Summer 2012: Author Institute

Course Description

The Author Institute is held each year at the end of June and features notable and award winning authors who present to graduate students and teachers from across New England.   It takes place over a one week period and features a different children’s author each day.  The presenters/authors work diligently to present not only their literature, but also a variety of genre’s and literacy elements, ways to motivate and develop student interest in literature and authoring and formalizes teacher based activities and creativity for classroom use and interest in writing by both teachers and students.   The day consists of author presentations, background to the literature being presented, roundtable discussions and activities, personal insight into author process and life experience and author signing.  Author and book interest and readability levels span from K through the middle grades/school.

The 2012 Authors’ Institute features the following authors: David Diaz, Author/Illustrator of Smoky Night and Ocean’s Child, Mr. Diaz is also a recipient of the Caldecott Medal, The Parent’s Choice Award and The Golden Kite Award; Jacqueline Davies, Author/Illustrator of Lemonade Mystery Series, The Boy Who Drew Birds, and Lost, Ms. Davies is the recipient of Massachusetts Honor Book, American Library Association Best Book List, and Junior Library Guild Award; Laura Numeroff, Author of If You Give A Mouse A Cookie, What Mommies Do Best and The Jelly Beans, Ms. Numeroff is the recipient of the Milner Award, Quill Award, California Book Award and a California Young Reader Award. In addition to these outstanding authors, two additional authors will be presenting their work.

The hours each day are from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM. Students are required to attend each day for the full day, and to complete all projects as outlined at the start of the Institute. Lunch is provided and an author autograph session is usually scheduled during this time to accommodate students.  Students may use the Institute as an elective in the Masters’ of Education Program, provided a research paper on the Importance of Literacy in the Classroom is handed in by the last day of the Institute.   All papers will follow APA style, according to the guidelines of the graduate school in education.

The Institute was developed Dr. Elaine G. Tateronis, Graduate Coordinator and Director of the Author Institute.   Ms. Joan Trainor, adjunct faculty member, assists in the Institute’s coordination and delivery.

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