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WORKSHOPS
A Literacy Landscape for Learning and Book Love
Dr. LaQuita Outlaw and JoEllen McCarthy
Explore principles that support reading communities and the partnership between principals, teachers, coaches, and librarians. Discover new titles, tips, and techniques to immediately I.M.P.A.C.T. your classroom and schoolwide culture. Participants will walk away with ideas to adopt or adapt that propel your literacy landscapes forward.
Best suited for principals, teachers, literacy coaches, and librarians. Grades K-8.
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.
Empowering Readers Within and Beyond Walls
Andy Plemmons
Reading helps us nd a path to our place in the world. From family book clubs to generi ed libraries and students developing collections to collaborating with classrooms beyond our walls, we’ll discuss how we engage student voices through literacy in our libraries and classrooms to develop a global community of readers.
Best suited for teachers and librarians. Grades K-8.
From Flashlight Girl to Author
Angela Cervantes
As a child, Angela Cervantes spent her summer days reading and her summer nights inviting friends to her porch to tell them scary stories. As her friends ran from her porch shrieking in fear, Angela realized she had a talent for storytelling. The author knew at a very young age she wanted to be an author, but she had never met an author nor read a novel featuring a Latinx protagonist like her. In this fun, interactive presentation, Angela will take the audience along her journey from ashlight girl and scary-story teller to published children’s author. The presentation includes: videos that children have made about Angela’s books, photographs from Angela’s life (her inspirations!), and trivia questions about favorite books. The audience will be exposed to how the book writing and creative process started for the author and what it means to her to be a Latinx author sharing her voice.
Best suited for teachers and librarians serving grades 4-8.
Revving Up Read-Alouds
Donalyn Miller
Reading aloud improves students’ reading comprehension and vocabulary, builds background knowledge, and increases students’ reading interest and motivation. In this workshop, attendees will investigate the value and implementation of read-alouds across the school day, and participate in several model lessons and activities that you can implement with your students. The session
will also include resources and book recommendations for students from kindergarten through high school.
Best suited for grades K-8.