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The 2026 CCIRA Conference, Hit Refresh, is just around the corner! Join us for three days of transformative sessions focused on literacy, reading, writing, and student engagement. Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate with fellow educators and deepen your skills. Register now! conta.cc/4aGTZDA
January 6, 2026 at 12:25 AM
The 2026 CCIRA Conference, Hit Refresh, is just around the corner! Join us for three days of transformative sessions focused on literacy, reading, writing, and student engagement. Don’t miss this opportunity to collaborate with fellow educators and deepen your skills. Register now! conta.cc/4aGTZDA
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater shares her thinking in this great new blog post: ccira.blog/2025/12/15/w... Amy will be a featured speaker at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy in Denver (Feb 5-7). You can register at ccira.org @coloradoreading.bsky.social #CCIRA26 @amylvpoemfarm.bsky.social
Writing Ideas: Keeping it Real
by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, 2026 Conference Featured Author Right now, as millions flirt with AI partners, discuss suicide with ChatGPT, doomscroll, laugh at fake videos of bunnies jumping on trampo…
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January 6, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Amy Ludwig VanDerwater shares her thinking in this great new blog post: ccira.blog/2025/12/15/w... Amy will be a featured speaker at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy in Denver (Feb 5-7). You can register at ccira.org @coloradoreading.bsky.social #CCIRA26 @amylvpoemfarm.bsky.social
Check out Katie Kelly's blogpost: ccira.blog/2025/12/02/p... Katie is a featured speaker at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy (Feb 5-7). You can register at ccira.org @coloradoreading.bsky.social
Purposeful Read-Alouds to Build Comprehension
By Katie Kelly, 2026 CCIRA Featured Speaker With the increased attention on phonics instruction, we cannot overlook the essential purpose of reading as construction of meaning. Comprehension and cr…
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January 6, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Check out Katie Kelly's blogpost: ccira.blog/2025/12/02/p... Katie is a featured speaker at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy (Feb 5-7). You can register at ccira.org @coloradoreading.bsky.social
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Dan advocating for hands on math mathforlove.com/2026/01/mani... @mathforlove.bsky.social A wise teacher taught me his no.1 point and I >never< regret it.
Manipulatives in Math Class Are So Worth It - Math For Love
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January 4, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Dan advocating for hands on math mathforlove.com/2026/01/mani... @mathforlove.bsky.social A wise teacher taught me his no.1 point and I >never< regret it.
Excited to hear teacher/author (& Idina Menzel's sister), CARA MENTZEL at CCIRA 2026 (Feb. 5-7)! Check out: www.caramentzel.com Register for conference at ccira.org Her luncheon topic "The Complete Idiom’s Guide to Being a Literacy Educator in 2026". Don't miss her! @coloradoreading.bsky.social
January 5, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Excited to hear teacher/author (& Idina Menzel's sister), CARA MENTZEL at CCIRA 2026 (Feb. 5-7)! Check out: www.caramentzel.com Register for conference at ccira.org Her luncheon topic "The Complete Idiom’s Guide to Being a Literacy Educator in 2026". Don't miss her! @coloradoreading.bsky.social
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We look forward to seeing @ctovani.bsky.social at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy. Register today at ccira.org Come learn alongside Cris and other literacy leaders. Register today!
January 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
We look forward to seeing @ctovani.bsky.social at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy. Register today at ccira.org Come learn alongside Cris and other literacy leaders. Register today!
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Carl Anderson will be joining us at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy (February 5-7, 2026) in Denver, Colorado. Come hear what @candersonwriting.bsky.social has to say about young learners. Register today at ccira.org We hope to see you there!
January 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Carl Anderson will be joining us at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy (February 5-7, 2026) in Denver, Colorado. Come hear what @candersonwriting.bsky.social has to say about young learners. Register today at ccira.org We hope to see you there!
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We are looking forward to learning alongside Sarah Zerwin @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social at the CCIRA Conference on Literacy (Feb. 5-7, 2026) in Denver. Register today at ccira.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
We are looking forward to learning alongside Sarah Zerwin @sarahmzerwin.bsky.social at the CCIRA Conference on Literacy (Feb. 5-7, 2026) in Denver. Register today at ccira.org
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Exciting things will be happening with John Schu at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy (Feb. 5-7, 2026). We hope to see you there! @mrschureads.bsky.social Please register today at ccira.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Exciting things will be happening with John Schu at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy (Feb. 5-7, 2026). We hope to see you there! @mrschureads.bsky.social Please register today at ccira.org
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Several @stenhousepub.bsky.social authors will be presenting at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy - Aimee Buckner Haisten, Jennifer Vincent, John Schu, Cris Tovani. Join them by registering today at ccira.org See you in Denver, Colorado February 5-7, 2026.
January 4, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Several @stenhousepub.bsky.social authors will be presenting at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy - Aimee Buckner Haisten, Jennifer Vincent, John Schu, Cris Tovani. Join them by registering today at ccira.org See you in Denver, Colorado February 5-7, 2026.
The Colorado Conference on Literacy is February 5-7, 2026 in Denver, Colo. Register at ccira.org Join us. The list of presenters is amazing! Shake off the February blahs and refresh your teaching! If we get 50 new attendees signed up this week, I will give away 5 books from my personal collection!
January 3, 2026 at 9:55 PM
The Colorado Conference on Literacy is February 5-7, 2026 in Denver, Colo. Register at ccira.org Join us. The list of presenters is amazing! Shake off the February blahs and refresh your teaching! If we get 50 new attendees signed up this week, I will give away 5 books from my personal collection!
Now that the holidays are over, it's time to register for the annual Colorado Council on Literacy Conference. February 5-7, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Please join us! Pass the word along.
