Press Release Fun: The 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference (Professional Development Credit!)
Howdy, folks. You may recall that in the past I’ve mentioned that there’s a lovely 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference coming to NYC this June. Well, for those of you with professional development credits to accrue, guess what? You can get one by attending. See below for more details:
EDUCATOR LITERACY PROGRAM
presented by
21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference™
Teaching Literacy Through Nonfiction
Sunday, June 14, 2015 • Manhattan College, NYC • Smith Hall
8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
1 CEU Professional Development Credit from Shippensburg University
The program includes these presentations:
– Dr. Juliana Texley, President of National Science Teachers Association, on …
The NSTA’s Online,Searchable Database of 10,000 Teacher-reviewed Books and the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book List
– Dr. Myra Zarnowski and Dr. Susan Turkel, Department of Elementary and Early Childhood Education, Queens College, on …
Creating a Science Curriculum that Incorporates Nonfiction Literature and Standards
– Dr. Christine Royce, Teacher Education Department, Shippensburg University, on …
Teaching Science Through Nonfiction Trade Books
– The United Federation of Teachers Teacher Center /Library of Congress on …
Teaching with Primary Sources: Connecting the Library of Congress Resources to the Common Core and Other Standards
PLUS … Continental breakfast, lunch, author signings, publisher exhibits, and Continuing Education Credit
Registration and details are at: http://teachers.21cnfc.com/
Sally Isaacs
Co-chair, 21st Century Children’s Nonfiction Conference
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About Betsy Bird
Betsy Bird is currently the Collection Development Manager of the Evanston Public Library system and a former Materials Specialist for New York Public Library. She has served on Newbery, written for Horn Book, and has done other lovely little things that she'd love to tell you about but that she's sure you'd find more interesting to hear of in person. Her opinions are her own and do not reflect those of EPL, SLJ, or any of the other acronyms you might be able to name. Follow her on Twitter: @fuseeight.
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