Conference matrix

Conference Registration Form  (WORD)

Conference Registration (PDF)

Thursday, May 1
ReadNex Poetry Squad
8:00 – 8:45 pm

Friday, May 2
Keynote Speaker (and multiple workshop presenter):
Robert J. Lackie - Keynote: "Web 2.0 and Information Literacy"
http://www.robertlackie.com/

Luncheon Speaker
Elizabeth Levy
http://www.elizabethlevy.com/

Banquet Speaker
Richard Peck - Acceptance speech:  “Writing Real Books for the Facebook Generation”
http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,1000025091,00.html

Saturday, May 3
Luncheon Speaker
Charles R. Smith, Jr.
http://www.charlesrsmithjr.com/

Workshop Strands: Learning and Teaching, Information Access, & Program Administration
There will be over 35 workshops encompassing the three areas of concentration that have been identified by
AASL in Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning.
Among those workshops will be the following:
60 Sites in 60 Minutes: Web Tools for Everyone
Going for the Gold: Book Awards for Young People
We Speak Digital: Using Multiple Media to Promote Literacy
21st Century Information Literacy Skills: Nine Considerations for 21st Century Learning
Media Literacy with the Teen Seal of Approval
The Amazing Resource Race
Student Poetry Slams: Connecting Students with Poetry throughout the Year
Free Digital Photo Sharing and Management Sites
Telling and Writing Your Own Stories
Guys Read

For further information, please contact Ellen Rubin, Conference Co-Chair, at:
erubin@wallkillcsd.k12.ny.us

Come to the scenic village of Tarrytown, on the Hudson River, and enjoy all the amenities of the newly renovated Doubletree Hotel Tarrytown, 455 South Broadway Tarrytown, NY  (914) 631-5700

Room rates are: $135 a night per room for a single, double, triple or quad. To reserve rooms, please call central Doubletree reservations at: 1-800-222-8733 and use the code SLM.

http://doubletree.hilton.com/en/dt/hotels/maps_directions.jhtml?ctyhocn=TERHIDT 

Workshop evaluation form (.doc)

Conference evaluation form (.doc)