2015 Conference Schedule

Wednesday, October 21

Conference Registration available from 6:00 - 8:00 pm.

Dinner with the authors - 6:30 pm
- Share dinner at Z's Restaurant with our keynote speakers - Ally Condie, Dorren Rapport, Matt Tavares, and Linda Gambrell
- Limited to 25 participants
- Tickets available - in advance only - for $30 (dinner included)

Opening Reception and Book Tasting Tea Party - 8:00 pm
- Kick off the conference with a free Book Tasting High Tea
- Explore books from different genres and levels while you get to know other conference attendees
- Light refreshments included
- Free and open to all conference attendees

Thursday, October 22

Time	Event	Location
8:00 - 9:00	Registration	Matterhorn Ballroom Breakfast buffet provided for conference attendees
9:00-10:00	Opening Keynote	Matterhorn Ballroom Illustrating Nonfiction: Bringing History to Life Matt Tavares
10:15-11:00	Session 1 General Session	Matterhorn Ballroom Best of Children’s Books of 2015 Amy Jameson, Anna Zanarini, Danyelle Leach, & Gene Nelson Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists
11:00 - 11:30	Book Signing / Break	Matt Tavares
11:30-12:15	Session 2	Grindlewald She Writes, He Draws Doreen Rappaport and Matt Tavares Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists, Administrators Davos Not Just For Babies: New Essential Picture Books for the Middle and High School Classroom Cindy Mitchell Intended Audience: Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists Interlaken Reading is an Adventure! Becky Giles Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers
12:30 - 1:00	Lunch	Matterhorn Ballroom Lunch buffet provided for conference attendees
1:00 - 2:00	Keynote	Getting Students Hooked on the Reading Habit Linda Gambrell
2:00 - 2:30	Book Signing / Break	Linda Gambrell
2:30 - 3:15	Session 3	Grindlewald Early Childhood Reading and Writing . . . Ready, Set, Go! Anne Warner Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers Davos Buckle up and Hang On!: An Accelerated Crash Course in YA Lit Gene Nelson Intended Audience: Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists, Administrators Interlaken Comprehensible Input in Read-Alouds for Second Language Learners Jamie Leite Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists, Administrators
3:30-4:15	Session 4	Grindlewald The Books of My Life: Stories that Matter Ally Condie Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists, Administrators Davos UVU's Read A Difference Toolkit for Motivating Readers: Want to Know More? Ann Sharp and Lorilynn Brandt Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists, Administrators Interlaken ¡Vivan los Cuentos! Selecting Culturally Authentic Literature for your Latino/Hispanic Children and Their Families Juan Tomás Lee Morales Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists
4:30 - 6:30	Special Event	Grindlewald Make and Take
6:30-7:15	Awards Dinner	Matterhorn Ballroom
7:15-7:30	Awards Presentation	Engaged Public Librarian of the Year Engaged School Librarian/Media Specialist of the Year Innovative Reading Program Awards
7:30-8:15	Keynote	Reading a Difference and Changing Lives Helen Warner Imagine being far from your children, both physically and emotionally,with your heart aching to reach out to them in some way. What could you do? Helen Warner will share her experiences as she has audio-recorded women in custody reading to their children, and the impact it has made when each incarcerated mother's child receives the CD of the recording and the book in the mail.
8:15-9:00	Storytelling	Steffani Raff Steffani, storyteller and author, connects with her audience through her signature style: humor with heart. “Her amazing stories remind us that love conquers all, fear can be overcome, and everyone has a hero inside.” –Eliot Wilcox, director Timpanogos Storytelling Institute. Find her at www.storypossibilities.com.

Friday, october 23

8:00-8:30	Breakfast	Matterhorn Ballroom Breakfast buffet provided for conference attendees
8:30-9:30	Keynote	Telling Your Own Story: Helping Struggling Readers Write Ally Condie
9:30-10:00	Book Signing/Break	Ally Condie
10:00-10:45	Session 5	Grindlewald Mission Possible: Reaching All Readers Linda Gambrell Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers Davos Tell Your Own Story: How to Help Students Publish Their Creative Writing Efforts Sandie Waters Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers Interlaken Using Active Movement, Music & Dance to Develop and Enhance Early Literacy Skills Anna Zanarini Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists, Administrators
11:00-11:45	Session 6	Grindlewald Engagement in Reading: Student Research in the Read-A-Difference Fellowship Emily Jensen, James McGraw, Melissa Cadet, and Stephanie Acerson Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers Davos Interdisciplinary Learning: Ideas and Inspiration for Projects that Combine Literacy and the Content Areas in Meaningful Ways Makenzie Selland, Tom Smith, and Teacher Candidates Intended Audience: Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers Interlaken Literary Learning and Graphic Mapping: A Proven Approach to Accelerate Reading, Learning, Thinking, and Creating Debora Escalante, Scott Flox and Cally Flox Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers
11:45-12:15	Book Signing / Break	Ally Condie, Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares and Linda Gambrell
12:15 - 1:00	Session 7	Grindlewald Creating Growing Up Pedro Matt Tavares Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists Davos Real Reading: Ideas to Engage and Create Readers in Your Classroom John Scovill Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Middle School Teachers, High School Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists, Administrators Interlaken The Power of Books in the Hands of a Child Genan Anderson Intended Audience: Elementary Teachers, Librarians/Media Specialists
1:00-1:30	Lunch	Matterhorn Ballroom Lunch buffet provided for conference attendees
1:30-2:30	Closing Keynote	Bring 'Em Back Alive: Writing History for Kids Doreen Rappaport
2:30-3:00	Book Signing	Doreen Rappaport