Jill Spencer

• Middle school teacher and teacher leader
• University adjunct instructor in literacy and curriculum and instruction
• Author
• School & literacy coach
• Consultant and presenter across the United States
• Co-Director of Maine's Middle Level Education Institute

Possible Workshop Titles

Digital and Traditional Strategies

Used During Sessions

Digital Tools for 21st Century Teams

Everyone's Invited! Instructional Tools That Engage Our Students

Mission Possible: Closing the Vocabulary Gap

Differentiation: Every Child, Every Day!

Ignite Metaphorical Thinking

Graphic Organizers in 3D

Digital Literacy for Digital Natives

Teaming Rocks: Collaborate in Powerful Ways

Powerful Learning in the Block

Dive In! Project Based Learning

Tackle Study Skills With Digital and Traditional Tools!

Embrace Inclusion Across the Curriculum

Content Reading & Writing Instruction--Make It Your Own!

Build the Skills Needed to Master the Common Core Literacy Standards Through Active Learning

Publications

Books

Everyone's Invited: Interactive Strategies That Engage Young Adolescents (NMSA)

 Teaming Rocks! Collaborate in Powerful Ways to Ensure Student Success (NMSA)

Blogs:Teaming Rocks! Collaborate in Powerful Ways

http://teamingrocks.wordpress.com/

Contributor to Bright Futures, A Blog for Middle Level Education: http://brightfutures4me.wordpress.com/

Articles:

 "Teaming: An Invaluable Tool for Literacy Instruction Across the Curriculum." (2007) Mainely Middle http://www.mamleonline.org/publications.php

"Advocating for Young Adolescent Learners in the 21st Century." NMSA. (With Chris Toy) http://www.nmsa.org/moya/PlanYourCelebration/PRResources/21stCentury/tabid/1776/Default.aspx 

 "Three Keys to Building Effective Leadership Teams" Middle Matters  NAESP E-Letter (With Chris Toy & Kerry Bailey  http://www.naesp.org/Middle_Matters.aspx

"Easy 10 Minute Review Strategies" Middle E-Connections (2010)

"Build the Capacity of Your Staff to Lead" NASSP's Middle Level Leader (November, 2011)   http://tiny.cc/6cbp2

"How Can Teachers and Students Responsibly Use Web Resources?" AMLE Insider (March, 2012).  http://tinyurl.com/7d42ya5

Regular Columns:

"Eye on Research"

"Must Read Books"

Middle Link Maine Association for Middle Level Education

Podcasts & Webcasts

Cyber-Citizenship for Young Adolescents (Podcast for NMSA)

The Writing Process: Beginning the Process with Prewriting Activities. (Guest) Maine Learning Technology Initiative (http://maine121.org/webcasts/archives/)

Bright Futures Series (Co-Host with Chris Toy) http://www.maine.gov/education/ml/dev.html