
Nathalie C. Lilavois, Ed.D.
Professional Presentations
Cultural Connections: A Missing Piece?
Educational Excellence through Equity Network
Educational Resources of New Jersey, Mullica Hill, NJ February 14, 2018
Beyond Measure Panel Discussion
22nd Annual Council for Prejudice Reduction Conference
Wang Center, Stony Brook University, NY October 23, 2015
Charitable Giving in 2015: Lift up Long Island
ATI Investment Consulting Inc. Stony Brook, NY April 2015
From Promise to Prosperity Panel Discussion
Council for Prejudice Reduction & Suffolk YJCC Unity Leadership Conference
Commack, NY March 2014
Careers in Education: Making A Difference
Career Fair Nassau County PAL Center March 2012
Creating Engaging Literacy Experiences Through Visual Display (K-6)
ESBOCES Twenty-Second Annual Literacy & Learning Institute March 2012
Increasing Literacy Across All Curriculum Areas Through Quadrant D
International Center for Leadership in Education, Columbus, Ohio February 2012
Instructional Strategies to Raise Rigor: Informational Texts
International Center for Leadership in Education, Columbus, Ohio December 2011
The Art of Leadership Webinar
Malik Melodies Sisterhood Inc. Professional Development Series November 2011
Emotional Intelligence Workshop
33rd Annual MALIK Family Convention: Accountability, Integrity & Leadership April 2011
Diving Deep into the Common Core Standards
International Center for Leadership in Education, Randolph, NJ October 2011
Raising Literacy Through Rigor and Relevance: Content Related Vocabulary Development
International Center for Leadership in Education, Columbus, Ohio September 2011
Teaching Early Literacy Competencies Through Classroom Instruction
(Kindergarten, First Grade & reading teachers)
Three Village Central School District Staff Development April 2010
Engaging Students in Meaningful Literacy Contexts (K-1)
Three Village Central School District Staff Development January 2010
Why Do I Have to Know This?
Blue Ribbon Schools: Blueprint for Excellence Conference December 2009
Literacy Through Play ( K-1)
Three Village Central School District Staff Development October 2009
Reading, Writing & Regulations: Where Do We Begin?
International Scholars’ Forum, Hofstra University April 2006
NYS Math Standards and Assessments (co-presented with Mary Castiglie)
W.S. Mount Parent Education Program April 2005
NYS ELA Assessments (co-presented with Dr, Meryl Testut & Michelle Collison)
W.S. Mount Parent Education Program January 2004
The Music of Language,The Language of Music: Combining Natural Opportunities
for Literacy Learning (co-presented with Delorie Cohan)
Eastern Suffolk BOCES Fourteenth Annual Literacy & Learning Institute March 2004
Engaging Literacy Practices: A Portrait of One School (co-presented with Michelle Witman & Kristina Seeley)
New York State English Council, Albany, NY October 2003
Teaching With Technology: Internet Resources That Support, Enhance, and Extend Curriculum
7th Annual SCOPE Technology Conference, Islandia, NY November 2001
Matching & Adapting Information Recording Formats to Discussion Content and Strategies for Developing
Prosocial Behaviors Literacy Enhancement Project Summer Institute
CUNY: York College, Jamaica, NY June 1998
The Music of Language,The Language of Music: Combining Natural Opportunities for Literacy Learning
(co-presented with Delorie Cohan) NYS Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
One Day Mini-Area Conference, Smithtown, NY April 1998
Addressing the NYS Learning Standards in an Early Childhood Program
Staff Development Day, Lawrence, NY March 1998
Helping All Students to Make Literacy Connections (Pre-K-2)
(co-presented with Greta Kantrowitz)
New York State Reading Association, Lake Kiamesha, NY October 1997
The Music of Language,The Language of Music: Combining Natural Opportunities for Literacy Learning
(co-presented with Delorie Cohan)
Literacy & Reading Summer Institute, Adelphi University,NY July 1997
Helping All Students to Make Literacy Connections (Pre-K-2)
(co-presented with Noelle Moreno & Greta Kantrowitz)
Nassau Reading Council, Hofstra University November 1996
Understanding Children’s Reading & Writing
(co-presented with Jim Sullivan)
Parent Education Program, Number Four School, Lawrence Public School District, NY October 1996
Meeting Individual Needs Through Flexible Grouping
(co-presented with Greta Kantrowitz)
Lawrence Public School Inservice Program, NY April 1996
Reflecting on Our Practices
Lawrence Public School Inservice Program, NY December 1995
The Initial Development of An Engaged Pedagogy for Early Childhood Literacy
By Preservice and Practicing Teachers
Northeastern Educational Research Association 26th Annual Conference, Ellenville, NY October 1995
Providing a Scaffolding for Student Teachers as They Negotiate the Zone of Proximal Development
International Reading Association 40th Annual Convention, Anaheim, CA May 1995
Challenging Teachers’ Integration of Pedagogy and Practice in Literacy Education
Sixteenth Annual Ethnography in Education Forum, University of Pennsylvania March 1995
Reading & Writing in Kindergarten
Parent Education Program, Number Four School, Lawrence Public School District, NY
January 1995, January 1994
Computers in the Kindergarten Classroom PreK-K
World of Technology Workshop for Parents, Lawrence Public School, NY October 1993
Whole Language and Computer K-6
NEXUS Conference, November 1991
Author Studies in the Early Childhood Program (K-2)
Whole Language Conference, Lawrence Public School, NY April 1991
