Children's Literature Seminar Series
Hosted by the Ethel K. Smith Library and the
Thayer School of Education
Sponsored by the Friends of the Ethel K. Smith
Library
The Children’s Literature Seminars exist as a monthly workshop
opportunity for in-service Union County educators and librarians
on the elementary and middle-grade levels and all interested pre-service
Wingate University Thayer School of Education students. Five workshops
will be offered throughout the course of the semester. The seminars
are free to qualified participants.
Continuing Education Units
Participants will receive a certificate of attendance worth CEU
credit with prior approval from their Local Education Agency.
Participants Will
- Address specific themes in children’s and adolescent literature
in both the lecture format and discussion groups
- Create networking opportunities and actively share ideas and
concepts
- Connect with the University community and resources
Themes and Topics Include
- Specific Author/Illustrators
- Caldecott Winners
- Newbery Winners
- Fractured Fairy Tales
- Diversity in Children’s Literature such as African American
texts and Native American texts
Pedagogical Components Include
- Inter-disciplinary and cross-curriculum studies
- Reading across the curriculum and reading in the content area
Seminar Facilitators
- Sarah Harrison-Burns, Ph.D., Dean of the Thayer
School of Education and Professor of Education
- Carolyn Nave, Ed.D., Associate Professor of
Education
- Amee Huneycutt Odom, MLIS, Director of the
Ethel K. Smith Library
- Susan Sganga, BA, Curriculum Coordinator of
the Ethel K. Smith Library
- Guest Speakers as announced
Spring 2004 Schedule
All workshops meet for two hours from 9:00am-11:00am on the Mezzanine
of the Ethel K. Smith Library on the Wingate University Campus.
- February 28, 2004: African American Literature
and the Presence of Myth, Legend, Fable, and Fairy Tales in Children’s
Literature
- March 13, 2004: Dr. Seuss –
Using Dr. Seuss in the Classroom from Elementary to Secondary
Levels (Note: due to the Union County snow make-up
days, this event will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.)
- April 24, 2004: Latin American Literature
– A Study of Historical to Contemporary Works in Juvenile
and Young Adult Literature
- May 15, 2004: Caldecott Winners
- May 22, 2004: Newbery Winners
Registration Information
Participation is limited, registrations will be accepted on a first-come,
first-serve basis.
Please submit the following information:
Wingate University is located on Highway 74E, approximately 6
miles from Monroe. The University gates are on the left after the
second stoplight. Workshops will be held in the Ethel K. Smith Library.
Parking is available on Church and Elm Streets. The Library entrance
faces the Academic Quadrangle.
Amee
Huneycutt Odom
Ethel K. Smith Library
Post Office Box 219
Wingate, North Carolina 28174
Phone: 704-233-8096
Fax: 704-233-8254
Updated
July 27, 2007
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