science of reading sympsiom materials

Client

Alaska Department of Education & Early Development

My Role

Design

Context

For years, Alaska ranked near or at the bottom among all states on national reading assessments, leading the Alaska State Board of Education to adopt Alaska’s Education Challenge in 2017, prioritizing early literacy to close opportunity gaps and improve student outcomes.

To support this, the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development began hosting an annual Science of Reading Symposium in 2022, where educators and educational leaders can explore approaches and strategies to literacy instruction backed by the Science of Reading. The Science of Reading is an ongoing field of study that examines the last fifty years of research to determine the most effective ways to teach reading.

Deliverables

For the 2024 symposium, I designed three themed visuals featuring an otter, moose, and polar bear—all native Alaskan animals—which were used for stickers, posters, and bookmarks distributed at the symposium to engage and inspire educators to share the materials with colleagues and students.

The designs resonated with educators and students alike. The stickers had flown off the shelves by the end of the first day, the symposium t-shirt vendor's inventory featuring my artwork sold out twice, and when I visited an Anchorage elementary school for b-roll footage for the Alaska's Road to Reading video, a 1st grade teacher was wearing a shirt with my design.

Science of reading materials

Client

Alaska Department of Education & Early Development

My Role

Design

Context

For years, Alaska ranked near or at the bottom among all states on national reading assessments, leading the Alaska State Board of Education to adopt Alaska’s Education Challenge in 2017, prioritizing early literacy to close opportunity gaps and improve student outcomes.

To support this, the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development began hosting an annual Science of Reading Symposium in 2022, where educators and educational leaders can explore approaches and strategies to literacy instruction backed by the Science of Reading. The Science of Reading is an ongoing field of study that examines the last fifty years of research to determine the most effective ways to teach reading.

Deliverables

For the 2024 symposium, I designed three themed visuals featuring an otter, moose, and polar bear—all native Alaskan animals—which were used for stickers, posters, and bookmarks distributed at the symposium to engage and inspire educators to share the materials with colleagues and students.

The designs resonated with educators and students alike. The stickers had flown off the shelves by the end of the first day, the symposium t-shirt vendor's inventory featuring my artwork sold out twice, and when I visited an Anchorage elementary school for b-roll footage for the Alaska's Road to Reading video, a 1st grade teacher was wearing a shirt with my design.

Science of reading materials

Client

Alaska Department of Education & Early Development

My Role

Design

Context

For years, Alaska ranked near or at the bottom among all states on national reading assessments, leading the Alaska State Board of Education to adopt Alaska’s Education Challenge in 2017, prioritizing early literacy to close opportunity gaps and improve student outcomes.

To support this, the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development began hosting an annual Science of Reading Symposium in 2022, where educators and educational leaders can explore approaches and strategies to literacy instruction backed by the Science of Reading. The Science of Reading is an ongoing field of study that examines the last fifty years of research to determine the most effective ways to teach reading.

Deliverables

For the 2024 symposium, I designed three themed visuals featuring an otter, moose, and polar bear—all native Alaskan animals—which were used for stickers, posters, and bookmarks distributed at the symposium to engage and inspire educators to share the materials with colleagues and students.

The designs resonated with educators and students alike. The stickers had flown off the shelves by the end of the first day, the symposium t-shirt vendor's inventory featuring my artwork sold out twice, and when I visited an Anchorage elementary school for b-roll footage for the Alaska's Road to Reading video, a 1st grade teacher was wearing a shirt with my design.

Science of reading symposium materials

Client

Alaska Department of Education & Early Development

My Role

Design

Context

For years, Alaska ranked near or at the bottom among all states on national reading assessments, leading the Alaska State Board of Education to adopt Alaska’s Education Challenge in 2017, prioritizing early literacy to close opportunity gaps and improve student outcomes.

To support this, the Alaska Department of Education & Early Development began hosting an annual Science of Reading Symposium in 2022, where educators and educational leaders can explore approaches and strategies to literacy instruction backed by the Science of Reading. The Science of Reading is an ongoing field of study that examines the last fifty years of research to determine the most effective ways to teach reading.

Deliverables

For the 2024 symposium, I designed three themed visuals featuring an otter, moose, and polar bear—all native Alaskan animals—which were used for stickers, posters, and bookmarks distributed at the symposium to engage and inspire educators to share the materials with colleagues and students.

The designs resonated with educators and students alike. The stickers had flown off the shelves by the end of the first day, the symposium t-shirt vendor's inventory featuring my artwork sold out twice, and when I visited an Anchorage elementary school for b-roll footage for the Alaska's Road to Reading video, a 1st grade teacher was wearing a shirt with my design.