4th Annual National Geographic Learning
Michigan State University
Learning Symposium
March 19, 2016
Courtney King, CMU: “Learning to love
your students’ smartphones
Fredrik Hiebert, Archeology Fellow of National
Geographic Society gives keynote speech
Zuzana Tomas & Trisha Dowling,
EMU: “Good Writers are Good Readers”
Attendees discuss teaching strategies journals during Jeff Smith’s
presentation “Implementing Reading Response Journals”
Austin Kaufmann,
Symposium organizer
Attendees work together during Cynthia
Macknish and Haley Gardner’s presentation
on critical reading
Jeff Smith, Ohio
Northern University
Prof. Fredericka Stoller gives
keynote speech
Attendees compare notes on reading strategies
The 4th annual National Geographic Learning | Michigan State University Learning Symposium was held on March
19 in Akers Hall on the MSU campus. With this year’s theme of “Reading in the 21st Century,” the 2016 Learning
Symposium offered nearly 200 English language teachers and administrators from around Michigan, Indiana, and
Ohio a full day of high quality professional development. Presentations focused on how English language teaching professionals can best meet students’ academic reading needs in today’s competitive university environment.