TTL
Seminars Tools for Teaching and Learning
A DAY ABOUT RECOMMENDED NEW BOOKS AND PRACTICAL
WAYS TO USE THEM
In this lively ALL NEW one-day seminar, Kathleen Odean will introduce you to the very best recently published books for young adults in grades six through twelve. She will also share practical strategies, activities and tips for promoting the books and integrating them into your program.
An Enjoyable Day All About Books
Spend an enjoyable, valuable day celebrating the best new books for grades six through twelve. Preview outstanding new titles and hear about ways to add them to your program and promote them to teens. Examine the books themselves, which will be on display. Learn about activities, strategies, display ideas, and websites to motivate teens to read these and other books. Chat briefly with fellow educators about their ideas and experiences. Take home a highly practical handbook to share with teenagers and your fellow teachers and librarians. Steep yourself in the most exciting area of book publishing today: the novels, nonfiction, and poetry aimed at teens.
Seminar Highlights
The Very Best New Books
for Grades 6-12
• The top new recently published young adult
books
• Outstanding new nonfiction including
history, science, and more
• The best new biographies for
classroom use and independent reading
• The newest poetry collections
aimed at teenagers
• Best new fantasy books to keep
Harry Potter fans reading
• New titles in favorite teen genres
of humor, mysteries, thrillers, and “chick lit”
• Innovative formats like verse
novels and multiple narrators
• An overview of highly recommended new
paperbacks
Practical Resources and Activities
• Recommended books and strategies to reach
reluctant readers
• Useful websites that tie in with
the best new books
• An array of activities to promote books
to teens
• Catchy display strategies to
attract teens’ attention
• Short periods of time to share stimulating
ideas with colleagues
• Most of the seminar’s new books
on display for you to see
Handbook to Take Home with 100 Pages of Booklists,
Ideas, and Resources
• Use the many booklists on the
job and share them with colleagues
• Carefully chosen websites to
make your work easier
• The best journals for keeping
up-to-date on young adult books
• Dozens of professional books
listed in useful categories
• Strengthen author studies with
list of recommended resources
• The latest award-winning books
and websites to find previous winners
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Educators serving grades 6-12, including classroom teachers, school librarians/media specialists, reading specialists, public librarians, library aides, Title I staff members, administrators, and parents.
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TTL Seminars Tools for Teaching and Learning | PO Box 1627, North
Kingstown, RI 02852
Phone 1-877-606-8366 (toll free) | Fax 1-877-455-8141 | E-mail admin@ttlseminars.com