Dorothy
Canfield Fisher Award Conference
|
Morning Speaker Donna Jo Napoli Donna Jo Napoli is the author
of many award winning books including Zel,
The Prince of the Pond, The King of Mulberry Street, and the
recent Hush. Afternoon Speaker Marge Bruchac Marge Bruchac, an Abenaki
Indian, is a scholar, storyteller, and historical consultant whose work is to
disseminate accurate representations of northeastern Native people. |
Co-sponsors for this conference include the Friends
of DCF, the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Committee, Vermont Department of
Libraries, Vermont Department of Education, Vermont Educational Media
Association, Vermont-NEA, and Vermont Library Association.
BOOK GIVEAWAYS and DOOR PRIZES
2008-2009 DCF nominees
and books by Donna Jo Napoli and Marge Bruchac will be for sale at a 20% DISCOUNT!
**Certificate of
attendance provided**
WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS
1. Introducing the New DCF List Sally
Margolis & the DCF Committee
Come and "meet" the
books on the 2008-2009 DCF list as reviewed by
committee members. Find out what the Rapid Review handout doesn’t cover! Sally Margolis is a former DCF chair.
2. Creative Drama to Help DCF
Novels Come Alive! Joan
Robinson
Joan Robinson will lead
participants in creative drama activities that create engaging book talks and
discussions. The fun activities will help students imagine themselves in the
settings and as characters of novels nominated for the 2008-09
DCF Award. A former children’s librarian, Joan Robinson currently serves
on the education staff of the
3. Boys and Books – Getting
Middle Schoolers Interested in Reading Angelika
Mahoney
Angelika Mahoney, Librarian
at
4. Working Partners Donna
Jo Napoli and Wendy Lamb
Donna Jo Napoli and her
editor, Wendy Lamb, will talk about their editorial process, Donna Jo’s next
book with WLB, and how they approach historical fiction.
5. Using Fun Technology to
Promote Student Engagement Pamela
Burke
Using a variety of readily
available applications, students can create bookmarks, flyers, comic strips,
short films, podcasts and more to promote DCF books. Librarians can use similar
tools to enhance their booktalks. We’ll look at many examples and have a
practical discussion about how to integrate technology into the library
curriculum. Pamela Burke is the librarian and technology instructor at the
6. DCF as
Independent Reading Cathy
Branon and Laurie Ely
Two teachers who have been
using DCF books as a main part of their reading curriculum for the past 5 years
will present samples of student work, explain how to incorporate the new DCF
books into your reading programs each year, and offer hands-on project ideas to
do with your own students. Cathy Branon and Laurie Ely both teach sixth grade
at the
7.
Booktalking Basics Amy
Howlett
Amy
Howlett, Southeast Regional Librarian, will talk about her approach and demonstrate techniques, including delivery styles, disruptions,
pitfalls, and tips for selecting titles. An annotated bibliography will include
professional sources, websites, tips, and a list of good books to use.
Afternoon
Workshops Workshop Leader/s
8. Introducing the New DCF List Sally
Margolis & the DCF Committee
Repeat of Workshop # 1.
9. Creative Drama to Help DCF Non-Fiction
Come Alive! Joan
Robinson
Participants will experience tried-and-true ways to use
creative drama to help those nonfiction titles on the 2008-09 DCF list get off
the shelves. Led by Joan Robinson, former children’s
librarian and current member of the
10. Bookmaking Susan
Hessey
Learn several fun book
structures to help DCF readers explore vocabulary, setting, characterization,
story structure and theme. Each participant will go home with several models,
handouts and a bookbinding bibliography. Susan Hessey is the librarian at the
11. A Visit With Wendy Lamb: An
Editor’s Perspective Wendy
Lamb
Come chat,
ask questions and share opinions with Wendy Lamb of Wendy Lamb Books, a
division of Random House.
12. Malian’s Song: Abenaki Oral
Traditions of the French and Indian War Marge
Bruchac
This
workshop examines Native American oral traditions as important sources of
knowledge on American colonial history. The book Malian’s Song depicts the 1759 raid by Major Roger Rogers on the
13. DCF Books: Springboards for
Interdisciplinary Teaching Josh
Keels
Using a unit based on Bread and Roses, Too, Josh will show how
to use books as the basis for interdisciplinary study, and will discuss
strategies to help librarians and classroom teachers
partner on both content development and curricular extensions. Josh Keels
teaches sixth grade at
14. Never Too Old for Picture
Books Desiree
Hertz
Picture books can be used for
students in grades 4-8 to promote classroom discussion, introduce curriculum
units and/or provide models for a variety of writing styles. Participants should bring a book to share.
Des Hertz teaches fourth grade at
Registration Form
Name___________________________________School/Library______________________________________ Address:
__________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________Zip_____________________________ (Check
One Home Address School Address) Email:
____________________________Phone: (Hm)____________________(Wk)_____________________ Teacher School Librarian
Public
Librarian Other (please
specify)__________________________ Please sign up
for your choice of morning and afternoon workshops – ranked
in order of preference. FIRST COME – FIRST SERVED! Morning Workshop
Afternoon Workshop
1.___________________________________
1._____________________________________
2.___________________________________
2._____________________________________
3.___________________________________
3._____________________________________ Please
print clearly |
|
Make checks payable to: FRIENDS OF DCF Send to this address:
SUSAN MAY (CHECKS ONLY, NO
purchase orders) DCF CONFERENCE
$115 Regular Registration $95
Membership Registration (one or more) ü Please check your
membership(s):
VT-NEA VLA Friends of DCF
Conference registration fee includes coffee, buffet lunch, materials,
and door prizes! |
|
Schedule |
REGISTRATION DEADLINE –
|
ED0165
DCF
Conference
Open Immediately - Your
DCF Conference
Info is HERE!
Space is
Limited
Come hear Donna Jo Napoli
and Marge Bruchac.
Terrific workshops
for teachers and librarians.
Don’t miss this
conference!
Please copy and post this flyer