| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-9:00 | Registration Breakfast |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM Breakfast buffet provided for conference attendees |
| 9:00-10:00 | Opening Keynote |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Writing Forward While Looking Back Lesa Cline-Ransome |
| 10:00-10:30 | Book Signing / Break | Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome |
| 10:30-11:30 | Session 1 - General Session |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** The Best Children's Books of the Year Gene Nelson, Tiffany Sorenson, and Nancy Peterson |
| 11:45-12:30 | Session 2 |
GRINDELWALD **(Virtual On-Demand Session)** The Many Stories a Picture Tells James Ransome INTERLAKEN We are reading! Generating a community of readers through literacy month activities -- POSTPONED UNTIL 2022 Andrea Sluga and Sally Baird DAVOS Using Discussion Protocols to Expand Classroom Discourse and Promote Equity Makenzie Selland MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Reading Incentives – What Helps Students Most? Lorilynn Brandt, Douglas Gardner, Ann Sharp and Read-A-Difference |
| 12:30-1:00 | Lunch |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM Lunch buffet provided for conference attendees |
| 1:00-2:00 | Keynote |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Empowering Children Through the Magic of Books and Author Visits Carmen Oliver |
| 2:00-2:15 | Break and Book Signing | Carmen Oliver and Kristin Chandler |
| 2:15-3:00 | Session 3 |
GRINDELWALD **(Virtual On-Demand Session)** When the Characters Take Over Margaret Peterson- Haddix MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Reading Engagement in the Elementary Classroom Teri Webb, Ashley Martin, and Gary Moser DAVOS YA Lit, Discussions, and Empathy in Secondary Classrooms Thomas Smith INTERLAKEN Visual Literacy, Children, and Picture Books: Using Caldecott Award Winning Books as a Springboard to Artistic Engagement Gene Nelson * This session is also available at 11:00am on Friday, Oct. 22nd. |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15-3:30 | Presentation |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM Sponsors and Award Presentation |
| 3:30-4:30 | Keynote |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Reading and Authentic Resilience Kristen Chandler |
| 4:30-5:00 | Book Signing | Kristen Chandler and Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| 5:00-6:00 |
Special Event $5 |
GRINDELWALD Make and Take |
| 7:00-8:30 |
Special Event Additional Cost |
DINNER WITH THE AUTHORS - BLUE BOAR INN Limited to 33 people (must be attending the whole conference) Get up close and personal at the "Dinner with the Authors" event Thursday evening. In this exclusive event, attendees will dine and visit at tables with the conference authors and illustrators. |
| 7:00-8:30 |
Special Event Free to conference attendees |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM Pajama Party Keri Measom-Francis |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Special Event Free to conference attendees |
GRINDELWALD Storytelling Under the Stars**(Virtual Session)** Deb Escalante |
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:30 | Registration Breakfast |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM Breakfast buffet provided for conference attendees |
| 8:30-9:30 | Keynote |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Stepping into the studio: A Tour of Illustrator James Ransome's studio James Ransome |
| 9:30-10:00 | Book Signing / Break | James Ransome and Lesa Cline-Ransome |
| 10:00-10:45 | Session 4 |
GRINDELWALD **(Virtual On-Demand Session)** The Many Roles Setting Plays in Picture Books and What They Can Teach Our Children Carmen Oliver DAVOS Exploring the SEEd Standards through Literature Krista Ruggles MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Picture Books Aren’t just for Kids: Using Multimodal Novels in the Secondary Classroom Mandy Luszeck and Terry Brown INTERLAKEN Phonemic Awareness - It's kind of a big deal! Selene Carlson and Jill Rucker |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00-11:45 | Session 5 |
GRINDELWALD **(Virtual On-Demand Session)** The Real Story About What Kids Are Reading--A Data Study of NYT Bestseller’s List for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers Kristen Chandler INTERLAKEN Elementary reading strategies for developing skilled readers Lynne Lowe and June Lopez DAVOS Reading Deeply Makes a Difference Teresa Pugmire MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Visual Literacy, Children, and Picture Books: Using Caldecott Award Winning Books as a Springboard to Artistic Engagement Gene Nelson * This session is also available at 2:15pm on Thursday, Oct. 21st. |
| 11:45-12:00 | Break | |
| 12:00-12:45 | Session 6 |
GRINDELWALD **(Virtual On-Demand Session)** An Honest Day's Work: The Challenges of Writing Non-Fiction Lesa Cline-Ransome INTERLAKEN Buzzing about the Beehive Books Anna Zanarini and members of the Children's Literature Association of Utah DAVOS Shine some light on nonfiction reading with the Roots of Knowledge stained glass windows Deborah Rowley and Gayle Holdman MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Pairing Literacy and the Arts Lindsey Smith |
| 12:45-1:15 | Lunch |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM Lunch buffet provided for conference attendees |
| 1:15-2:15 | Closing Keynote |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Secrets and Whatnots Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| 2:15-2:45 | Book Signing | Margaret Peterson Haddix and Carmen Oliver |
