ORA ANNUAL STATE CONFERENCE
ORA's annual conference will be held on February 8 and 9, 2008 at the DoubleTree Hotel-Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon

The student conference will be a special strand of the regular ORA conference.
(click here for the schedule and presenters)

Oregon CPD Units Available

One or two credits are available with payment of PSU tuition.  
Contact <carolb@peak.org> for more information.

EXHIBITORS - CLICK HERE FOR INFORMATION

Questions about registration? <<click here>>

conference schedule
ORA home page
small group sessions
student registration form
keynote/featured/luncheon speaker session details

Highlights of the Conference
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Harvey

Keynote Speakers:

Dr. Stephanie Harvey (Friday)
"Active Literacy: Reading, Writing, Talking, Listening and Investigating"
More information about Stephanie Harvey
Article in Instructor Magazine

Dr. Shira Lubliner (Saturday)
“Getting Students Into Words"
More information about Shira Lubliner
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Lubliner

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Luncheon Author Speakers:

Debra Frasier (Friday)
“Words and Pictures for Lunch! Eat up!”
Author/Illustrator of
Miss Alaineus: A Vocabulary Disaster,
The Incredible Water Show,
and more
For more information visit Debra's website:
www.debrafrasier.com

Luncheon menu:
Columbia River Gorge Salad
(Crisp greens with oven-fried chicken, candied hazelnuts, Rogue River Bleu Cheese, dried Oregon berries and herb vinaigrette, served with bakery fresh rolls and butter along with dessert)  

Ben Mikaelsen (Saturday)
“An Author's Life: Stranger Than Fiction”
Author/Illustrator of
Touching Spirit Bear, Rescue Josh McGuire,
and more
For more information visit Ben's website:
www.benmikaelsen.com

Luncheon menu:
Turkey Cranberry Croissant Sandwich
(Delicious roast turkey breast with tangy cranberry cream cheese served on a buttery croissant with dilled redskin potato salad and fresh seasonal fruit)

Mikaelsen


Buffy and Ben

 


Artell

 

Friday - Featured Speakers:

Mike Artell
“Hooked on Humor "
www.mikeartell.com

Alan Lawrence Sitomer
"Better to Light a Candle Than Curse the Darkness"
Homeboyz just named a Top Ten Pick by ALA
www.alanlawrencesitomer.com

Sharon Taberski
“The Reading Workshop: Why it Works"



Taberski

 


Sitomer


 


Brock

Saturday - Featured Speakers:

Cynthia Brock
“Fostering the Literacy Learning of English Learners: The Case of Deng"

Kathryn Matthew
“Reading and Writing with the Caldecotts"

Vicki Hannah Lein
“Transforming Reluctant Writers into Eager Writers "
www.stepintoyourgreatness.us


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Matthew
conference schedule
ORA home page
small group sessions
student registration form
keynote/featured/luncheon speaker session details