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WORKSHOPS
Ambassador Schu’s Review of Books for You and Your Readers, Too!
Mr. Schu (AKA John Schu)
Calling all elementary school teachers, librarians, and administrators! Join a conversation with Mr. Schu as he presents some of the best new picture books, early readers, and chapter books for emergent, transitional, and uent readers. In typical Mr. Schu fashion, he will share book trailers, websites, activities, and interviews you can easily incorporate into lessons and booktalks to get everyone on your campus hurrying to your bookshelves to nd the perfect book.
Best suited for Grades K-6.
Creating Community One Booktalk at a Time!
Jennifer LaGarde and Dr. Brad Gustafson
Participants will explore high-tech, low-tech, and no-tech strategies to step up your booktalking game. We’ll combine the power of story with easy-to-use technology to help participants connect with their communities and bolster family literacy. Join Brad and Jenn for this fun and interactive session, and leave with strategies and ideas you can implement right away!
Best suited for teachers, librarians, and administrators. Grades K-12.
Creating Young Readers. Creating Young Writers.
Varian Johnson
In this workshop, Varian will talk about his journey from kid to reader, to engineer to author, sharing classic and contemporary texts that shaped who he is today.
Best suited for teachers and librarians. Grades K-8.
Design Matters – Rethinking Bookrooms to Maximize Access
Clare Landrigan
Elementary readers continually change. Classroom libraries need refreshed inventory to meet these readers evolving needs and interests. Bookrooms supply the depth, breadth, and volume of books necessary to supplement what teachers need and students want. Join Clare to study bookroom designs that will get you more bang for your books!
Best suited for teachers. Grades K-5.
Playing With Equity: Connecting Kids, Text, and Technology
Antero Garcia
Through hands-on activities, participants will identify how to sustain culturally relevant teaching practices that support diverse students through play, storytelling, and technology. Explore multimodal texts from choose-your-own-adventure stories and audiobooks to graphic novels and videogames, like Fortnite. This session will explore how student reading is transformed through play and technology.
Best suited for teachers, coaches, librarians, curriculum specialists, and administrators. Grades 6-8.