Don’t miss this opportunity for professional growth and collaboration! Register now! #CCIRA2026 #CCIRA26 #ColoradoReading #ProfessionalDevelopment #LiteracyConference

And don't miss our fantastic Luncheon Speakers:
🌟 Cara Mentzel
🌟 Dr. Ashlee Saddler
Registration is still open, but spots are filling quickly as conference week approaches.
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2026 Conference Registration — CCIRA

#CCIRA26 would 50 more attendees to register this week. Sign up here: Register for CCIRA 2026 here: ccira.org/2026-confere... There's still time Feb. 5-7, 2026. Bring a colleague or two! @coloradoreading.bsky.social

Educators - Need energy? REGISTER TODAY for the 2026 Colorado Conference on Literacy - ccira.org February 5-7. #ccira26 Refresh your work w/ learners - enhance your curriculum demands. Enjoy a luncheon w/ colleagues. Enjoy a mid-year "reboot". @coloradoreading.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…

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

CCIRA CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!

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

Meet Cris Tovani | Tovani Group Teacher, author, consultant, and literacy coach helping educators worldwide design lessons where students think deeply, read critically, and stay engaged.

CCIRA welcomes Cris Tovani @ctovani at the Colorado Conference on Literacy in Denver, CO (Feb. 5-7, 2026) tovanigroup.com Register today at ccira.org You don't want to miss her energy and enthusiasm! @stenhousepub.bsky.social #PEBC #CCIRA26

Sarah M. Zerwin Teacher of Reading and Writing

Excited to have Sarah Zerwin sarahmzerwin.com at CCIRA 2026 in Denver, Feb. 5-7, 2026. Register today at ccira.org #CCIRA26 @heinemannpub.bsky.social

Rajani LaRocca – Award-winning Children's Book Author Award-winning Children's Book Author

Rajani LaRocca will be sharing her work at CCIRA 2026 in Denver www.rajanilarocca.com February 5-7, 2026. Register today ccira.org @ColoradoReading Don't miss her! #CCIRA26 @rajanilarocca.bsky.social

CCIRA CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!

The sessions at the annual CCIRA conference include many speakers who have written amazing proposals for their sessions. Check out the registration booklet at ccira.org Register today (early holiday gift to yourself)! February 5-7, 2026. What a line up! #CCIRA26

Colby Sharp Teacher. Reader. Writer.

Join Colby Sharp www.mrcolbysharp.com at CCIRA in Denver, CO in February. Register at ccira.org Colby brings literacy alive and will share his contagious enthusiasm for learners and learning! @colbysharp.bsky.social This conference can't be missed! Time to "Hit Refresh"! #CCIRA26

CCIRA CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!

Aimee Buckner Haisten will be speaking at the CCIRA Conference on LIteracy in Denver, CO (Feb.5-7, 2026). Register at ccira.org Her book Sentence Digs is the perfect addition to your instruction! Join Aimee as she share her amazing work! @stenhousepub.bsky.social #CCIRA26 See you there!

John Schu | Writer & Librarian

Join John Schu johnschu.com
at the 2026 Colorado Conference in Denver. Feb. 5-7, 2026. Register today at ccira.org There are big surprises in store! #CCIRA26 Bring your friends! @stenhousepub.bsky.social

Louise Borden will be presenting at the CCIRA 2026 Conference on Literacy in beautiful Denver, Colorado. Check out her work: www.louiseborden.com You can register today at ccira.org Be there Feb. 5-7, 2026 to join edcators as they learn together! #ccira26 @louiseborden.bsky.social

About Carl Biographical details about Carl Anderson, author and creative writing educator.

Carl Anderson is speaking at the 2026 Colorado Conference on Literacy in Denver (Feb. 5-7, 2026). carlanderson1.com/about-carl-a...
Register today at CCIRA.org Time to "Hit Refresh" and learn together! #CCIRA26

About Dr. Saddler — Saddler Consulting LLC

Dr. Ashlee Saddler will be a luncheon speaker at the CCIRA Conference on Literacy in Denver (Feb. 5-7, 2026). Look at her website: www.saddler-consulting.com/about You don't want to miss her. Register at ccira.org #CCIRA26 See you there! Ashlee will bring energy to you and your colleagues!

CCIRA CCIRA empowers literacy educators. We offer timely and research based professional learning. Be sure to join our annual conference in February!

Cara Mentzel will be a luncheon speaker at the CCIRA Conference on LIteracy in Denver, CO (Feb. 5-7, 2026). Register at ccira.org Check out her website here: www.caramentzel.com You don't want to miss her! #CCIRA26

2026 Conference Speakers — CCIRA

Registration is open for the CCIRA Conference in Denver, February 5-7, 2026. Great line up of speakers: www.ccira.org/2026-confere... Looking forward to seeing you & your colleagues (register at ccira.org). The conference theme is "Hit Refresh. Reenergize, Reconnect, and Re-VIsion". #CCIRA26

Ice Cream, Penguins, and Other Thoughts on the Growth Mindset By: Cara Mentzel, CCIRA 2026 Featured Speaker This week was the first week of kindergarten. As a fun, low stakes activity and covert assessment, I played a How To Draw youtube video from Art for Ki…

A great post by Cara Mentzel. She is the luncheon speaker on Feb. 5, 2026 at the CCIRA Conference on Literacy in Denver, CO. Register today at CCIRA.org. Join us Feb. 5-7, 2026. #CCIRA26 A great time in Denver. Bring your colleagues.
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We Are Teaching Writers By Jennifer Vincent, 2026 CCIRA Featured Speaker By Jen Vincent ”I decided to switch topics, so I started over,” a student writer shared with the class. My shoulders tightened, so I paused and took…

A great post by Jennifer Vincent. Jennifer is a featured speaker at the 2026 CCIRA Conference on Literacy in Denver, CO (register at ccira.org) Bring your colleagues to the conference, February 5-7, 2026. An amazing line up. #CCIRA26 @stenhousepub.bsky.social
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The Weight We Carry, the Hope We Hold: Building Resilience and Renewal By Ashlee Saddler, EdD, MEd, MSW 2026 CCIRA Conference Featured Speaker If you take a look around our broader educational landscape, you will see what may appear to be significant amounts of heavin…

A great post by Dr. Ashlee Saddler. Dr. Saddler is the luncheon speaker at the CCIRA Conference on Literacy in Denver, CO on February 6, 2026. Join us! Register today at CCIRA.org A great line up of speakers. #CCIRA26 #PEBC
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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…

A great blog post by Katie Kelly ccira.blog/2025/12/02/p.... Katie is a featured speaker at the CCIRA Literacy Conference in Denver, Colorado - February 5-7, 2026. Register today at CCIRA.org #CCIRA26