Why Teaching Writing is More Important Than Ever: AI + State and National Assessments  

Find out how one Illinois district has driven continuous improvement in literacy outcomes with a focus on writing as a way to improve learning.

 

Friday, January 24th at 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CST

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Find out how one Illinois district has driven continuous improvement in literacy outcomes with a focus on writing as a way to improve learning. 

 

Dr. PJ Caposey, best-selling author, leadership coach, and recent Illinois Superintendent of the Year will share how he has led the district’s instructional initiatives to achieve these nationally recognized outcomes.

 

In this webinar, Dr. Caposey will outline what implementing writing as a key strategy means for classroom teachers, principals, and district leaders:

▪️Defining today’s why around the need for writing instruction
▪️Professional learning and shared data at all levels of the organization
▪️Evolving teacher practice to meet the needs of diverse groups of learners, including multilingual learners
▪️The opportunities and challenges of AI in accelerating writing growth in 2025

 

Join us on January 24, 2025, at 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CST central time!

Meet Our Presenters

 

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Dr. PJ Caposey

Superintendent, Meridian CUSD 223

 

 

Dr. PJ Caposey is a dynamic speaker and a transformational leader and educator. PJ began his career as an award-winning teacher in the inner-city of Chicago and has subsequently led significant change in every administrative post he has held. PJ became a principal at the age of 28 and within three years was able to lead a small-town/rural school historically achieving near the bottom of its county to multiple national recognitions. After four years, PJ moved to his current district, Meridian CUSD 223, as superintendent and has led a similar turnaround leading to a myriad of national recognitions for multiple different efforts.

PJ is a best-selling author and has written 8 books for various publishers. His work and commentary has been featured on sites such as the Washington Post, NPR, CBS This Morning, ASCD, Edutopia, the Huffington Post, and was featured in a Global Leaders Forum think-piece alongside the likes of General Petraeus and General McChrystal. He works in the Education Department of two universities and in a myriad of capacities with the Illinois Principals Association including Principal Coach and author of the first complete stack of MicroCredentials offered in Illinois.

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Eileen Murphy

Founder and CEO, ThinkCERCA

 

 

Eileen Murphy is the Founder and CEO of ThinkCERCA. She is passionate about access to critical thinking instruction as the incubator of democracy and economic development. In 2018, Eileen was named one of the 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs and one of 35 world-changing women by Conscious Business. She is an Unreasonable Fellow and a Pahara-Aspen Fellow as well as an industry advisor to a number of multinational firms.

Eileen was the Director of Curriculum and Instruction for 115 schools in Chicago Public Schools, as well as the founding English department chair at Walter Payton College Prep, the No. 1 ranked high school in Illinois, and taught English for 15 years. She is also the author of 360 Degrees of Text.