Royal Palm Beach High School teachers Lizavel Tua, Sandy Zurbuchen and Gary Fradkin presented at the Florida Reading Association Conference in Orlando on Oct. 22. Their presentation, titled “Elevate Academic Performance to Improve Literacy,” was well received by teachers and administrators throughout the state. Tua discussed her successful ESOL strategies and implementation in the classroom. Emphasizing technology, Zurbuchen detailed several web sites and their applications. Fradkin shared several innovative ideas to help teachers turn passive students into active learners.
