MCTE Fall 2026 Conference

MCTE Fall 2026 Conference

Welcome to MCTE’s Fall 2026 Conference!

Featured Presenters

Amanda Montgomery

Rob Montgomery

Kristin Arola

Presenters

Danielle Alexander

Oakland University

Graduate Student

Jeffrey Austin

Wayne RESA

Literacy Consultant

AB

Allie Banfield

LB

Leah Barnett

Jonathan Bartels

University of Michigan-Flint

Associate Professor of Education

Greg Bartley

Oakland University

Assistant Professor

Antoinette Bowen-Debardelaben

KB

Kailey Buettner

JC

Julian Carney

ZC

Zenaida Castillo

Jennifer Collard

Melvindale Northern Allen Park Schools

Secondary Teacher, English Language Arts

DC

Daniel Comps

KC

Kallie Crouch

VD

Valerie Davies

TD

Tyler Detloff

SD

Sara Diana

JD

John Duffy

LE

Lindsay Ellis

Jocelyn Farkas

Melvindale Northern Allen Park Schools

Instructional Coach - Literacy

Laura Gabrion

Wayne RESA

Literacy Consultant

SG

Samuel Gannon

AG

Anne Gere

AG

Amna Gilani

MG

Michelle Grace-Williams

EH

Eric Hemenway

NH

Natalie Herman

Okemos High School

Teacher

Troy Hicks

Central Michigan University

Professor of English and Education

Jill Hoort

Eaton RESA

Literacy Consultant

II

Iffat Islam

JJ

Jamie Johnson

JK

Jeevan Karki

AK

Annette Kelly

AK

Ashley Kluting

Angela Knight

EMU

English Ed instructor

Rebecca Lee

John Lennon

Petoskey High School

English Teacher

JM

Joanne Marciano

Jessyca Mathews

Carman-Ainsworth High School

MI Region 5 Teacher of the Year, 2019-2020

CM

Courtney McCampbell

Mary McConnaha

CM

Corrinne Mielke

DM

Derek Miller

SM

Stefania Morelli-Hutchins

MN

Mary Neville

KO

Kaley Obney

CP

Courtney Parker

Allison Phillippe

Grand Valley State University

Assistant Professor of Elementary Education

Dr. Christina M. Ponzio

Grand Valley State University

Assistant Professor

MR

Melanie Rabine-Johnson

KR

Karen Rayner

JR

Jenifer Rizo-Perez

Anna J. Small Roseboro

Grand Rapids, Michigan Retired, Calvin University, GVSU,, The Bishop's School

Educator, Mentor and Author

Kel Sassi

Northern Michigan University

Professor

JS

Jeff Savage

CS

Caitlyn Schmitigal

MS

Miranda Shaffer

Dr. Rosalyn Shahid

Wayne RESA

Literacy Consultants

LS

Lara Slee

Katie Sluiter

Wyoming Public Schools

ELA Teacher

Trixie Smith

Michigan State University--Red Cedar Writing Project

Director

Amanda Stearns-Pfeiffer

Oakland University

Professor

Sheridan Steelman

Ian Striz

Melvindale Northern Allen Park Schools

ESL Coordinator and Instructional Coach

PV

Paige VanAtta

Dana VanderLugt

Ottawa Area ISD

Secondary Literacy Consultant

LV

Lori VanHoesen

GLPS

teacher

DK

Dr. Karen Vocke

Vaughn W. M. Watson

Michigan State University

Associate Professor

CW

Cat Weaver

Allen Webb

Western Michigan University

Jason Westra-Hall

University of Michigan

Ph.D Student in Educational Studies

MW

Maci Wilcox

Eric Wilkinson

West Ottawa Public Schools

JW

Jerilyn Williams

Janikka Winfree

Detroit Public Schools Community District

9-12 Curriculum Leader, Detroit Writing Project Co-Director

BW

Benjamin Woodcock

Ylisse joell Yepez

Blissfield Community Schools

Teacher/Educational Consultant