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news:
Library to host
Institute on Children's Literature
By Priscilla Gutierrez
Summer Forty-Niner
The Cal State Long
Beach University Library will host the 3rd annual Summer Institute
on Children's Literature on July 20 and 21.
The two-day event
will feature award-winning authors, illustrators and educators,
speaking about their books and how they envision the books
to be used in the classroom, according to Sylvia Maxson, associate
professor in the college of education, and the coordinator
of the institute.
Those scheduled
to speak are Fred Bortz, also known as "Dr. Fred;"
Pam Munoz Ryan; Maryann Weidt; Carl Otis Hurst; Ben Mikaelsen;
Joe Cepeda and Paul Boyd-Batstone.
This year's theme
will focus on integrating children's literature into the classroom,
according to the institute's Web site. The authors and illustrators
will be discussing how to enhance the curriculum in different
areas of study such as math, science, social studies, art,
music and language arts by using children's literature.
"There is
no where else in our general area that a teacher can go and
have this type of collection of authors and illustrators together,"
Maxson said.
Participants in
the event are usually elementary school teachers and students
interested in teaching children's literature, according to
Maxson.
Participants will
be able to sit down and talk with the authors and illustrators
at lunch and throughout the day, and will be able to purchase
books and have them signed.
"Teachers
really enjoy getting to know the authors and the illustrators
up close and personal so they can share that kind of information
with their students," Maxson said.
Participation in
the institute will be limited to 75 people, and lunch will
be provided both days. Students have an opportunity to receive
a one-unit extension credit for attending.
"It's a wonderful
opportunity for teachers in Long Beach Unified and surrounding
school districts," Maxson said. "It's becoming something
that's very well-known in the area and people just really
enjoy it."
One can check csulb.edu/library
for more information and attendance fees.
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