The Importance of Being Irrelevant
Candace Fleming, Author
Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 9am MT
Laughs Not Lessons
Annie Barrows, Author
Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 1:00pm MT
Picture This
Sam Ricks, Illustrator
Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 3:30pm MT
Teach.Connect.Inspire!
Tami Charles, Author
Friday, Nov. 4th @ 8:30am MT
Creating Passionate Nonfiction Readers
Melissa Stewart, Author
Friday, Nov. 4th @ 1:15pm MT
The Best Children's Books of the Year
Gene Nelson and other esteemed librarians
Thursday, Nov. 3rd @ 10:30am MT
The 2022 For the Love of Reading conference is scheduled for November 3-4, 2022 at the Zermatt Resort in Midway, Utah.
Schedule is subject to change.
Virtual attendees and those who purchased a virtual add-on will have access to live-streamed
and on-demand Keynotes and select breakout sessions.
** Virtual Live Session - This session will be available live at the scheduled time AND on-demand after the session has been presented for Virtual Conference Participants.
** Virtual On-Demand Session - This session will be available on-demand after the session has been presented
for Virtual Conference Participants.
| 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)** The Importance of Being Irrelevant Candace Fleming |
| 10:00-10:30 | Book Signing / Break | Candace Fleming, Tami Charles, and Melissa Stewart |
| 10:30-11:30 | Session 1 - General Session |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** The Best Children's Books of the Year Gene Nelson, Joella Bagshaw, and Caroline McFarlane |
| 11:45-12:30 | Session 2 |
GRINDELWALD **(Virtual On-Demand Session)** Ignite Your Inner Author! Tami Charles INTERLAKEN Navigating Diverse Texts and Controversial Topics Trent Mikesell and Rachel Neeley DAVOS The Read-a-Difference Difference RaNisha Glover, Butterfield Canyon Elementary Kristin Kukahiko, Shelley Elementary Jessie Alger, Shelley Elementary MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Through the Eyes of Children Christine Durst and Emi Kim |
| 12:30-1:00 | Lunch |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM Lunch buffet provided for conference attendees |
| 1:00-2:00 | Keynote |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Laughs Not Lessons Annie Barrows |
| 2:00-2:30 | Break and Book Signing | Annie Barrows and Candace Fleming |
| 2:30-3:15 | Session 3 |
GRINDELWALD **(Virtual On-Demand Session)** Tips & Tools for Nonfiction Read Alouds Melissa Stewart MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** If a Picture is Worth a Thousand Words, What is the Worth of a Wordless Picture Book? Gene Nelson DAVOS Picture the Possibilities: Integrating Picture Book Biographies (K-8) Joy Crawford Integrating Graphic Novels into the Secondary School Curriculum Mariah Gerlach INTERLAKEN Methods for Pairing Picture Books for Interactive Read-Alouds (K-6) Paul Ricks |
| 3:15-3:30 | Break | |
| 3:30-4:30 | Keynote |
MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Picture This Sam Ricks |
| 4:30-5:00 | Book Signing | Sam Ricks, Melissa Stewart, and Annie Barrows |
| 6:00-8:00 |
Special Event Additional Cost |
DINNER WITH THE AUTHORS - BLUE BOAR INN Limited to 34 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 |
GRINDELWALD Starry, Starry Night Pajama Party Keri Measom, RaDawn Anderson, Kristel Peterson, and Elizabeth Pack |
| 8:30-9:00 |
Special Event Free to conference attendees |
ZERMATT GAZEBO 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)** Teach, Connect, Inspire! Tami Charles |
| 9:30-10:00 | Book Signing / Break | Tami Charles, Sam Ricks, and Annie Barrows |
| 10:00-10:45 | Session 4 |
GRINDELWALD **(Virtual On-Demand Session)** Writing Nonfiction with Kids Candace Fleming DAVOS Linking the Love of Reading to the Science of Reading (K-6) Teresa Pugmire MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Utah Educators Rising: Student Author/Illustrator State Champs! Kasie Payne and Scout Fisher, Wasatch High School INTERLAKEN LitMaker Space, Science and Engineering (K-12) Elizabeth Thackery Nelson and Lauren Aimonette Liang |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00-11:45 | Session 5 |
GRINDELWALD **(Virtual On-Demand Session)** (This session is also offered on Friday @ 12pm.) In Cahoots: Annie Barrows and Sam Ricks on How to Make an Iggy Annie Barrows and Sam Ricks INTERLAKEN Things I Wish I'd Known as an English Teacher: How to Better Support Low Readers in the LA Classroom Tara Pearce DAVOS Reading for Me: Using Reader Response Theory and Uncoventional Assessments Mandy Luszeck and UVU Student Panel: Austin Andruski, Ammon Cobabe, and Kyle Pinkston MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** A Century of Knowledge and Experience in Books for Kids Gene Nelson, Chris Crowe, and Terry Young |
| 11:45-12:00 | Break | |
| 12:00-12:45 | Session 6 |
GRINDELWALD **(Virtual On-Demand Session)** Engaging Students in Literacy as Lived Eleonor Castillo Diversity in Literacy Instruction (Secondary) Leah Day INTERLAKEN (This session is also offered on Friday @ 11am.) In Cahoots: Annie Barrows and Sam Ricks on How to Make an Iggy Annie Barrows and Sam Ricks DAVOS Words, Words, Words - Engaging Ways to Teach Vocabulary! (K-8) Lorilynn Brandt MATTERHORN BALLROOM **(Virtual Live Session)** Engaging Boy Readers (K-12) Thomas 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)** Creating Passionate Nonfiction Readers Melissa Stewart |
| 2:15-2:45 | Book Signing | Melissa Stewart, Candace Fleming, Sam Ricks, and Tami Charles |
