2014 Conference Schedule

Time

Event

7:30-8:30

Breakfast / Registration

8:30-9:30

Opening Keynote

Impressionist Ballroom

Confessions of a Textbook Writer
Steve Sheinkin

9:40-10:25

Session 1

General Session

Impressionist Ballroom

Best of Children’s Books
Gene Nelson, Carla Morris, Ann Cannon, Tracy Sermon

10:25 - 10:45

Book Signing / Break

10:45-11:30

Session 2

Monet

Grade A:  Three Principles for Building Agency in Struggling Readers
Samantha Harris

Renoir

The Freedom Summer at 50: Engaging Readers in the Civil Rights Movement
Chris Crowe

Degas

Less is More
Laura Vaccaro Seeger

11:40-12:25

Session 3

Monet

Books for Learning, Loving, & Laughing Out Loud: Nonfiction in K-8 Classrooms
Nancy Peterson

Renoir

Motivating Methods: Classroom Practices that Support Student Engagement
Barbara Marinak

Degas

The Gateway - How Graphic Novels and Comics Turn Non-Readers Into Book Lovers
Jake Parker

12:25-12:45

Book Signing / Break

Chris Crowe, Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Jake Parker

12:45-1:15

Lunch

Impressionist Ballroom

1:15-2:15

Keynote

The Reading/Writing Connection
Jennifer Nielsen

2:15-2:45

Book Signing / Break

Jennifer Nielsen

2:45-3:30

Session 4

Monet

The Creator's Notebook: Giving the Writer's Notebook a Jolt!
Keri Measom

Renoir

Creating Stories that Fly
Suzy Cox

Degas

Writing the Nonfiction Page-Turner
Steve Sheinkin

3:40-4:30

Session 5

Monet

Student Award Presentations

Renoir

Innovative Reading Program Presentations

Degas

Book Tasting Tea Party
Keri Measom

6:30-7:15

Awards Dinner

Impressionist Ballroom

7:15-7:45

Awards Presentation

Engaged Public Librarian of the Year
Engaged School Librarian/Media Specialist of the Year 
Innovative Reading Program Awards
Literacy Champion Award

7:45-8:30

Keynote

My Life as a Reader:  How One Kid Who Couldn't Sit Still Was Forced to Discover Books
Ann Cannon

8:30-9:00

Book Signing

Ann Cannon

8:00-8:30

Breakfast

Impressionist Ballroom

8:30-9:30

Keynote

Maximizing Motivation: Recent Research Findings and Practices
Barbara Marinak

9:30-9:55

Book Signing/Break

Barbara Marinak, Steve Sheinkin

10:00-10:45

Session 6

Monet

Books 4 Boys
Gene Nelson

Renoir

Developing a Love Affair with Reading:  Matching Secondary Students with Loves that will Last a Lifetime
Tom Smith & Melinda Wallace

Degas

The Hidden Benefits of Reading
Jennifer Nielsen

10:50-11:35

Session 7

Monet

What Makes a Great Picture Book?
Carla Morris

Renoir

Empowering Stereotyped Readers through Self-Directed Learning
Jim Davis, Jon Ostenson, & Raquel Cook

Degas

Utilizing the TLC (Teacher Librarian Conspiracy)
Paula Reusch, Natalie Jackman, & Heather Price

11:35-12:00

Book Signing / Break

Laura Vaccaro Seeger, Jennifer Nielson

12:00-12:30

Lunch

Impressionist Ballroom

12:30-1:30

Closing Keynote

Reading Words, Reading Pictures
Laura Vaccaro Seeger

1:30-2:00

Book Signing

Laura Vaccaro Seeger