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<span style="font-size: 18pt;"><font face="Verdana">Thursday, April 7<sup>th</sup>, 2016<o:p></o:p></font></span></p>
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Please consider lending your expertise to the 12<sup>th</sup> Annual Bill Martin Jr Symposium by being a presenter for a break-out session. Break-out sessions can either be an individual special topic or a roundtable. The individual special topic will be 50
minutes long and the roundtable will consist of two 15-20 minute topics supported with a moderator. Topics appropriate for this conference range from sessions on children’s and adolescent literature, pedagogy, classroom management, technology, math, science,
social studies, reading, and writing to specialty areas (Special Education, English Language Learners, or Gifted & Talented). We encourage sessions targeted for specific grade levels such as EC-6, 4<sup>th</sup>-8<sup>th</sup>, or secondary. We welcome proposals
that honor the legacy of Bill Martin Jr, which allows children to experience the wonder of language through reading books.<o:p></o:p></p>
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Proposals will be accepted from January 20th through March 1st through our online proposal website:<i><span style="font-family: Constantia, serif;"></span></i><a href="http://www.tamuc.edu/BillMartinJr">www.tamuc.edu/BillMartinJr</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="mailto:Tami.Morton@tamuc.edu">Tami.Morton@tamuc.edu</a> or 972-951-2258.
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<b><i>Thank you for your continued support of the 12<sup>th</sup> Annual Bill Martin Jr Symposium.<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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