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GET READY!
November 17-18
Building Literacy. . . one Story at a Time!
Online registration available NOW!
(Create
account and register through the Little Rock Convention Bureau.)
OR - to preview conference
and hotel costs download a registration form here .
Need help?
Conference registration-
501 370-3237
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Want to Feature Your Students?
Ron Boren will be singing a song he wrote especially for the
ARA Conference. He is seeking images of Arkansas students to put in a
video that will accompany his song, which will be presented at the First
General Session.
If you would like to send images (with parental permission,
of course) of your students for him to use, send them to him at boren2tch@aol.com.
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Arkansas Book Awards Celebration
Just a reminder that Thursday's AR Book Award Celebration
is free to registered participants, but you MUST CHECK THE BOX
on the registration form to get a ticket in order to be
admitted.
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Charlie May and
Diamond Award Bookmarks
ARA is still getting calls for
bookmarks.
We're out, but you can print your
own!
Go to the Book Awards section of the ARA website and scroll down the page. 
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Friday Luncheon
Janet Stevens and
Susan Stevens Crummel
Limited number/ticketed event
The lively presentation duo, sisters Janet Stevens and Susan
Stevens Crummel, are scheduled to present
Friday's Book and Author luncheon.
In addition to Help
Me, Mr. Mutt! they have collaborated on other titles
including: The Great
Fuzz Frenzy, My Big Dog, Cook-A-Doodle-Do, and their most
recent, The Little
Red Pen.
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Common Core
Topic of Sessions
Included in the breakout sessions will be several
presentations on Common Core Curriculum and the effects it will
have on our students.
Presenters from the Arkansas Department of Education will
discuss the WHY? the HOW? and the "next steps,"
including assessment.
We're also looking forward to hearing from Rich Long, from
the International Reading Association, and getting the Washington
perspective.
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Something New!
The
Story of President Clinton and Arkansas
ARA
is offering an event conducted on-site at the William J Clinton
Presidential Library and Museum.
Thursday, November 17th 1:00 - 3:00
Friday, November 18th 11:30
- 1:30
This two-hour Arkansas History workshop will
be conducted by Kathleen Pate, education specialist at the William
J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum. Learn the history of the
National Archives and the presidential libraries system. Hear President
Clinton's story as you explore his childhood through a primary source
analysis activity. Examine artifacts and photographs that are matched
with excerpts from his autobiography, My Life. Discover
resources available to students and teachers through the National
Archives and the program offered at the Clinton Presidential Library.
Participate in a scavenger hunt tour of the museum.
Participants must arrive 15 minutes
prior to the beginning of the workshop. A ticket issued by ARA is
required to participate, so sign up early before the event fills!
Take the 20
minute ride on the Electric Streetcar from the Peabody Hotel to the
Library for $1.00 or drive your car - parking is free.
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Funding Available for NBPTS Candidates
Candidate
Subsidy Funding is available for Arkansas teachers or school counselors
interested in beginning the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
(NBPTS) certification process in the 2011-2012 school year. This
funding ($1,250 toward the NBPTS application fee) is available on a
first-come basis. To be eligible for National Board candidacy, teachers
must have at least three years of teaching experience or at least three
years of experience as a school counselor. This funding is only
available to eligible NBPTS candidates who have not previously received
Candidate Subsidy Funding.
ARA
salutes all its many members that have achieved NBPTS certification!
Click here for more
information about this program.
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Exemplary Reading Program
Seeking Nominations
The Exemplary Reading Program Award recognizes
outstanding reading and language arts programs at all grade levels
(elementary, middle, and high school). Its purpose is to call the
public's attention to outstanding programs in schools throughout Canada
and the United States. Each participating state and province can choose
one winning school a year.
This year's winner from Arkansas was Harp Elementary
School, Springdale. Educators from that school will be
presenting at this year's conference.
All public, private, and parochial schools in the United
States and Canada are eligible for the award, but at least one faculty
or staff member of that school must be a current IRA member.
The deadline is November 1. Headquarters will then
forward applications to the state/provincial Exemplary Reading Program
Award Committees for review.
For more information contact Julie Huskey, ARA's
Exemplary Reading Program Chair at 870 974-4474 or email Julie@arareading.org.
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IRA Coordinator's Corner:
I'm so excited that Janet Stevens and Susan Crummel are
the speakers for the Book and Author luncheon on Friday of the
conference. They are each wonderful presenters and together they are
lots of fun. Plus, they will be joining us on Thursday evening to receive
the Diamond Primary Honor Book medal. I hope many of you can join us,
too!
Please forward this newsletter to others who may be
interested. Help us spread the word about this great upcoming
conference!
Happy reading!
Tanna
Clark
IRA
Coordinator, Arkansas Reading Association
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