Friday, February 6, 2009

Upcoming CCBC Distance Sessions Highlight Outstanding/Award-Winning New Books

The Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will be offering two distance learning sessions in February on award-winning and outstanding new books for children and teens. The sessions are sponsored by the Four Lakes Distance Education Network, and can be viewed live online during the sessions times. The sessions will also be archived and available for viewing after the fact.

The sessions (described below) can be accessed at the following URL: http://www.uwex.edu/ics/stream/event.cfm?eid=21145

You will need to make sure RealPlayer or Windows Media Player is on your computer prior to viewing. Links are availlable from the page above. Please note: the CCBC cannot provide technical support or answer technical questions about accessing these programs.
Session 1: Wednesday, February 4, 3:45 - 5:15: Outstanding and Award-Winning Books for Children (Kindergarten - Grade 5)

Handouts:
1. American Library Association 2009 Children's and Young Adult Literature Awards: available on the CCBC web site at:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ala awards 2009 short.pdf

2. ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Books: available on the American Library Association (ALA) web site at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/childrensnotable/notablechibooks/index.cfm

3. CCBC Choices 2009: available on the CCBC web site at http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ccbc choices 2009 citations.pdf


Session 2: Wednesday, February 18, 3:45-5:15: Outstanding and Award-Winning Books for Older Children and Teens (Grades 6-12)

Handouts:
1. American Library Association 2009 Children's and Young Adult Literature Awards: available on the CCBC web site at:
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ala%20awards%202009%20short.pdf

2. ALA/YALSA Best Books for Young Adults: available on the ALA web site at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/bestbooksya/09bbya.cfm

3. ALA/YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers: available on the ALA web site at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/quickpicks/09qp.cfm

4. CCBC Choices 2009: available on the CCBC web site at http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ccbc choices 2009 citations.pdf

Megan Schliesman, CCBC

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