October 14, 2011 - Inservice Day Literacy Conferences

Captial Reading Council will host a Gallagher Books Galore program on October 14th from 8:30 - 11:30 at the Broadway Commons, 1300 Broadway St., Salem. $25 registration includes membership in ORA and CRC. This presentation introduces the new Gallagher Book Award nominees plus practical ways to incorporate the books into your reading, writing, and math lessons. Door prizes, refreshments, CD of all activities and an opportunity to check out a set of Gallagher books to share with your class. Contact Kathy Moran: omoran123@comcast.net for more information. Download a registration form.

Driftwood Reading Council will host the Science and Literacy on the Leading Edge, the 52nd Annual OSTA Conference on October 14th at Sunset MS, Coos Bay, featuring keynote presenters Jennifer Tilson, Dr. Megan Goss, and Dr. Jill Castek. For more information visit www.oregonscience.org

Emerald Empire Reading Council will host an all-day 12th Annual Literacy Conference on October 14th at Thurston MS in Springfield with sessions for teachers from grades K-12 as well as specialists. There will be 3-4 sessions during each of three 90-minute time periods with plenty of choice for all. $35 for ORA and EERC members, $60 for nonmenbers. ($25/$50 am only) $10 ($5 am only)for full-time students. Information and a description of sessions is posted on Emerald's website: www.literacylane.org/Literacyconf_11.html. Credit available. Preregister by October 1 to have your name entered into a drawing for one of four $25 gift certificates to the Oregon Electric Station donated by the restaurant.

Mountain Valleys Reading Council Teaching About the Holocaust - OCTOBER 14, 2011: Teaching About the Holocaust, 8 AM to 5 PM, Integrated Services Building behind Eastern Oregon University, La Grande. Highlights of the workshop begin with a free Thursday evening public presentation, “A Voice of Survival” at 7 PM in Huber Auditorium on the campus of Eastern Oregon University. The following day’s workshop on Friday, October 14th from 8:30 to 5:PM at the Integrated Service Building on Gekeler Avenue in La Grande will feature the topics of “Guidelines for Teaching About the Holocaust” facilitated by Carrie McCullum of the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center and Robert Hadley of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. The afternoon workshop topic  “Echoes and Reflections” will be facilitated by Hilary G. Bernstein, Anti-Defamation League. Registration for the Friday workshop begins with greetings and coffee at 8 AM. The cost of the workshop is $30 for members, $55 for new members (includes membership fee), and $40 for non-members. Parking is ample and free. Lunch is open to many of the fine businesses in town. Space is provided for lunch packers and snacks will be offered at break times in the morning and afternoon. Teachers may register for one credit in ED 708 by attending both Thursday and Friday events. PDUs are also available for the Friday sessions. Activities for the workshop are offered in collaboration with the Oregon Holocaust Resource Center in collaboration with Eastern Oregon University, The Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center and the Anti-Defamation League. The registration link for the workshop is: http://www.eou.edu/~aevans/HolocaustWorkshopRegistration.pdf

Portland Reading Council will host a conference on October 14th entitled Reading and Writing for ALL: Accelerating Achievement in Grades K-8 with literacy experts Linda Hoyt and Mary Howard, and children's author Michael Shoulders. $140 for ORA members, $165 for non-members. Registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, workshop materials and a book. Credit available. Certificates of attendance and Washington Clock hours available. Held at Rolling Hills Community Church, Tualatin. Registration link. This exciting conference offers strategic supports that empower readers and writers to reach higher, learn with greater confidence, and find joy in reading and writing. Our presenters will inspire you to integrate the arts into your literacy instruction while supporting RTI and the Common Core State Standards.

Other Conferences:

Washington Organization for Reading Development (WORD)
Fall Conference
October 29, 2011
Gonzaga University
For more information and registration: www.wordreading.org/Conference%20Info.htm

Oregon Reading Association Winter Institute
February 10-11, 2012
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Portland, Oregon
Keynote speakers are Katie Wood Ray (elementary strand) and Kylene Beers and Robert Probst (secondary strand)
More information coming soon

International Reading Association (IRA) Convention
57th Annual Convention
April 29-May 2, 2012
Chicago, Illinois
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National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Convention
Annual Convention
November 17-22, 2011
Chicago, Illinois
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