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Newsela Summer Workshop Keynote featuring Malcolm Mitchell

July 17, 2024

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Use literacy to build confidence and opportunity

Use this keynote session to explore how storytelling, reading, and writing can support student motivation, identity, voice, and empowerment.

Session Takeaways

1 How can storytelling build student motivation? The keynote explores how real-world stories can help students connect literacy to purpose, identity, and opportunity.
2 How does literacy support confidence and self-belief? Malcolm Mitchell shares how reading and writing can help students build confidence, agency, and a stronger sense of possibility.
3 How can educators create purpose-driven reading experiences? The session highlights ways to connect reading experiences to student voice, equitable access, and meaningful engagement.

Meet the Speakers

Speaker Malcolm Mitchell
Super Bowl Champion and Literacy Advocate Speaker Dan Cogan-Drew
Co-founder and Chief Academic Officer Speaker Laura DeMars
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