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1 SLMS/NYLA Spring Conference 2007 Booth Handouts

2 TeachingBooks.net access is provided for you by SLSA. See your school library system for access directions.

3 All Subject Areas All Grade Levels Help students read more... and enjoy it. TeachingBooks.net is a diverse and constantly growing online collection of multimedia K-12 book and author resources that integrates books throughout the curriculum. Author Resources Meet authors the moment you're reading their books with TeachingBooks multimedia Author Resources. See and hear favorite writers and illustrators at work in their studios. Create personal connections to authors that change the way you read and relate to their books. Enable students to learn tips directly from professional writers and illustrators. Author Name Pronunciations Add a new voice to favorite titles via audio excerpts of Book Readings. Students instantly hear the rhythm and pacing of a book. Read by authors, professional actors and others. Useful for English language learners and struggling readers. Stimulate informative discussions about books through the use of Book Guides. discussion strategies. Vast collection of guides for titles used in K 12 classrooms (from Eric Carle to Shakespeare). Professional resources for new teachers and teachers changing subject areas or grades. info@teachingbooks.net (800)

4 A Sampling of TeachingBooks.net Multimedia Classroom Resources Conduct an author search to access these resources and thousands more K 12 book and author resources on TeachingBooks.net. TeachingBooks Original Author Programs David Wiesner Ernie Colón Caldecott Award: Flotsam and others Co-creator: The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation Author Programs Created by Other Sources Nikki Grimes Maya Angelou Coretta Scott King Author Honoree: Award-winning author, poet, historian The Road to Paris Program created by: Wired For Books Program created by: Reading Rockets Author Name Pronunciations Carl Hiaasen Sonya Sones Author of Hoot Author of One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies Authors Websites Megan McDonald John Green Author of the Judy Moody series Printz Award: Looking for Alaska Printz Honoree: An Abundance of Katherines Book Guides Not a Box by Antoinette Portis Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper Theodore Seuss Geisel Honoree Coretta Scott King Author Award Guide created by: HarperCollins Guide created by: Sharon M. Draper Book Readings When Marian Sang The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing by Pam Muñoz Ryan by M. T. Anderson Sibert Informational Honoree Printz Honoree Reading produced by: Live Oak Media Reading produced by: Random House

5 Your access to all of TeachingBooks.net is provided by NY SLSA. See your school library system for access directions. TeachingBooks supports New York s Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature and 3 Apples, with dozens of online resources made instantly available to you via our QuickSearch feature. To find resources about books on the NY book award lists, it s as easy as 1-2-3! 1) Sign in to TeachingBooks.net 2) Go to the purple search box in the upper, righthand corner 3) Under QuickSearch, drop down to the desired reading list: NY 3 Apples NY Charlotte NY Knickerbocker You ll then see a Search Results page with links directly to the available resources on these titles. Questions? Know of other online resources we can share with New York educators? Contact info@teachingbooks.net or (800)

6 TeachingBooks.net Original Author Programs Suggested Uses Subject Listing of Programs Suggested Uses of TeachingBooks Original Author Programs Filmed mostly in the authors homes or studios, each of the TeachingBooks author programs provides a unique understanding of the spirit and personality behind favorite books. This, in turn, helps teachers and families encourage students to read more and enjoy it! To inspire practical applications of these author programs across the curriculum, here are some implementation practices across the K 12 curriculum. Language Arts Use Learn about the craft of writing with tips directly from these professional, renowned writers. Library/Media Center Use Promote author studies by hosting a virtual author visit each month, and discuss the process for creating the book the students have read. Fine Arts Use Enable students to watch award-winning illustrators demonstrating their craft in their studios, while putting picture book art in the middle of these fine-arts activities. English Language Learning (or ESL) Use Encourage students to independently watch and re-watch authors reading their books. Videography, Multimedia Use Show students how to create video-biographies by breaking down the storyboard and template of a TeachingBooks Author Program movie. Staff Development Use Present an author or illustrator sharing their working process at a professional development meeting. Home Use Invite families to watch an author that the student is reading so that families can meet the author together to stimulate conversations about books. Please share other suggested uses at (via Contact on the top of any page on TeachingBooks.net). Page 1 of 2

7 TeachingBooks.net Original Author Programs Subject Listing of Programs by Specific Curricular Areas Art: (featured process) Base, Graeme (mixed) Anthony Browne (paint) Child, Lauren (collage) Collier, Bryan (collage) Dillon, Leo & Diane (collaborate) DiTerlizzi, Tony (pen & ink) Emberley, Michael (variety) Fleming, Denise (pulp painting) Freymann, Saxton (fruit/veg) Geisert, Arthur (copper plate) Gerstein, Mordicai (mixed) Jenkins, Steve (collage) Lewin, Betsy (character sketches) Macaulay, David (pen & ink) Myers, Christopher (mixed) Raschka, Chris (brush stroke) Sís, Peter (mixed) Small, David (mixed) Wells, Rosemary (mixed) Wiesner, David (book making) Williams, Vera B. (pencil) Young, Ed (paper) Biographies: Aronson, Marc Collier, Bryan Gerstein, Mordicai Hoose, Phil Sís, Peter Cultural Studies: Collier, Bryan Dillon, Leo and Diane Morrison, Toni Myers, Christopher Young, Ed Early Childhood: Fleming, Denise Wells, Rosemary Wiesner, David Williams, Vera B. Murphy, Stuart History: Aronson, Marc Collier, Bryan Hoose, Phil Morrison, Toni Human Development for Nurses / Social Workers: Freymann, Saxton Harris, Robie Math: Geisert, Arthur Murphy, Stuart Middle Grade Fiction: Almond, David Black, Holly Creech, Sharon DiCamillo, Kate DiTerlizzi, Tony Lowry, Lois Spiderwick Chronicles, The Williams, Vera B. Music: Base, Graeme Myers, Christopher Raschka, Chris Poetry: Creech, Sharon Hoberman, Mary Ann Raschka, Chris Williams, Vera B. Young, Ed Science: Harris, Robie Jenkins, Steve Macaulay, David Sís, Peter Social Studies: Geisert, Arthur Hoose, Phil Macaulay, David Morrison, Toni Schlosser, Eric / Charles Wilson Small, David Writing: Almond, David Child, Lauren Creech, Sharon DiCamillo, Kate Hoberman, Mary Ann Johnson, Angela Lowry, Lois Reader s Theater Schlosser, Eric / Charles Wilson Young Adult Novels: Almond, David Black, Holly Johnson, Angela Page 2 of 2

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