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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.
Building Literacy Through Collaboration
Tamiko Brown
Parents want their kids to be well-read, teachers want their students to succeed, and school librarians want to nurture their students reading lives. Wouldn’t it be great if these three dynamic groups collaborated to build literacy? Collaboration is not easy, but it is essential to build a literate community. K-12 teachers, librarians, and parents will learn the three levels of collaboration while brainstorming ideas for projects to build literacy in their community. Participants will leave with a list of resources and websites to build up literacy through collaborative programming.
Best suited for grades K-12.
Creating an Independent Reading Canon for Black Boys
Dr. Kim Parker
Attendees will explore the illustrious history of texts for black boys (1970s to present) to: build classroom libraries that draw on their students’ cultural backgrounds; use a proposed “canon” as a foundation to develop a transformative independent reading program for black boys; and develop a plan for creating meaningful literacy lives for students.
Best suited for grades 2-8.
Critical Literacy in Today’s World
Jess Lifshitz
In today’s world, we need to help our students navigate the vast amount of information they are coming into contact with in a responsible way, allowing them to critically evaluate information. Too often, our schools use a narrow de nition of what it means to read, therefore missing an opportunity to teach students how to better navigate the information they are consuming. If we, as educators, are able to expand our de nition of what it means to read, then we will be better able to teach our students how to comprehend the many texts in their lives. In this session, we will discuss and review a step-by-step process to help students read a variety of types of texts, including: images, social media, stories, news, and historical texts.
Best suited for teachers, librarians, and administrators. Grades K-6.