Name: The Great Book Breakout
Start: 2026-06-09T15:30:00-0600
End: 2026-06-09T16:30:00-0600

Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT

No matter the age of the student, book escape rooms are your ticket to increasing student engagement with reading and other positive social and cognitive learning goals. Attend this session to see how escape rooms can be modified for all ages, all time frames, and all learning modalities to create an inclusive environment for book studies to flourish.

Participants will:

Understand the research for PK–12 students that supports interactive escape rooms and critical thinking stations
Identify the benefits of this learning strategy and its role in improving student engagement and positive reading outcomes
Discover the basic steps to set up a book-based escape room
Gain practical tools and strategies to implement programs based on their comfort level and age range/target audience
Create a collaborative collection of ideas and contacts to strengthen their professional learning network

Speakers

Erica Leu

Teacher Librarian, Cresthill Middle School, Cresthill Middle School

Erica Leu is a certified teacher librarian with a passion to collaboratively and creatively build literacy, technology and critical thinking skills in both students and staff in the ever-changing information and literacy landscape. She has 19 years experience in education in PK-8th grade schools... Read More →

Tuesday June 9, 2026 3:30pm - 4:30pm MDT
Liniger Hall 10035 S Peoria St, Parker, CO 80134

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Target Audience Elementary, Middle School, High School

HESTL EdCON26

Erica Leu

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HESTL EdCON26

Erica Leu

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