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creating opportunities for sharing literacy With students & Teachers Becky calzada
Reading logs are one way to list what is being read, but it’s not motivating for students. Are you looking for some unique ways to share and promote literacy with students and teachers? As librarians, we share what we read, but how can we share beyond the library walls? Hear ideas that promote books to students and teachers while also capturing an understanding of what was read and why they liked it.
independent Reading: Where We’ve Been. Where We’re Going. Donalyn Miller Featured panelists: Becky calzada, Teri lesesne, Kylene Beers, Robert E. Probst
In communities where “all reading is valuable and all readers are valued,” children grow into lifelong readers. Award-winning Texas teacher and author of The Book Whisperer, Donalyn Miller, invites literacy thought leaders to re ect on best practices that foster independent reading at school and home. During this engaging and interactive seminar, we will examine the research basis for independent reading and explore progressive methods for launching and sustaining a positive reading culture.
Mirrors, Windows, and sliding Doors: a Framework For Building Diverse libraries Tonya leslie
In this session, we will talk about what it means to build diverse libraries and use the frame of “mirrors, windows, and sliding glass doors” to help frame the discussion. We will also explore Alfred Tatum’s idea of textual lineage that helps us to see independent reading as identity work in which we read to understand ourselves and others. As we explore the windows, mirrors, and doors that shaped our own lives, we will work together to develop practical strategies to help us build more inclusive libraries and diverse literacy experiences for all children.
Raising the student achievement Bar With independent Reading Elizabeth Hostin & lariza liner
In this session, participants will hear from a panel of educational leaders who will share their thoughts on how to provide access to books; describe ways to increase the number and variety of books in the classroom, schools, and at home; and discuss the importance of choice to increase student interaction with books.
school librarians: champions of change John schumacher
Join John Schumacher (aka Mr. Schu) as he explores the value of school librarians as champions of change. Participants will roll up their sleeves and get ready to dig into the role of librarians as champions of independent reading, connectors of the school family, and advocates for all students.