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9:55am EDT

Using Verse Novels in MS/HS ELA and Social Studies Classrooms

Monday October 19, 2026 9:55am - 12:35pm EDT

Limited Capacity seats available

A middle school ELA teacher and a high school ELA/Social Studies teacher from Springport Public Schools share strategies on how to teach the engaging verse novels of Alone by Megan E. Freeman and Audacity by Meleanie Crowder in a cross curricular focus. Participants will engage in several disciplinary literacy strategies that can be employed quickly into their own classrooms and/or inspire them to explore using verse novels in their own classrooms. Techniques shared in this session were gained or inspired from sessions attended at the 2025 Annual National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Conference in Denver, CO. Their attendance to the conference was made possible by John George Grant.

Speakers

Jenny Sanford

Middle School Teacher, Springport Public Schools

Becky Schwartz

Classroom Teacher (9-12), Springport Schools

Monday October 19, 2026 9:55am - 12:35pm EDT
Middle School at Parkside 2400 4th St Jackson, MI 49203

Content Specific (Math, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, ELA Teachers, Social Studies Teachers | ELA, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, ELA Teachers, Social Studies Teachers | Etc.), Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, ELA Teachers, Social Studies Teachers

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Audience Classroom Teacher

TransformED 2026

9:55am EDT

Jenny Sanford

Becky Schwartz

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