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Tuesday, June 23
 

2:40pm PDT

Layered Narratives: Journaling and Collage as Methods for Intercultural Understanding and Reflection
Tuesday June 23, 2026 2:40pm - 3:40pm PDT
CC 115 (Patterson)
Educators will learn how to use journaling and collage to support intercultural learning, meaning-making, and reflection. This session highlights practical, easy-to-implement strategies that amplify student and educator voices, spark creativity, and encourage meaningful engagement while aligning with instructional goals.
Speakers
avatar for Jodi Bailey

Jodi Bailey

Secondary Reading Specialist, Mathews County Public Schools
Jodi Bailey, Ed.S., is a secondary literacy specialist in a rural Virginia public school system. She has served as a school administrator, reading specialist and special education teacher, and has completed doctoral coursework in education. Her research interests focus on adolescent... Read More →
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Carey Stewart

Doctoral Student, Virginia Tech School of Education
Carey Stewart, M.Ed., is a lifelong learner and educator. She has served as an instructor in higher education, elementary school administrator, instructional coach, and classroom teacher. Carey is a Ph.D. student writing her dissertation at Virginia Tech. Her research interests include... Read More →
Tuesday June 23, 2026 2:40pm - 3:40pm PDT
CC 115 (Patterson) Colket Center, Roanoke College, Salem, VA 24153
  Breakout Session
 
Wednesday, June 24
 

9:00am PDT

Calculated Risks: Using Your Voice to Advocate for Playful Math
Wednesday June 24, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
CC 210 (President's Dining Room)
Sometimes, using your "teacher voice" means going against the grain of test-prep culture. This session focuses on the courage it takes to prioritize engagement and how that choice empowers both the teacher and the student.
Speakers
avatar for Danny McNamara

Danny McNamara

Math Teacher, King George High School
Danny McNamara is a 2001 Roanoke College alumnus and has been teaching math for 25 years.  He has 77 pairs of crocs and loves the Boston Red Sox (and Calculus!). He currently teaches at King George County High School.
Wednesday June 24, 2026 9:00am - 10:00am PDT
CC 210 (President's Dining Room) Colket Center, Roanoke College, Salem, VA 24153
  Breakout Session

10:20am PDT

Raising Voices through Visual Literacy
Wednesday June 24, 2026 10:20am - 11:40am PDT
CC 232 (Kime)
Using graphic novels as multimodal texts, this workshop provides K-12 teachers the tools to cultivate student empathy and understanding, focusing on refugee experiences as a model. Participants will explore grade-specific strategies, curated text sets, and research based approaches that amplify diverse student voices through visual literacy.

Presentation Slides: https://tinyurl.com/RaisingVoices2026
Speakers
avatar for Donna Fortune

Donna Fortune

Elementary Education Professor, Virginia Tech
Donna Fortune is a teacher educator in the elementary education program at Virginia Tech and a former primary classroom teacher and reading specialist. Her scholarship and pedagogy emphasize listening as a foundational skill for learning, equity, and relationships - supporting future... Read More →
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Anna Kambach

Lecturer, Roanoke College Education Program
Dr. Anna E. Kambach is a Lecturer in the Education Program at Roanoke College, where she teaches a variety of PK-12 literacy courses. She previously taught 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grades in Virginia, where her interest in the teaching of reading (especially reading comprehension) began... Read More →
Wednesday June 24, 2026 10:20am - 11:40am PDT
CC 232 (Kime) Colket Center, Roanoke College, Salem, VA 24153
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