2007-2008 Events

• Friday, December 14, 2007 - LILAC Luncheon Workshop 12-3 pm
  Location: The Milleridge Inn, Jericho NY
  Topic: Interdisciplinary Approach to Both the AP United States History and AP English Language and Composition Courses
  
  Featured Speakers: Denise Hayden, College Board Consultant & AP English Language & Composition Teacher, Floral Park Memorial High School; Nick Simone, AP United States History Teacher, Floral Park Memorial High School
  Sponsor: Bedford St Martin's: Danielle Lewandowski and Dan McDonough

• Friday, April 4, 2008 - LILAC/NRC Annual Spring Conference 7:30 am - 2:30 pm
  Location: The Melville Marriott
  Topic: Imagine a World Without Words...
  
  Featured Speakers:

Jan Cherpiko:

English teacher, reporter, editor, and author of children's picture book Brother Bartholomew and the Apple Grove and young-adult novels Imitate the Tiger, Voices of the River, Get Ready to Play Tee Ball, Rat, Caesar Rodney's Ride: The Story of a Patriot, and the musical adaptation of The Wise Woman.

Tom Romano:

Professor and author of Clearing the Way: Working with Teenage Writers, Writing with Passion: Life Stories, Multiple Genres, Crafting Authentic Voice, Blending Genre, and Altering Style: Writing Multigenre Papers, and Zigzag: A Life in Reading and Writing, Teaching and Learning.

A Sampling of This Year’s 22 Workshops, K-12

• Peer Response & Peer Editing of Student Writing: Encouraging Revision & Assessing
  Fairly (9-12)
• Wordplay & Flexibility with Language (6-12)
• Speaking of Books: Voice & Choice in
• Summer Reading (9-12)
• Imagine a School with Literacy Coaches . . .(K-8)
• Writer’s Workshop in Primary Grades: A Collaborative Effort (K-2)

PRE-REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Registration form and check must be postmarked no later than March 21, 2008

$80: LILAC/NRC Members $100: Nonmembers $40: Student Teachers w/ID & Retirees

LATE Registration After March 21st & ON-SITE Registration: $100: LILAC/NRC Members $125: Nonmember $50: Student Teachers w/ID & Retirees

Registration includes: Continental Breakfast, Luncheon, Two Workshops, Two Keynote Speakers, Exhibits, and Materials

• Friday, May 16, 2008 - LILAC Luncheon Workshop 12-3pm
  Location: The Milleridge Inn, Jericho NY
  Topic: Honoring NYSEC Educators of Excellence & Kenneth F. Gambone Student Writing Contest Winners
  
  Featured Speaker: Kathleen Bart

Kathleen is currently a full time author/illustrator, as well as a teaching artist with the Nassau and Suffolk BOCES Arts in Education program on Long Island. Her dynamic "A Tale of Two Teddies" school program has been aired nationally on C-Span Book TV and on CBS News Sunday Morning. As a visiting author, she has presented her programs in schools, libraries, and museums (including The Smithsonian) nationwide. Her books include: A Tale of Two Teddies Celebrating the history of the teddy bear, Global Gourmet A multicultural cookbook, and Town Teddy & Country Bear a retelling of a classic Aesop fable.

Sponsor: Everbind: Norm Cohen