Programs - 2009
Each
year the IRA Literacy and Social Responsibility
SIG (IRA L-SR SIG) sponsors a program at the annual national
IRA convention.
This program is open to all conferees, with interests from preschool through
adult education.
Those
interested in greeting, meeting, and networking with program presenters
and others with similar interests are especially encouraged to attend
the program, business meeting, and/or informal social gathering. IRA
members
are also invited to become
members of this SIG and to submit a program
proposal for 2010 in Los Angeles. Contact Patricia
Dean for more information.
2009 IRA L-SR
SIG Program
May 6, 2009, Wednesday afternoon, 2:00 - 4:45 pm
Minneapolis Convention Center, Room 102 AB
Minneapolis, MN
Open to all conferees (with interests
preschool through adult)
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Welcome and
Opening Comments
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Patricia
Dean,
Program Chair, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD
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Opening
Keynote Address
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Topic |
Humor, Songs, and Stories on Literacy
Celebrations and
Challenges in the 21st Century |
2:05 pm
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Song/Story by Author/Grammy Nominee Songster
John McCutcheon
Sponsored by: Peachtree Publishing - Margaret Quinlin
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Reading, Writing, and Laughter: Dream through Reading,
Create Dreams through Writing. Speaker: Sharon
Draper, Award-Winning Author, Poet, Environmentalist,
and National Teacher of the Year (Sponsored by
Scholastic - Lizette Serrano)
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Round Table
Presentations:
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3:00-3:25pm |
Round I:
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The Three "R's": Reason,
Respect and Responsibility.
Singer: John McCutcheon (Sponsored by: Peachtree Publishing-Margaret
Quinlin)
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Laretta Henderson (Title TBA)
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Discovering the
Power of Literacy through Books and Image Theatre.
Presenters: Wilma Kuhlman, Sandra Malone
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Who Speaks for
the Children of the Poor?
Presenters: Dr. Henry Amoroso, Susan Dee, Jacqueline
Grenier
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.Sharon Draper (Title
TBA) (Sponsored by Scholastic Publishing-Andrea Pinkney)
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Academic Service-Learning and Teaching in a
Place Called New Orleans East: Pedagogy, Recovery,
Innovation and Educational
Advancement in a Post-Katrina
Charter School.
Presenter: Dr. Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell
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3:30 - 3:55pm |
Round II
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- Fun
and Easy Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint. Author Cambria
Gordon (sponsored by Scholastic Publishing-Lizette
Serrano)
- Supporting Literacy through Service Learning
Projects.
Presenters: Kathy Danielson and Jan LaBonty
- Sharing Stories with the Next Generation: A Social Responsibility
for Educators. Storyteller: Dr. Michael Lockett
- The Demise of Character Education: Can Children’s Literature
and Bibliotherapy Help? Presenters: Dr. James A. Fox, Dr. Virginia
Howard, and Dr. Donnell Peterson.
- How Do Practicing Teachers Define and Understand Community? Presenters: Francis
Broadway, Ruth Oswald, and Denise Stuart
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Closing
Keynote Address |
4:00 - 4:25pm |
Environmentalist/Author Cambria
Gordon: "Speaking to Children about Global
Warming and What We Can All Do to Reduce Our Carbon Footprints,"
Green Earth Book Award Winner 2008
Sponsored by: Scholastic Publishing - Lizette Serrano
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4:25pm |
Song/Story by John McCutcheon (Sponsored by Peachtree Publishing - Margaret Quinlin) |
Closing Comments
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4:35 - 4:45pm |
Melanie Goodman, President,
Literacy and Social Responsibility SIG, Chestnut Hill College,
Philadelphia, PA
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Business Meeting
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Brief
business meeting to follow. All interested conferees
welcome to attend.
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