ITEEA 2024 Common Reading Event

Participants will read/re-read Rocket Boys in installments and then meet online with other participants to accomplish the following:

  • Meet college students, educators, and professors from around the globe. 
  • Interact with fellow ITEEA members.
  • Hear the story behind the hard work that leads to student success.
  • Consider how the value of organizations is visioned and maintained through individual efforts.
  • Discuss big ideas related to the past, which can help define current trends/direction/needs.

Registration

Participants should choose one group from each of the following sessions:


Session 1: Discussion of Author's note through Chapter 8

  • Time Option A: Monday, February 5, 2024 at 4:00pm ET

Register for Group A

  • Time Option B: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 7:00pm ET

Register for Group B


Session 2: Discussion of Chapters 9 - 17

  • Time Option A: Monday, February 19, 2024 at 4:00pm ET

Register for Group A

  • Time Option B: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 7:00pm ET

Register for Group B


Session 3: Discussion of Chapters 18 through Epilogue

  • Time Option A - In-Person: At ITEEA's 2024 Conference in Memphis on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 7:30pm CT (Room 203), to be followed by a screening of the film adaptation of October Sky.

RSVP for In-Person Meeting in Memphis

  • Option B - Virtual: TBA online session for those not able to attend in person.