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SRC
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2010 CALL For Proposals .doc | ||
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Ride the Reading Wave! All participants are invited to the Awards & Author Luncheon on Saturday. |
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Featured Speakers
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Opening Speaker Dr.
Bill McBride
Bill McBride is a well-known national speaker, educator, and author. A former middle and high school teacher and reading specialist, Bill presently trains teachers both nationally and internationally in content area reading methodologies, student motivation, and teaching to gender differences. He has contributed to the development of a number of school textbook series in Language Arts, Social Studies and Vocabulary Development. He is also known for his heartwarming novel Entertaining an Elephant. Already in its eighteenth printing and used by school districts across the nation, the book tells the moving story of a burned-out teacher who becomes re-inspired with both his profession and his life. His other books include Building Literacy in Social Studies, If They Can Argue Well, They Can Write Well, and his latest book, the much anticipated sequel to Entertaining an Elephant entitled Carrying a Load of Feathers. To learn more about Dr. Bill McBride, check out Entertaining Elephants |
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| Author
Luncheon
Speaker,
Roland
Smith
Roland
Smith
is
a
zookeeper
turned
children's
author
who
has
carved
a
niche
for
himself
both
in
nonfiction
and
fiction
with
such
award-winning
titles
as Sea
Otter Rescue, Journey of the Red Wolf, Thunder Cave, Jaguar, and Sasquatch.
Blending
action
and
adventure
with
accurate
scientific
detail,
Smith's
fiction
has
been
praised
by
critics
and
applauded
by
young-adult
readers,
while
his
nonfiction
works
are marked by readability and feature detailed insider
information told in an accessible manner. "When you read his books,"
a Storyworks writer noted of Smith's work, "you almost feel
like
you're inside the story, seeing through the eyes of his characters." Born
in
Portland, Oregon, Smith formed a love of reading and writing early in
his life. After graduating from high
school, Smith
attended Portland State University, studying English and biology. A
work-study
program led to part-time work at the Portland's children's zoo, which
he
thought might provide some interesting material to write about.
Instead, the program
led to a more-than-twenty-year career in zoo keeping, first at
Portland's main
zoo, and then at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington, where
Smith
became general curator and assistant director, as well as senior
research
biologist. While working as a zookeeper and research biologist, Smith
never
lost his love of writing, and he spent time early each morning teaching
himself
the basics of the writing craft. As
Smith notes on his Web site, "My writing led me to animals and my work
with animals led me back to writing.” To
learn more about Roland Smith and check out all his books go to http://www.rolandsmith.com |
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Author
Luncheon
Speaker,
Todd
Strasser |