MACRA 23rd Annual Conference October 18-19, 2013
for the best in college reading staff development.

• Conference Schedule

• Registration Form

• History
• Past Topics

• Past Presidents

2013 Conference Schedule [back to top]

Information forthcoming.

2013 Conference Presenters [back to top]

Information forthcoming.

History [back to top]

The Mid-Atlantic College Reading Association (MACRA) includes reading and writing faculty from community and four-year colleges. Faculty from Maryland community colleges initially formed this organization as the Maryland Community College Reading Association in 1974. In 1991, the Maryland group decided to expand its membership to include the five neighboring states (New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware, West Virginia and Pennsylvania) and changed its name to the Mid-Atlantic Community College Reading Association. As membership increased, we found our rolls included many faculty from four-year colleges and universities. At our annual conference in 1997, we changed the name to more accurately reflect the interests, needs, and diversity of our membership.
Each fall MACRA holds a two-day conference in Ocean City, Maryland. This conference features a noted authority in reading or a related field. The second day is devoted to colleague interchange on topics such as
• Critical Reading
• Learning Disabilities
• Vocabulary Development
• Study Skills
• Reading/Writing Connections
• Textbook Readability
• Computer Assisted Instruction
• Reading in the Content Areas
• English as a Second Language for teachers of reading or related fields.

Past Topics [back to top]

Ms. Glennis Daniels-Bacchus 2012 Beyond Pedagogy
Dr. Negar Farakish 2011 Educating the Academically Underprepared
Dr. Janet Zadina 2010 Using Brain Research to Orchestrate Learning: The Multiple Pathways Model
Dr. Teresa H. Filbert 2009 The Digital Cave: Literacy In and Beyond the 21st Century
Dr. Shelley A. Chapman  2008 Theory Like Theatre: Viewing Our Educational Practice Through Different Lenses
Dr. Jennifer Cuddapah 2007 Transforming Teaching through a Multiple Strategies Approach
Dr. Dee Tadlock 2006 Transforming Poor Readers to Excellent Readers: Relying on the Plasticity of the Brain
Dr. Rita Smilkstein 2005 Brain-Based Learning
Dr. Beth Holmberg 2004 Critical Reading, Writing, and Thinking: Research Findings and Implications for Developmental Education
Dr. David Caverly 2003 Integrating Technology into Developmental Reading: Past, Present and Future
Dr. Catherine Wambach 2002 A High Feedback Model for Teaching General Psychology
Dr. Anne Goodsell Love 2001 Collaborative Learning Strategies

Past Presidents [back to top]
1998-99  Ken Kerr, Frederick Community College, MD
1999-00  Marci Dawson, Prince George's Community College, VA
2000-01  Eva Griffin, American Association of State Colleges and Universities
2001-02  Patricia J. Bozeman, J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, VA
2002-03  Eric Reitz, Community College of Baltimore County, MD
2003-04  Ann Ritter, Baltimore City Community College, MD
2004-05  Sandy Jones, Community College of Baltimore County, MD
2005-06  Nancy Cannon, Cecil Community College, MD
2006-07  Lisa Tittle, Harford Community College, MD
2007-08  Betsy Gooden, Community College of Baltimore County, Dundalk, MD
2008-09  Judy Josephson, Community College of Baltimore County, MD
2009-10  Elizabeth Holmes, Harford Community College, MD
2010-11  Diane Shellack, Burlington County College, NJ
2011-12  Lisa Tittle, Harford community College, MD