Name: Verse by Verse, Voice by Voice: Using Novels-in-Verse as a Collaborative Gateway to Student-Authored Historical Narratives
Start: 2026-10-16T10:50:00-0400
End: 2026-10-16T11:40:00-0400

Welcome to MCTE’s Fall 2026 Conference!

Verse by Verse, Voice by Voice: Using Novels-in-Verse as a Collaborative Gateway to Student-Authored Historical Narratives

Friday October 16, 2026 10:50am - 11:40am EDT

Room 61

Two educators, along with a literacy consultant and published author, share how novels-in-verse serve as mentor texts for students crafting their own verse novels on self-selected historical topics. By centering student autonomy, this collaborative model helps students discover voice, explore perspective, and write stories history has overlooked.

Presenters

Dana VanderLugt

Secondary Literacy Consultant, Ottawa Area ISD

Dana VanderLugt is a writer and literacy consultant for the Ottawa Area ISD who has taught reading and writing in middle school, high school, and college classrooms.

Her first book, Enemies in the Orchard: A World War 2 Novel in Verse was published by Zonderkidz in September 2023... Read More →

Corrinne Mielke

Valerie Davies

Friday October 16, 2026 10:50am - 11:40am EDT
Room 61

High School (Grades 9-12)

MCTE Fall 2026 Conference

Dana VanderLugt

Corrinne Mielke

Valerie Davies

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MCTE Fall 2026 Conference

Dana VanderLugt

Corrinne Mielke

Valerie Davies

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