerful and actionable keynote from @nellkduke and real insights and encouragement from Dale Erquiaga
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And still more excellent presentations at the NV Literacy Institute from @DFISHERSDSU @freddyreads @DrJeannetteMM @Prof_Ayyye @cynthia_h_brock @NevadaKIDSRead @jzstrong Dr. Dan Reynolds Dr. Chase Young
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Amazing Day 2 of the NV Literacy Institute - a terrific welcome from @Pres_Sandoval and incredible keynotes by @jwashingtonPhD @DrElsa_CHagan and Dr. Katie Egan Cunningham - what a treat for the 400 NV educators here!
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Some of our amazing speakers (NV friends, tag more if you know them on X): @lstortorelli @burnsmk1 @TruckTrucks @BlytheEAnderson @TimRasinski1 @DrNathanClemens @jakeddowns
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Amazing Day 1 of the Nevada Literacy Institute with 400 educators! Fantastic keynotes by Pat Edwards, Tim Rasinski, Nathan Clemens. And many other exceptional regional and national speakers! (See comments for our speakers)
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Looking for summer (or anytime) reading? This is a good one!
In DISCIPLINARY LITERACY INQUIRY AND INSTRUCTION, SECOND EDITION, @Jippolito, @drcdobbs, and @drcharnerlaird share "valuable insights...to guide teachers and leaders in helping all students access and engage in disciplinary literacy." —@mpbtownsend
https://t.co/9lFd9yo4F9
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The award is: The Shane and Katherine Templeton Doctoral Award in Literacy Studies: Clinical Supervision in Literacy. DM me with any questions. Link to apply:
unr.edu
In the Literacy strand of the Ph.D. program, students develop a rich foundation of literacy theory and research and are prepared to investigate issues in literacy studies.
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We have an award for a fully-funded Ph.D. student in Literacy at UNR, starting mid-August. Need to live in/close to Reno (a super cool city in Tahoe's backyard). Deadline to apply is June 15th. See comments for link to apply and how to contact me!
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Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Knecht! You are a phenomenal scholar, teacher, and collaborator! @UNRCoEHD @rach_knecht
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New TLP Episode- it's a great one! Connectives, appositives, and anaphora anyone? @rach_knecht and @mpbtownsend break down syntax for us. Excellent information from knowledgeable scholars https://t.co/KJLbLxHlBt
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Podcast Episode · Teaching Literacy Podcast · 04/19/2024 · 46m
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Thank you! I really enjoyed connecting with so many dedicated teachers in FL!
Amazing seminar by @UCF & @mpbtownsend. A productive hour full of activities and resources I could implement tomorrow in my ELA classroom!
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Register for one of our free information sessions to learn more about our online graduate programs in Literacy Studies! Wednesday, Jan. 31 from 4-4:30 p.m. https://t.co/KupZofa9Cu Thursday, Feb. 1 from 4:30-5 p.m. https://t.co/sOCbxBLM31
#UNRCoEHD #Literacy #ReadingSpecialist
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