DTALcon 25 will be held at Tallwood High School on Tuesday, August 5, 2025. To stay up to date on DTALcon news and register for the event click HERE.
As of 9:00 AM on Monday, August 4, 2025 attendees will no longer be able to make any changes in SCHED. This will allow Conference Admin to prepare for the conference and print schedules. You may still attend however since you are not able to sign up for a session it is advised that you attend sessions that are open.
See you on Tuesday, August 5, 2025!
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Discover practical strategies to create a classroom environment where students feel seen, valued, and motivated to learn. Designed primarily for middle and high school classrooms across all subject areas, this session will explore techniques for building authentic connections, fostering trust, and increasing engagement through simple daily practices. Whether you’re working with reluctant learners or looking to strengthen classroom culture, you'll leave with actionable ideas you can start using right away.
Join us as we share student engagement and explicit instruction strategies from Anita Archer that will empower your teachers and staff in their delivery of explicit instruction! Plan to participate in choral reading, structured partner responses, and use literacy hold ups, as you learn about the ten Archerisms during this session. This session is for Elementary school teachers and Literacy Leaders.
Get future ready by unlocking the power of the Developing Skilled Readers (DSR) standards. Participants will dig into the DSR standards to gain a better understanding and learn practical ways to apply these strategies in instruction. Whether it is language arts, math, science or social studies, teachers will use the DSR standards as a toolbox to elevate reading comprehension, fuel curiosity, and get students thinking deeply across the curriculum!
Ready to make foundational skills engaging and effective? Discover practical tips and strategies to best implement the HMH Foundational Skills components in grades 3-5, including engaging activities and the use of flexible grouping to support decoding, encoding, and fluency.
