RILINK Special Edition Newsletter
RITF 2019- July 30 & 31
Registration Opens May 20!
Registration for RI TeacherFest opens May 20 for participants. The first 80 RILINK members to register are eligible for a $50.00 discount. To get the discount you must apply a code. The code has been sent to the RILINK Listserv. This discount can only be applied to Day 1 or Day 2 registration.
Please contact Sharon or Karen if you have any questions.
Below are sessions by day of potential interest. A complete program along with descriptions and registration can be found at https://riteacherfest.org/program/.
Sessions By RILINK Members
Day 1
Project Read – FEED YOUR MIND AND YOUR HEART,
Dorothy Frechette & Karen Shore
Simple Ways to Create Enthusiastic Readers
Melanie Roy, Librarian
Using Seesaw as an Instructional Tool
Katie O'Kane, Library Media Specialist & Jamie Greene, Librarian
Day 2
Destiny Discover- Not Your Grandmother’s Card Catalog
Karen Shore & Sharon Webster
eBook Essentials- Tapping an Underutilized Resource
Dorothy Frechette & Karen Shore
Experience a Book Tasting!
Melanie Roy, Librarian
Making for Your Space
Darshell Silva, Librarian
Using Destiny Collections
Kristen Mitchell, Jane Vincelette, & Jim Monti
Other Sessions of Interest
5 Kinds of Nonfiction: Rethinking Informational Reading and Writing
Melissa Stewart, Author
20th Century African Heritage Civil Rights in Rhode Island
Geralyn Ducady, Director of Education at Rhode Island Historical Society
The 90-Second Newbery Film Festival: Making Great Books Into Great Movies
James Kennedy, Author / Creator of the 90-Second Newbery
100 Bugs!: Manuscript to Book! Drafts, Revision Tips and More!
Kate Narita, Teacher / Author
Awesometastic 2019 Books
Colby Sharp, Teacher / Author
Being a Leader is Not Enough: Become a Catalyst
Marc Lamson, President of Aslan Training & Development
Book Access is a Game Changer for All Readers
Colby Sharp, Teacher / Author
Dissecting the Picture Book
John Rocco, Author
How AskRI informed are you? Finding Helpful Resources to Boost Student Media Literacy Skills
Beatrice Pulliam, Librarian and Coordinator for AskRI.org
Hanging Out and Messing Around: Lessons from Connected Learning in Out-of-School Time Programs
Danielle Margarida, Librarian
Kids who Challenge Us: Increasing Work Engagement and Reducing Oppositional Behavior in Students
Jessica Minahan, Author / Behavior Analyst / Special Educator
Teaching Students to Read Like Mathematicians
Amy Lucenta, Co-founder of Fostering Math Practices / Author