October Conference Sessions

President, Barb Bahm has announced the Sessions for the Annual Conference October 15-17 in Topeka. Registration forms and additional information are available.

Session 1 - Friday
Reading Poetry for Improved Fluency Comprehension and Self Perception
Bringing Children, Books, and Authors Together: The William Allen White Award
The Freedom to Read vs the Right to Ban: Examining Banned and Challenged Books
Teaching Reading to ELLs for Academic Success
Brain-based Literacy Instruction: Partnering Research with Practice
Kids Can Change the World
SLK Mashup
Reaching Standard of Excellence with Accelerated Reader
Second Life for Books Weeded from Your Collection
Teacher to Teacher Mentoring

Session 2 - Friday
The Library: The Largest Reading Classroom
Lights! Action! Standards!
Title 1/Classroom Collaboration Extraordinaire
Bill Martin and the Joy of Reading
Digital Readers and Digital Texts: Teaching Reading in the 21st Century
Teach ME! Reading Strategies and Books to Engage Mexican Americans
J's Picks of 2009 (So Far)
TWIST Technology Information Literacy Writing
Improving Reading with Technology

Session 3 - Friday
Teaching 21st Century Skills to Digital Natives
Bill Martin Award Nominees 2010
Grab'em with Graphica
Integrating the WAW 2009-2010 Books into Content Area
Teaching with Technology: Strategies You can Use to Integrate
The Handy 5: Kansas Born and Bred

From University to Classroom: Information Literacy Landscapes for K-12
Spice Up Your Projects with Technology

Session 4 - Saturday
Hot Reads for Middle School
Using Picture Book Biographies to Guide Students to Writing a Report
"Minds On" Improving Comprehension Through Visualization
Not Your Grandma's Book Report ... 300+ Tricks, Tips, and Tools to Engage your Students in Creating book reviews
Wiki: Wild & Wonderful
Off the Shelf III: Creative Booktalking
Plug-in to Early Learning with the CRC
Library 2.0

Session 5 - Saturday
Working with Widgets: a Practical Toolkit
Bucket List Books for 2009
On the Wings of Words: Bill Martin Jr's Lessons on Literacy Teaching
Linking Generations Through Technology
Reading Through Ancient History

There will be five (5) other programs offered.

Hotel Information:  Ramada Inn
A block of rooms have been reserved for Thursday  & Friday Nights
The cost is $82.00 plus taxes
You must reserve your room before 9/24/09 to get that rate.
After 9/24/09 the reserve will come off the rooms.

I hope this information is helpful and if you have any questions, please call (785-224-1128) or email.

KRA and KASL appreciates your attendance at the conference and your help in getting this information out to others.

Barbara Bahm, KASL President
USD # 464
824 Washington
Tonganoxie KS 66086
913-845-2627