Adolescent Literacy Workshop to be Held March 18!

This March, I will not be planning a "Teen Summer Swap," as NFLS will be hosting an Adolescent Literacy Workshop on Wednesday, March 18! This initiative is partially funded by the DPI.

Here are the speakers for the full-day workshop with their corresponding topics:

Adolescent Brain Development: Nicole Strang, University of Wisconsin - Madison Doctorate Student
Academic Success Issues Panel:
Connie Abert, Waupaca County UW-Extension Youth Development Educator
Jill Sharp, At-Risk Coordinator and Assoc. Principal, Shawano School District
Bill Fitzgerald, Superintendent, School District of New London (tentative)
Video Games, Literacy, and 21st Century Skills: Kym Buchanan, UWSP professor
Action Planning Session Facilitator: Connie Abert

As it states on the DLTCL site:
Statewide assessments of reading achievement show that the proportion of students proficient in reading declines as they move from elementary and middle school to high school.

In May 2008, the Division for Libraries, Technology and Community Learning launched a multi-year initiative that will champion high-quality teen services and build momentum behind Wisconsin's drive to create the most literate, well-educated citizenry and workforce in the nation.

This Initiative began with a leadership conference on May 15, 2008. The Leadership Conference included system and resource library directors, system youth services liaisons, and teen services librarians, as well as DPI staff and other invited guests.

Invitations will be going out soon! Hope to see you there!