literacy

26th Annual Conference on Children’s Literature and 11th Annual Ashley Bryan Art Series

~“Reading Is Not Optional”  ~

Friday, April 26, 2013  ~  9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Broward County Main Library, first floor auditorium, 100 S. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

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The FREE joint Conference on Children’s Literature and Ashley Bryan Art Series offers a learning opportunity to those who encourage children through books including teachers, librarians, media specialists, child care workers and parents. The Conference is free of charge. Presenters’ books and CDs will be available for purchase and autographing. Books & Books will be the book vendor for the Conference.

Conference Speakers

From Google Blog:

"We spent the day discussing ways to avoid being scammed, how to create an online profile that can be an asset rather than a liability, and actions you can take if you’re being bullied, harassed or see inappropriate content. Most students seemed to understand that their online identity and their “real world” self were one and the same, and that they have choices in managing their content and reputation online. We agreed that by applying the rules of good citizenship online, the Internet would be a safer and more enjoyable experience for everyone.

So while teens have more difficult choices online today than to ford or to ferry the river in Oregon Trail, we can prepare them to make smart decisions online. Check out the educational materials from our Digital Literacy Tour in our Google For Educators site at:

http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/blazing-online-safety-trail.html

Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation

Literacy and Education Grants

Build-A-Bear Workshop, Inc. is accepting grant applications as part of its annual giving program. The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation Literacy and Education Grants provide direct support for children in literacy and education programs such as summer reading programs, early childhood education programs, and literacy programs for children with special needs. Grants are a one-time contribution and range from $1,000 to $10,000.

The Build-A-Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation began accepting literacy and education applications on March 2, 2010, and will review them on a rolling basis throughout the year. For more information visit the Build-A-Bear Workshop website.

The Library of Congress officially launched Read.gov to coincide with the 2009 National Book Festival.  The site is a revamp of the literacy.gov Web site, and promotes lifelong literacy and related programs at the Library.  The new site features:

• Classic Books

Move through a book page-by-page (forward or backwards) by simply clicking on the page you’re currently viewing.  The LC Book Reader also allows you to see facing pages, go directly to a specific page, zoom (in and out), and view the book in “scroll” mode.  At the moment, books are available in two categories: Teens and Kids.

Some of the titles available today are The Raven, A Christmas Carol, A Wonder-Book for Girls & Boys (Teens) and The Baby’s Own Aesop, Baseball ABC, Denslow’s Humpty Dumpty, Mother Goose Finger Plays, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, The Story of the Three Little Pigs, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and The Wonders of a Toy Shop (Kids).

• Episodic Reading: The Exquisite Corpse Adventure

The “Exquisite Corpse Adventure” works this way: Jon Scieszka, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, has written the first episode, which is “pieced together out of so many parts that it is not possible to describe them all here, so go ahead and just start reading!”  He has passed it on to a cast of celebrated writers and illustrators, who must eventually bring the story to an end.

Every two weeks there will be a new episode (for a total of 26) and a new illustration.  The story will conclude a year from now.