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NCTE 2018

I’m thrilled to be attending the 2018 Annual Convention of the National Council of Teachers of English in Houston Texas next month. In addition to the presentations described in the infographics above, I’m honored to be attending the Children’s Book Award Luncheon on Saturday, November 17; my latest book, Life on Surtsey: Iceland’s Upstart Island, was an Orbis Pictus recommended title this year. I’ll be signing books at the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt booth after the luncheon, beginning at 3pm.

I’d love to see you at any or all of these events!

 

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2017 NCTE Convention Appearances

 

Here’s where you’ll find me at the annual convention of the National Council of Teachers of English, being held in St. Louis, MO from November 16-19, 2017.

Friday, November 17
 2-3:15pm
Room 242
How’d You Do That?
Authors Share Revision Strategies that Student Writers Can Use
In a panel presentation, Tracey Baptiste, Laurel Snyder, Linda Urban, Sarah Albee, Kate Messner, and I will share the tools and strategies we use to engage with our words when its time to revise them.

5-6pm
Main Convention Hall
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt booth
Book sale and signing

Sunday, November 19
2:15-3:30pm
Room 144
Nonfiction Magic:
How (You and) Your Students an Become Magicians, Too!
In a panel presentation, Alexandra Siy, Sarah Albee, Laurie Ann Thompson, Ammi-Joan Paquette, and I will share the various roles writers of nonfiction must inhabit in order to create true stories that shine.

I’d love to see you at any or all of these events!

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2014 NCTE Conference & ALAN Workshop

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I’m thrilled to be part of this year’s National Council of Teachers of English annual conference in National Harbor, Maryland. Here’s where I’ll be during the festivities:

Friday, November 21

12:30-1:45pm
Scientists in the Field, Scientists in the Classroom: Using Informational Texts with Students
A workshop with Joan Kindig and author Elizabeth Rusch.

2:00-3:00pm
I’ll be signing books in the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt booth.

I’ll be staying on in National Harbor for the 2014 Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the NCTE (ALAN) Workshop. Here’s where you’ll find me:

Monday, November 24

3:15-4:00pm
Common Core: Bridge or Barrier?
A panel discussion of the opportunities presented by using vibrant nonfiction books in the classroom, including authors Andrew Aydin, Loree Griffin Burns, Sy Montgomery, George O’Connor, Elizabeth Rusch, and Steve Sheinkin.

4:00-4:30pm
I’ll be signing books with the super-fab authors above immediately after the event.