Hi Everyone--
Looking for a mini working vacation this summer? I am
excited to announce that BER (Bureau of Education &
Research, www.BER.org) is once again sponsoring its
fabulous two-day Children's Literature Conference
this July.
Last summer, our crackerjack team of cutting edge and
savvy children’s literature experts—including Anita Silvey,
author and former editor of Horn Book Magazine;
Barbara Swanson Sanders, children's literature consultant;
and yours truly—barnstormed through Chicago and Austin
and had an absolute blast.
This summer, we're getting ready for another two-day blitz
in Portland, OR (Monday, July 20-Tuesday, July 21) and
Salt Lake City (Wednesday, July 22 and Thursday, July 23),
two incredibly gorgeous cities. If you're looking for a combination
vacation--part fooling around with new and recent children's
books, part touring and seeing the sights--this could be it.
Over the two days, each of us will be presenting seven
different sessions on every aspect of children's literature,
giving you a wide range to choose from. Our emphasis
will be on unforgettable books no teacher or librarian can
live without, plus a wealth of practical strategies and innovative
ideas that you can use immediately in your K-6 grade classroom
or library. Come with friends and revel in our lively and
information-packed children's book sabbatical! Come alone
and you'll make new friends for sure. Last summer, some folks
from out of town brought their spouses and kids to the hotel and
made it part of a family vacation.
Each participant will receive an extensive resource handbook
(400+ pages!) that includes lesson plans, activities, worksheets,
ideas, and booklists for all of the sessions offered, even those
you don't attend. Materials will be on display and you will
have an opportunity to meet and share with other children's
literature enthusiasts.
Go to www.BER.org and look up Seminars, then click on
the state and city, and you'll find the full brochure, registration,
and site details.
Or, for Portland, go right to:
www.ber.org/seminar_schedule.cfm?location=PTO&group=E
For Salt Lake City, go to:
http://www.ber.org/seminar_schedule.cfm?location=SAL&group=E)
I hope you'll be able to attend our fascinating and fun
two-day crash course. Our goal is to help you strengthen
your own children's literature program with loads of new
books and lots of innovative ways you can use them with your
students. I'll be bringing my little guitar (Bigfoot), as many
books as I can carry, samples of students' work, props, puppets,
stories, songs, and then some for our sizzling summer show-and-tell
bookfest.
Wahoo! I can't wait to go! If your schedule allows, I hope we'll
see you there.
Judy
Judy Freeman
Children's Literature Consultant
Reviewer for www.READKIDDOREAD.com
Author of Books Kids Will Sit Still For 3
(Libraries Unlimited, 2006; www.LU.com)
and Once Upon a Time:
Using Storytelling, Creative Drama, and
Reader's Theater with Children in Grades K-6 (2007)
65 North Sixth Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904
732-572-5634 / BKWSSF@aol.com
www.JudyReadsBooks.com
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