“Minds, Spines and Rhymes”
Presenters
Andersen, Paul – Human Resource Director Falcon 49 School
District
Button, Greg Ph.D. - Instructor, Department of Curriculum and
Instruction @ UCCS
Burnely, Jonathan - Organization: GIBAM (Gee-Bam)
Organization, motivates the youth to self improve. They offer a
variety of ways to support the youth while they strive to accomplish
their goals and dreams. Credentials: A college graduate, a
business owner, motivational speaker, and most importantly a
father. Quote: "Sometimes you gotta struggle, but you are in
control of how long the struggle lasts"
Curry, Stephanie J.D. - attorney at law, lover of reading
Fisher, Andrea – literacy specialist, 3rd grade teacher Falcon
District 49
Jefferson, Tony – army veteran, poet, author of “Audacity of
Thought”.
Kutungu, Mary –Educator at Pikes Peak BOCES, public speaker,
parent advocate
Newsom, Theresa – Facilitator of the Black Educator’s Network,
Educational Event Coordinator of “Minds, Spines and Rhymes”
Literacy Festival and Gifted Resource Teacher D11.
Perez, Anthony J. - Founder and CEO Success is a Language
Inc. “We are inspired to offer Results Coaching helping lift people
to a Higher Level”
Reif, Nancy – 3rd grade teacher and teacher coach from Summit
County, CO
Rogers, Linda – Teacher 6th Grade Humanities Falcon District 49
Russell, Thomas – Information Technology Teacher Falcon
District 49, Cyber Patriot Coach/Mentor and SEMTech Director
Snyder, Mary Ph.D. – Dean of the College of Education at UCCS,
Spartz, Jeremy –creator of Lyrics2learn, and has taught at the
elementary level for 14 years.
Williams, Carolyn – 1st grade teacher D11 (retired), and
educational tutor.
Williams, Edna – elementary teacher and educational tutor.
Williams, Phillip – assessment coordinator, Denver Public
Schools
Wright, Margaret Ph.D. –founder of Creative Arts Consulting,
educator Pueblo, CO
Thank you to our Sponsors and
Supporters
Robert Alford Jr.; Artist all mediums, entrepreneur, dedicated father
Shannon Bailey; Community Relations Manager; Barnes & Noble
Briargate: Book Fair at Barnes & Noble
Sean Anglum; Pikes Peak Library District; East Library: Library
Cards for Families
Jennifer Culbertson; Staples Manager; Garden of the Gods
Sam Ordonez; Staples Manager; New Center Point
Dee Dee Johnson; Community Relations; J H Foods
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated
Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church
El Paso County PTA
Ms. Mary Hurless, UCCS COE
Mr. George Ewing, Retired Principal Hunt ES D11
Kappa Alpha Psi and Kappa Wives
“Pay it Forward” HS volunteers sponsored by JoAnn Grant (LTE)
Palmer High School
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity
Children’s Literacy Center
Falcon School District 49
Macklin, Carol – preschool representative for the Dolly Parton
Imagination Library and retired principal
Pikes Peak Library District
School District 11 Colorado Springs
Student Volunteers from Liberty HS, Doherty HS and Sand Creek
HS
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated
Members of the Black Educator’s Network Colorado Springs
Minds, Spines, and
Rhymes
Reading for the 21st Century
The 1st Annual Multi-Cultural Literacy
Festival
April 5, 2014
Black Educator’s Network &
UCCS College of Education
Schedule of Events
8:15 Registration – Centennial Hall
Continental Breakfast/Literacy face painting/tattoo art
9:35 a.m. and 10:20 a.m. Breakout Sessions will be in
Centennial Hall for grades 3-8 and educators
AND Dwire Hall for grades 1-2 and parents
Class
Opening
Time
8:55
“When
Alligators
Come to
Class”
9:35
Title:
Literacy with
Movement
and Music A whimsical
Adventure
9:35
Book Title:
“My Many
Location
Centennial
Hall
Auditorium
Rm 203
Dwire Hall
Room 101
Dwire Hall
Open
Lounge Area
Grade
All
1-2
1-2
Presenters
Welcome: Dr.
Mary Snyder,
Purpose
T. Newsom,
Jonathan
Burnley of
GIBAM – “Get
It By Any
Means”
(motivational
presentation
on education)
Carolyn
Williams
Edna Williams
Class
Colorful
Days” by Dr.
Seuss.”
“Shaking it
Up with
Science”
Time
Location
Grade
Presenters
9:35
Centennial
Hall
Room 106
3-4
Stephanie
Newsom, J.D.
Attorney at
Law
“Wacky Web
Tales”
9:35
Centennial
Hall
Room 102
3-4
Andrea Fisher
“Literacy
Through the
Arts”
SEMTech –
A Whole
New
Language in
Technology
Lyrics2learn
- Rhythm
Readers"
9:35
Centennial
Hall
Room 186
Centennial
Hall
Room 188
5-6
Time
Location
Grade
Presenters
“Shaking it
Up with
Science”
10:20
Centennial
Hall
Room 102
3-4
Phillip Williams
Dr. Margaret
Wright
“Wacky Web
Tales”
10:20
3-4
Andrea Fisher
5-6
Thomas
Russell
Literacy
Through the
Arts
10:20
Centennial
Hall
Room 106
Centennial
Hall
Room 186
5-6
Dr. Margaret
Wright
Jeremy Spartz
Centennial
Hall
Room 188
5-6
7-8
SEMTech –
A Whole
New
Language in
Technology
10:20
Centennial
Room 245
2nd Floor
Computer Lab
Centennial
Hall
Room 191
Thomas
Russell
Job Career
Planning
9:35
7-8
Linda Rogers
& Paul
Andersen
10:20
Jeremy Spartz
Dwire Hall
Room 101
Adult
Mary Katungu,
Anthony Perez
Centennial 2nd
floor computer
lab
7-8
9:35 –
11:05
Lyrics2learn
- Rhythm
Readers"
*Parent
Workshop
Centennial
Auditorium
Room 203
Adult
Dr. Greg
Buttons and
Nancy Reif
“Words of
Wisdom”
Poetry Slam
9:35 –
11:05
HS/
MS
Tony Jefferson
11:05
–
11:30
Linda Rogers
& Paul
Andersen
Theresa
Newsom,
Dr. Mary
Snyder, &
Anthony Perez
(closing
speech)
“When
Alligators
Come to
Class”
Title:
“Literacy
with
Movement
and Music-A
Whimsical
10:20
Centennial
Hall
Foyer by room
191 area
Switch
Dwire Hall
Room 101
Closing
Ceremony
door prizes
& book
selection
time
Centennial
Hall
Room 191
Centennial
Auditorium
Room 203
7-8
9:3511:05
Job Career
Planning
10:20
*Educator
Workshop
1-2
Carolyn
Williams
Dwire Hall
Open Lounge
Area
1-2
Edna Williams
9:35
9:35
10:20
Class
Adventure”
Book Title:
“My Many
Colorful
Days” by Dr.
Seuss.”
* 1 Session
All