CCIRA
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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January 3, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Now that the holidays are over, it's time to register for the annual Colorado Council on Literacy Conference. February 5-7, 2026 in Denver, Colorado. Please join us! Pass the word along.
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Make sure to listen to my full interview with Sarah (Season 5, Episode 15) before diving into this bonus content!
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Make sure to listen to my full interview with Sarah (Season 5, Episode 15) before diving into this bonus content!
youtu.be/bsiNQiIn5DQ
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Launching Students into High-Level Work They Care About
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Make sure to listen to my full interview with Sarah (Season 5, Episode 15) before diving into this bonus content!
youtu.be/bsiNQiIn5DQ
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
Make sure to listen to my full interview with Sarah (Season 5, Episode 15) before diving into this bonus content!
youtu.be/bsiNQiIn5DQ
@stenhousepub.bsky.social
Know an aspiring educator doing great work in the classroom? Encourage them to share their discoveries of learners and learning. It's not too late to do a poster sesssion at the CCIRA 2026 Conference: www.ccira.org/new-poster-s... @coloradoreading.bsky.social
NEW! Poster Session Proposal — CCIRA
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December 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Know an aspiring educator doing great work in the classroom? Encourage them to share their discoveries of learners and learning. It's not too late to do a poster sesssion at the CCIRA 2026 Conference: www.ccira.org/new-poster-s... @coloradoreading.bsky.social
Looking forward to this gathering in Denver in February. Have you registered up yet?
Educators. Need a reboot? "Hit Refresh" and attend the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy in Denver, Colorado (Feb. 5-7, 2026). Register today at ccira.org - you don't want to miss this line up. #CCIRA26 #Literacy #LiteracyLearning
CCIRA
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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December 11, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Looking forward to this gathering in Denver in February. Have you registered up yet?
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Today is Human Rights Day, celebrated internationally in honor of the day seventy-seven years ago, December 10, 1948, when the United Nations General Assembly announced the Universal Declaration of Hu...
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Fantastic theme... great conference... lot of planning! Hope to see you in Denver, February 5-7, 2026!
It's time to "Hit Refresh"! Register for the annual CCIRA Conference on LIteracy at ccira.org In Denver, Colorado (Feb. 5-7, 2026), you can reenergize, reconnect, and re-vision! Please plan on attending.
December 10, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Fantastic theme... great conference... lot of planning! Hope to see you in Denver, February 5-7, 2026!
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Register today for the 2026 CCIRA Conference on LIteracy: ccira.org February 5-7, 2026. An amazing lineup of speakers and presenters. Join your colleagues in Denver, Colorado.
CCIRA
CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
ccira.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Register today for the 2026 CCIRA Conference on LIteracy: ccira.org February 5-7, 2026. An amazing lineup of speakers and presenters. Join your colleagues in Denver, Colorado.
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We're happy to join BlueSky. Please follow us and invite all interested literacy leaders to do the same. CCIRA is going strong after 60 years. You can register for our annual conference at ccira.org Join us in Denver, Colorado from Feb. 5-7, 2026. Plan an extra day to explore our beautiful city.
CCIRA
CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
ccira.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
We're happy to join BlueSky. Please follow us and invite all interested literacy leaders to do the same. CCIRA is going strong after 60 years. You can register for our annual conference at ccira.org Join us in Denver, Colorado from Feb. 5-7, 2026. Plan an extra day to explore our beautiful city.
On Colorado Gives Day, consider a donation to @coloradoreading.bsky.social Check their website at CCIRA.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
On Colorado Gives Day, consider a donation to @coloradoreading.bsky.social Check their website at CCIRA.org
@coloradoreading.bsky.social is NOW on Bluesky. Give them a follow!
December 9, 2025 at 3:29 AM
@coloradoreading.bsky.social is NOW on Bluesky. Give them a follow!
The THURSDAY luncheon speaker at CCIRA 2026 in Denver, CO is Cara Mentzel (February 5, 2026). She a superb teacher, speaker, and author (www.caramentzel.com). Register today at ccira.org Her topic, "The Complete Idiom’s
Guide to Being a Literacy Educator in 2026"! Read her blog! Read her books.
Guide to Being a Literacy Educator in 2026"! Read her blog! Read her books.
Cara Mentzel
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December 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The THURSDAY luncheon speaker at CCIRA 2026 in Denver, CO is Cara Mentzel (February 5, 2026). She a superb teacher, speaker, and author (www.caramentzel.com). Register today at ccira.org Her topic, "The Complete Idiom’s
Guide to Being a Literacy Educator in 2026"! Read her blog! Read her books.
Guide to Being a Literacy Educator in 2026"! Read her blog! Read her books.
I told my planning colleagues that before December 31st, we will get an ADDITIONAL 100 Educators to register for the Colorado Literacy Conference in Denver, CO (Feb. 5-7, 2026). Register at ccira.org Please bring a colleague or two & make this happen! The line up is superb! Please pass this along.
CCIRA
CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!
ccira.org
December 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I told my planning colleagues that before December 31st, we will get an ADDITIONAL 100 Educators to register for the Colorado Literacy Conference in Denver, CO (Feb. 5-7, 2026). Register at ccira.org Please bring a colleague or two & make this happen! The line up is superb! Please pass this along.
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Media Manufactured Education Crisis? You Can Count on It
[Header Photo by American Jael on Unsplash] This fall was the start to year 42 for me as an education, the first 18 as a high school English teacher and the rest as a college professor. I have been…
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Media Manufactured Education Crisis? You Can Count on It radicalscholarship.com/2025/11/22/m...