Members of the Tri-State YA Book Review Committee will present the Books of Note list for 2017. These titles have been evaluated as the best of the best in current materials. Approximately 50 titles will be presented orally with tips for attendees on how to use these to promote reading and books, both fiction and non-fiction. The full list will be available on our website - www.tristatereviews.org Longer reviews and additional titles are available on our blog at tristatereviews.blogspot.com
I love reading books for students to enjoy. The greatest joy is connecting students with the right book. Even though I am retired, I enjoy staying connected through Tri-State Book Review Committee. Ask me about great new reads.
Gene loves comics, and in this program they show you some of the reasons why, with moments that demonstrate the unique power of this amazing medium. He will emphasize graphic novels that are of interest to and appropriate for school libraries and their students, and answer audience questions throughout.
Attend a Q&A with one of the winners of the 2016 Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards. Do you want to know how Jenni Holm came up with the idea for the 14th Goldfish? Are you curious how The Monkey Goes Bananas came to be? What would your students like to know about their writing processes, motivations and inspirations? Plan ahead and brainstorm questions with your students, and then take advantage of the opportunity to ask these questions in person.
Ellen is the middle school librarian at St Marys Area Middle School. She is the co-chair for PA Young Readers Choice and is a YALSA contributor. In 2018 she was given the distinct honor of being named the ISTE Librarians Network Secondary Award recipient for her innovative practices... Read More →
Friday March 31, 2017 9:15am - 10:45am EDT
Wild Rose ABHershey Lodge
We are going to share how we use children's literature to spark interest in reading in high school students. We use the text for term papers, bridges to other selections and summer reading initiatives. We also want to share our other endeavors to create a community of readers including One Book, One School, Community reading signs, book displays, school TV commercials/contests and genrefying the library.
Competencies: Use children's literature in the High School to spark interest Create community reading signs Institute "One Book, One School" program in their school
Assistant Principal/Curriculum and Instruction, Upper Moreland School District
Lindsey Stock, M.Ed., is Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction at Upper Moreland High School. Mrs. Stock earned her undergraduate degree from Moravian College where she majored in English with a concentration in Secondary Education. Mrs. Stock earned a Master’s Degree... Read More →
How can you spark intrinsic curiosity in your students? By exposing them to the most exciting fiction and nonfiction texts out there, of course! The Literature Review Committee has worked all year to read and assess a variety of K-12 resources. Participants will be exposed to the best resources, and discover activities and suggestions for incorporating them in their library programs by participating in our very own Library version of the popular game of Clue.
Competencies: Identify the best new fiction and nonfiction resources for students Understand how to incorporate new literature into classroom activities Promote their library programs through exposing students to new literature
Keep the magic of library book selection going on all summer with a public library partnership! Join Radnor Township school and public librarians as they discuss the benefits and lessons learned from a popular program run this past summer while the public library closed for renovations. Book clubs, programming and promotion will be discussed.
Competencies: Participants will brainstorm about collaborative programs with public librarians Participants will learn how to plan collaboratively with administration to support programs. Participants will identify key topics/books for books clubs in their community.
Since 2011, school librarians have played a key role in the promotion of South Western School District’s One District, One Book program. All four elementary schools participate in this home/school partnership where every family receives a personal copy of a common title to read at home. Connections are made in school through contests and activities. At this interactive presentation, librarians, and administrator and a district parent will share this annual journey with those wishing to embark for the first time with district wide programming; network to share ideas from those with experience; and celebrate how one book can create a culture of curiosity among children.
Competencies: Attendees will collect ideas for short and long term library programming and promotions at the elementary level. Attendees will learn a variety of strategies to promote leisure reading and model personal enjoyment of reading in order to promote habits of creative expression and lifelong reading. Attendees will network with other elementary librarians from throughout the state to share and showcase successful library programming.
“It’s like a book club but better.” Learn how to engage with students with intellectual disabilities by facilitating a book club designed to meet their needs. In just one hour, every other week, foster social relationships, reading for pleasure and community connections.
Competencies: Identifty the principles and structures of a book club for students with intellectual disabilities Craft a purpose for a book club for students with intellectual disabilities
This session is designed to share how the Mount Union Area School District Literacy Coaches promote literacy Birth – Grade12 through a variety of activities and events. Forming a partnership with parents, Pre-K/Head Start, community members and alumni, we emphasize the importance of literacy district-wide. Participants will leave this session with ideas to engage students in reading and ways to form partnerships with the community.
Competencies: Participants will learn new ideas for activities to engage students in reading. Participants will gain new ideas to explore partnerships within their community. Participants will learn the planning processes for organizing community events.
There are many paths to becoming a writer, but they all include one major point: reading. You can’t be a writer without starting as a reader and continuing as a reader. YA author Maureen Johnson gives her advice on how to help kids and teens who are interested in becoming writers. Your questions welcome!
Curiosity is the first step to understanding. What's it like to walk in another person's shoes? Books are perhaps one of our greatest tools for glimpsing other lives.Our own world views have been shaped by the beloved books of our younger years. What are the new classics that can inform children's views on our changing world? And how do we foster an atmosphere of curiosity and inclusion?
Competencies: Encourage curiosity through reading Build a framework for identifying gender, race and social issues in literature Create a program for diversifying offerings
