2017+-+2018+Program

**Sign-in Time: __5:15p.m.,__ Meeting Time: __5:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m.__** **in the library of the Vanderbilt Elementary School, 350 Deer Park Road, (Rt. 231), Dix Hills 11746** (located between Northern State Parkway and the Long Island Expressway) Thursday, October 12, 2017: **Lester Laminack, Ed.D.** Award-winning Children's Author and Acclaimed Educator Courtesy, Scholastic //** When Books Become Best Friends: One Book / Many Friends **//
 * 2017 - 2018 Program - //" Exploring the Power of Literacy"//**

Thursday, November 2, 2017: **Dr. Jeffrey Morris** Adjunct Associate Professor, Hofstra University and Former Social Studies Director, Half Hollow Hills School District **// Teaching Media Literacy //** Thursday, January 11, 2018: **Jamie Cohen** Assistant Professor and Program Director Molloy College New Media **//Introducing Media Archaeology to K - 12 Classrooms//** Thursday, February 8, 2018: **JoEllen McCarthy** Regional and National Literacy Consultant, AlwaysLearningLL.com Educator Collaborative Book Ambassador // **Literacy and Life Lessons** // Thursday, March 8, 2018: **Dr. Roberta Levitt** Associate Professor, LIU Post and Literacy Consultant and J**o Ann Estevez** MS Special Ed/Ed Tech/NYS LATS Assistive Technology Consultant for Nassau and Suffolk School Districts //**Let's Create Effective, Engaging Literacy Instruction in Today's Diverse Classroom**// Thursday, April 19, 2018, **Carol Varsalona** ELA Consultant //**Transforming Writers' Lives with Digital Tools**// Thursday, May 11, 2018: **Peter Ward** Library Director, Lindenhurst Memorial Library //** Simon Says....READ - Out-of-School Reading **// ** $15.00 non-member fee includes presentation and refreshments **

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