Featured Presenters

Kim Adsit

Kim is a 2002 Teacher of the Year and has taught kindergarten for 30 years. For nearly 20 years she has traveled to share her ideas and strategies with other teachers. Focusing on developing curriculum and strategies that incorporate child-centered activities, she emphasizes the fun of kindergarten by tapping into the curiosity of young children that plants the seed for lifelong learning. Kim has been selected as an Expert Teacher, and she served as a teacher mentor. She has a Specialist Degree in Early Childhood Education as well as an At-Risk Endorsement. Kim has authored many teacher resources that are available on the: TeacherPayTeachers website.

Mary Amoson

Mary has enjoyed 17 years in the kindergarten classroom, where she enthusiastically uses technology and handson activities to engage her little learners. She loves sharing the ideas, activities, and tools that have worked with her own kindergartners to help teachers like YOU. She is committed to instilling passion in teachers because she believes that passion is truly the secret to increasing learning and achievement. You can connect with Mary at Sharing Kindergarten or on social media at Sharing Kindergarten on Facebook.

Keri Brown

Keri is a kindergarten teacher in central Alabama and has been teaching over 14 years! She loves traveling, decorating her classroom, meeting other teachers and creating engaging resources for her students. She is obsessed with all things technology and loves teaching her kinders how to use it. Reading picture books, crafting in the classroom and enjoying being a classroom family are a few of her favorites.

CHRISTINA DECARBO-WAGERS

Christina (Miss DeCarbo) is a literacy coach, national presenter, and curriculum author from Northeast, Ohio. After teaching for over ten years, she currently works as her district’s PreK-5 literacy coach. Her research-based sessions are packed with engaging lessons and creative tools to help students reach their greatest potential as readers, writers, and problem-solvers. Christina is the curriculum author of best-selling literacy intervention materials, and loves collaborating with educators on Instagram @missdecarbo. As a mom of two, she enjoys spending time with family when she is not at school. You can learn more about Christina on her website at www.missdecarbo.com.